The American Association of School Librarians (AASL)  has announced their top choices for “electronic resources that provide enhanced learning and curriculum development for school librarians and their educator collaborators.” These resources were formerly separated into the Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching and Learning and are now combined into the Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning.

“This interactive story map allows students to explore the great diversity of cultures, communities, and artistic traditions that enrich the United States. Through abundant photographs, audio, video, short text, and first-person quotes, the story map addresses a variety of key themes, including immigration, migration, identity, heritage, and community.”

Shared foundations: Inquire, Include, Explore, Curate

This article from the Smithsonian site gives a brief overview of the tool and this page includes downloadable lesson plans and ideas for activities.

Check out the Masters of Tradition Video Gallery for a great variety of quick videos that feature music and interviews from the project.