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Lest we forget. This issue’s column reflects the voices and experiences
of those working for peace and those affected by war. Past editions of NetWatch and additional sites for some
topics can be found online at the Archives.
by Lynda Scarrow
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See, hear, remember
Planet and Vision
www.teacherplanet.com
www.teachervision.fen.com
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making-peace resources
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 This year’s International Day of Peace is September 21 and these two
sites offer a significant number of relevant printable materials and lesson
plans, as well as many supplementary resources.
Veteran Affairs
www.vac-acc.gc.ca
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noted repository
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This repository of Remembrance Day materials is one of the best places to
start your resource search. Choose Canada Remembers. Find learning modules,
50 ways to remember, quick facts and information booklets under Youth & Educators – Teachers’ Resources.
Be sure to check the 2004 section. You can also order free publications and
a DVD.
Digital Archive
www.thememoryproject.com
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sharing recollections
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At the memory project site, click on Digital Archive to hear a poignant
introduction by a Canadian veteran on the Flash version of the home page. This
site features the memories and memorabilia of more than 1,000 Canadian veterans.
I particularly like the pages with audio and transcripts.
Letters and Images
www.canadianletters.ca
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documenting war |
The Canadian Letters and Images Project is an online archive of the Canadian
war experience. The Collections section lists soldiers by name, with the number
and type of documents they created, and provides brief biographies.
Canadian War Museum
www.warmuseum.ca
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Remembrance Day activities
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Type “Remembrance Day kit” in the search field. The Collections
section includes letters, journals, postcards, photographs and audio clips.
Activities are organized by grade level.
Reading and Remembrance
This year’s project launches in September and the theme is Letters
Home. Themes from previous years are still available on the site.
Historica Minutes
Choose Historica Minutes – Military to see short re-enactments of
Canadian war moments. You may recognize some of these from television. Viewed
together they have a strong emotional impact. Lesson Plans, at the top of the
page, leads to a searchable database.
The Vigil Project
www.historysociety.ca
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live web casts
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Beginning November 4, from sunset until sunrise the next day, the names
of fallen World War I soldiers will run on the National History Society site
with the last appearing at sunrise November 11. The site will also offer live
web casts and supplementary resources.
Lynda Scarrow is the College's web
editor. She can be reached at lscarrow@oct.ca.
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