Colonial Williamsburg features HERO Live! interactive broadcasts; Hero, CW’s multimedia online library for elementary and middle school ages; and the robust online American History program — The Idea of America!
Bring the Past Alive With HERO!
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is proud to announce its next generation of HERO online programming! Extensive educational resources are available in the new HERO multimedia library and e-learning environment. HERO features a wide variety of content for teachers and students including materials from the award-winning Electronic Field Trip Series, including video, web activities for students, teacher lesson plans, and special broadcast interactivity.
Your 1-year subscription access to HERO features & benefits include:
- Online, on-demand access to the HERO Live! videos
- Developed by teachers for teachers
- On-demand access to award-winning curated video
- Thematic programs with accompanying teacher resources, including lesson plans, scripts and primary sources
- Student interactive explorations
- Searchable standards correlations
- Exclusive HERO Live! interactivity
What is the the Idea of America?
Debate keeps America vibrant.
Debate over what course America should take.
Debate over our shared, democratic values.
Debate over the extent our shared values influence public policy & in which direction.
At its heart, America is an idea. What keeps this idea vibrant? Debate. The Idea of America is a digital U.S. history program that presents our nation’s rich history through an original framework that views America as an enduring “Great Debate.”
Your 1-year subscription access to HERO features & benefits include:
Online, on-demand access to the HERO Live! videos
Developed by teachers for teachers
On-demand access to award-winning curated video
Thematic programs with accompanying teacher resources, including lesson plans, scripts and primary sources
Student interactive explorations
Searchable standards correlations
Exclusive HERO Live! interactivity
What is the the Idea of America?
Debate keeps America vibrant.
Debate over what course America should take.
Debate over our shared, democratic values.
Debate over the extent our shared values influence public policy & in which direction.
Day in the Life DVD set
Balance of Power HERO Live! DVD
Oney Judge HERO Live! DVD
Math Race HERO Live! DVD
War of 1812 HERO Live! DVD
Jim Crow HERO Live! DVD
Women Revolution HERO Live! DVD
Civil War Ironclads HERO Live! DVD
Why the Turkey Didn’t Fly (book)
Duel in the Wilderness (book)
Life in the Continental Army (lesson unit)
Slavery in Colonial America (lesson unit)
The Idea of America (book)
I would like to ask if you’ve watched DVDs like this in the past. If so, what did you think of theDVD’s and why?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
