Students are bombarded daily with a torrent of media messages, many of them with historical content. By selecting the right media documents for decoding, teachers can teach core content while guiding students to think critically about these messages.

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Lee Ann PotterProgress and development has sometimes led to the destruction of landmarks. The featured document highlights the struggle to preserve historic sites and leads students to consider the value of their own community’s landmarks.

C. Frederick RisingerThe author compiles resources for students and teachers grappling with questions about the role of war in human history and about the possibility of creating a world without war.177Software Review

—Mark C. Schug and M. Scott NiederjohnThe change in leadership at the Federal Reserve, after more than 18 years, provides an opportune moment for students to study the Fed s historical development, the causes of the Great Depression, and the tools used by the central bank to avoid an economic crisis.69