• Chariot Productions (Producer). (1994). Exploring the Renaissance (1350-1650) [VHS]. Evanston, IL: United Learning.

• Man, J. (2002). Gutenberg: How one man remade the world with words. New York: Wiley Publishers.

• Block linoleum
• Linoleum knives
• Rubber brayer
• Printing ink
• Letter stamps
• Letter stamp holders
• Stamping ink
• Polystyrene blocks
• Colored pencils

• New Mexico State University: Information Literacy
  http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/lsc311/beck/03notes.html*
  Brief history of written language
• The European Middle Ages
  www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MA/CONTENTS.HTM*
  Middle Ages reference guide
• FindLaw
  http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=US&vol=484&invol=260*
  Supreme Court opinion about HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT v. KUHLMEIER, 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
• Renaissance: Printing and Thinking
  www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/printing.html*
  Summarizes the printing presses impact on thinking
• Johannes Gutenberg, Encarta Encyclopedia
  http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564055/Gutenberg_Johannes.html*
  Brief biography of Johannes Gutenberg
• The History Guide: The Printing Press
  www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html*
  History of the printing press
• TimeTable
  www.xs4all.nl/~knops/timetab.html*
  Offers a timeline of the written word
• Language Translation
  http://translation.langenberg.com*
  Web-based phrase translation applications
• Euratlas
  www.euratlas.com/big/big1500.htm*
  A full map of Europe in year 1500
• Medieval Lettering
  www.retrokat.com/medieval/le15.htm*
  15th century lettering
• The National Archives
  www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html*
  Bill of Rights
• National Freedom of Information Coalition
  www.nfoic.org/web*
  A guide to obtaining state and federal resources

Technology—Hardware

• Computer for conducting research, creating documents, and creating presentations
• Internet connection so students can research, participate in collaborative work, and access Web sites used for teacher instruction
• Printer for printing documents
• Projector for displaying presentations
• Scanner for adding images to presentations and newsletters

Technology—Software

• Encyclopedia on CD-ROM for researching and basic knowledge definitions
• Internet Web browser to access the Internet for researching
• Multimedia program for creating documents and presentations
• Word processing to create presentation documents and newsletters
• Presentation program for creating slideshow presentations