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As the country prepares to celebrates its 141st birthday July 1, the Dominion Institute says learning about history online engages young people.
Students like to feel they're interacting with history when they're on the Internet, said Jeremy Diamond, the institute's director of programs.
History lends itself to telling a story," he said. The Internet only helps facilitate that, and any time we can encourage young people to read that story and be part of that story, the better off we are."
The Dominion Institute is a national organization that aims to make Canadians more knowledgeable about their history.
The Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project wants to make maps and the information created for the hard-cover atlas available to a wider audience on the Internet.
Its website has text and images but also interactive maps, allowing users to zoom in. The site lets users explore the themes and data on the maps.
I think being able to interact with the maps is the big advantage of this site," said cartographer Byron Moldofsky, who is part of the online atlas project.
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Source: CBCNews.ca
