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Communication and Transportation

Identify the innovations in communication and transportation that most significantly changed the political, economic, demographic and social landscapes of Canada.


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Title: Canadian Inventors—All About Canadian Inventors and Inventions
Host: About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company
Description: This website contains information about Canadian inventors and inventions.
Navigation Tips: Click on a topic under Articles & Resources to access information.
URL: http://www.inventors.about.com/od/canadianinventors

 

Title: 20th Century Timeline 1900-1999
Host: About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company
Description: This website contains information about inventors and inventions of this time period.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down and click on highlighted words to access information.
Note: Click on years on the timeline near the top of the screen to access information about inventions in different time periods.
URL: http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth.htm

 

Title:

Alberta Inventors and Inventions—A Century of Innovation

Host:

Heritage Community Foundation (now in the University of Alberta archives)
Description:

This website explores a century of innovation in Alberta and Alberta’s inventive spirit.
Navigation Tips:

Click on a topic—Inventors, Inventions, Innovation, Patents—in the left- hand-side menu or within the text to access information. Note: Scroll down and click on View Our Timeline in the bottom right-hand-corner of the screen to access information about other inventions and inventors.
URL:

http://www.abheritage.ca/abinvents/index2.htm

 

Title:

List of Canadian inventions
Host:

Wikipedia
Description:

This website contains a list of Canadian inventions

Navigation Tips:

.Scroll down to access information and additional links.
URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_inventions

 

Title: Atlas of Alberta Railways
Host: University of Alberta Press
Description: This website contains 224 detailed maps accompanied by short articles, illustrations, historic photographs, charts, graphs and trivia that provide an overview of the railways in Alberta. Click on the headings—Tracks, Maps, Sidings—near the top of the screen or on the highlighted words within the text to access a list of subheadings. Then, click on a subheading to access information and thumbnail images.
Navigation Tips: Click on each thumbnail to enlarge.
Note: General Navigation on the left-hand side provides helpful tips about finding information and moving around the Atlas.
URL: http://railways.library.ualberta.ca/

 

Title: Railways and Immigration in Canada
Host: LearnAlberta.ca
Description: This interactive website shows the relationship between the building of the railway, population growth and the growth of Canada.
Navigation Tips: Click, hold and slide the red gauge near the bottom of the screen to view changes on the map.
Note: To change the map, click on a heading—Political Borders Map, Aboriginal Cultural Environments, Topographical Map, Treaties Map—on the right-hand side of the screen. Or, click on View Population Graph and slide the gauge across the screen to view changes in Canada’s overall and Aboriginal populations.
URL: /Resources/content/ssric/index.html?launch=true

 

Title:

Timeline: The History of Canadian Broadcasting
Host:

Canadian Communications Foundation
Description:

This website contains a timeline of Canadian radio and television broadcasting.
Navigation Tips:

Click on the radio or television icon and then on a date to access information. Scroll over the images for additional information.
URL:

 
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