I had included a link in a previous post to an MSNBC online video of President Obama’s inauguration speech. I had thought they would add the transcript to the same clip but, instead, they have a different link for the version that will show the words as they are spoken. Just click “transcript.”

I’ve added that link, along with the others in this post, to The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration.

Here’s a link to an MSNBC slideshow of the Inaugural Parade.

The New York Times has put all their Inauguration slideshows on one page.

The Wall Street Journal has a slideshow on security for the inauguration.

USA Today has a slideshow of the parade that includes a great picture of the Obama’s dancing on the reviewing stand.

This should be one of the last groups of additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration. These are primarily resources to the events that actually occurred today, Inauguration Day (by the way, you can also find more useful inauguration resources at The English Blog):

The extraordinary Inaugural Words site at The New York Times has now added a word cloud of President Obama’s inaugural speech.

Two NY Times slideshows — one called The Scene and the other titled The Ceremony.

TIME Magazine also has two slideshows — How Barack Obama Prepared His Speech and Barack Obama’s Inauguration

MSNBC has an online video of the President’s speech with the transcript shown as the words are spoken.

Newsweek has a slideshow of the inaugural crowd.

MSNBC has a good slideshow showing the worldwide celebration of the new president’s inauguration.

Obama’s Moment In History is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.

The San Francisco Chronicle just published this Interactive Timeline Of African-American History. It covers the last two hundred years.

I’ve added it to The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History.

Here are some more additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration:

I think I’ve read in several other blogs about MSNBC having videos from the inauguration speeches from the past 120 years. However, I hadn’t realized that all you have to do is click “transcript” and you can see the words as they’re spoken. That makes them much more accessible to English Language Learners.

An MSNBC slideshow about Monday’s events.

A New York Post slideshow on the Obama’s Day of Service.

The New York Post also has one of the better interactive biographies of Obama’s life that I’ve seen.

The Detroit News has a new inaugural interactive, including an accessible quiz.

Chinese New Year is coming-up in a week. Here are some new resources for ELL’s from the British Council that I’m adding to The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations:

The Great Race, a “talking story.”

See what animal you are based on your birthdate.

Listen to, and read, a song about Chinese New Year.

Here are some accessible resources on Sunday’s Inaugural events:

Concert Kicks Off Inaugural Events is a slideshow from the Washington Post.

Reuters also has a slideshow about Sunday’s events, as does USA Today and CBS.

Another interactive agenda for the Inauguration, this one from the Detroit Free Press.

“Anything Is Possible” is the video of Obama’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Here is the text of that speech.

All have been added to The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration.

Inaugural Words from The New York Times, I believe, is one of the more useful resources that have been created for the Inauguration.

“Word clouds” highlighting the most-used words in each inaugural address can be seen. In addition, words that were used in each address much more than in the other ones given in history are identified. Plus, by clicking on each word you are shown how it was used in a sentence.

Comparing the words and even just using them as a vocabulary-building exercise for English Language Learners make this an excellent resource.

The Times has also created what is probably the coolest looking interactive map of the Inaugural parade route.

Of course, I’m adding them to The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration.

Here are a few more resources for The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration:

A little different kind of slideshow from The New York Times about the whistle-stop tour.

Every Business Loves A Parade slideshow from the Times. It’s about how local businesses are preparing for the inaugural.

Look at another panorama of the inaugural site from Gannett Online.

A USA Today slideshow on the whistle-stop tour.

A very accessible interactive from The Chicago Tribune about the events of the next few days.