As informative as the written word is there's no doubt that audio, visual, and hypertext interactivity help history come alive. A student seeing one or more of the maps to the right might not be able to visualize the growth of the industrial Paterson NJ without the animation.

By superimposing maps of succeding eras one can easily visualize the progress of urban development. Photos, audio, movies and written analysis knit together in a non-linear hypertext format engage students to participate in a vivid, exciting history lesson.