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jayme prisbell

Kids.gov: The Official Kids' Site of the U.S. Government - 1 views

www.kids.gov

education socialstudies resources reference history

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  • Anne Hubbell on 04 Oct 11
     
    This resource for teachers and students has lots of information. The section for educators offers an educator's corner as well as links to various sites. Students can identify with K-5, or 6-8. They can research information about arts, computers, careers, math, money, government, health, science, and social studies. There are also links to games and activities and YouTube videos.
  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    Kids.gov: The Official Kids' Site of the U.S. Government is a portal for students who are learning about the U.S. government; specifically in the disciplines of math, computers, money, science, social studies, or the arts (music, reading/writing, and art). The site is geared for three specific audiences: K-5, 6-8, and educators and provides over 2,000 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations that emphasize federal, state, military sites. This site is easy to navigate and has a "Hot Topics" tab that provide links to The Constitution, kids.gov YouTube channel, activities and games, American history, state websites, and the different branches of government. All of these sites make it easy for both student and educator to explore and learn.
Isela Padilla

Culture and Ethnic Groups: USA.gov - 2 views

www.usa.gov/...History_Culture.shtml

Primary souirces history biography culture

shared by Isela Padilla on 03 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Isela Padilla on 03 Oct 11
     
    I think this particular section of USA.gov will be helpful to our social studies teachers as well as to our religion teachers. Both departments cover aspects of Cultural diversity and respect for human dignity. I think some of these documents will help demonstrate these topics.
Raelynn Buffington

Kids.gov: The Official Kids' Site of the U.S. Government - 0 views

kids.gov

Kids.gov

shared by Raelynn Buffington on 02 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Raelynn Buffington on 02 Oct 11
     
    This is a great website for children K-8. It has a new site of the month as well as hot topics. This website gives students the opportunity to look at space and beyond on their level. It is filled with fun educational learning opportunities
Helen Cologne

Kids.gov - 0 views

www.kids.gov/...ed_government.shtml

Gov docs

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  • Helen Cologne on 24 Sep 11
     
    This is a portal with a plethora of great links. There is a full page of links for educators and then drop-down menus that separate K-6 and 7-12. In the drop-down menus, there are links to entire pages of websites devoted to topics like the government, history, the military, math, and science. Many of the sites contain government documents.
McKenzie White

Read.gov: Online books and resources for literacy & reading for everyone - 0 views

read.gov

books reference reading library resources

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  • McKenzie White on 08 Oct 11
     
    Read.gov is a resource for accessing book information and reading lists, literature events, author webcasts, and local/community resources. This resource is appropriate for use by kids, teens, adults/parents, and educators. As a school librarian, I can see this resource as being valuable for lessons, educator collaboration, and student/family outreach.
Lacey Matthews

National Archives and Records Administration - 1 views

www.archives.gov

American History socialstudies reference resources archives

shared by Lacey Matthews on 27 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Amanda Zieg on 27 Sep 11
     
    The National Archives is the collection of U.S. Government documents and records that are important to preserve for generations to come. There is a great section for teachers that include everything from lesson plans and activities, primary source research and resources, and state and regional resources. 
  • Teresa Bell on 08 Oct 11
     
    "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family's history, need to prove a veteran's military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you." http://www.archives.gov
  • Lacey Matthews on 08 Oct 11
     
    The National Archives website is information just waiting for you to look for it. It's a quick and easily manouvered website to help you find any kind of historical informaiton you may need. I'mportant to any scholar or educator.
Deb Kendall

http://www.archives.gov/nae/education/pdf/resources-from-national-archives.pdf - 0 views

www.archives.gov/...ces-from-national-archives.pdf

resources-from-national-archives.pdf primary-source

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  • Deb Kendall on 01 Oct 11
     
    This is a 2 page document which offers suggestions for teachers about using the online resources from the National Archives. It is a quick read with the web links right in the text for ease of use. The suggestions go beyond the obvious use for research to include links to lesson plans and resources to teach document analysis. This could be a very useful tool for teachers in all subjects.
Willa Grange

Library of Congress Home - 1 views

www.loc.gov/index.html

primarysources socialstudies research

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  • Anne Hubbell on 04 Oct 11
     
    This site provides primary sources with lots of topics for research. Students can browse through historic newspapers, old photographs, film, sound recordings, and more. Some of the topics include American history, maps and geography, religion and philosophy, and sports and leisure. There are even short webcasts that are very informative.
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  • Willa Grange on 05 Oct 11
     
    The Library of Congress is our nation's premier library. It contains primary sources from our collective history in the form of documents, photos, audios, film, maps, letters, and more. This site can be used with grades 1-12.
  • McKenzie White on 08 Oct 11
     
    The Library of Congress features collections such as: American Memory, prints & photos, historic newspapers, performing arts, veteran's history, sound recordings, film, maps, manuscripts. Resources can be accessed by topic and audience as well. Users of this site include: kids, librarians, and teachers. It would be a great primary resource site for lessons and research.
  • Amber Blair on 08 Oct 11
     
    There are several features that make this primary source one of my favorites.The Library of Congress offers a wide variety of American history primary sources. This website is designed for teachers, librarians, students, and parents. The available information is in a variety of multimedia formats.
  • Teresa Bell on 08 Oct 11
     
    "The Library's mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity forthe benefit of the American people." http://www.loc.gov/index.html
  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    Library of Congress site was designed to support Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. This site allows its users to search collections that include: American memories, print and photography, historic newspapers, preforming arts, veteran's history, sound recordings, film, maps, and manuscripts. Users can access and research this information via digital collections (i.e.) podcast, websites, iTunes or they can search the library catalogs that will prompt them to do a basic search or guided search to ensure they are locating the correct information
Anne Hubbell

USDA's MyPlate.gov - 1 views

www.choosemyplate.gov/index.html

Science students research resources lesson

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  • Anne Hubbell on 04 Oct 11
     
    The United States Department of Agriculture sponsors this informational site. Students can learn about the different food groups and what they should eat to have a healthy diet. There are tips about physical activity and food choices. There is even an interactive section in which students can personally plan their meals, investigate the different foods they eat using foodapedia, and they can assess their foods and physical activity. I think this is a valuable site because students learn about healthy choices.
Jennifer LaFleur

White House/Presidents - 0 views

www.whitehouse.gov

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  • Jennifer LaFleur on 04 Oct 11
     
    I think it's important not to forget the official site of the White House! Specific information can be found about past presidents, first ladies, camp David, Air Force One, etc. There is also a whitehouse site for kids. The URL for this is http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
Steph Schnabel

Welcome to MapStats for Kids - 1 views

www.fedstats.gov/...index.html

stats statistics math maps graphs games government

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  • Steph Schnabel on 08 Oct 11
     
    This site provides a fun and interactive way for students to look at statistical information from the US government. It would help students with map skills and being able to read mathematical information (mean, median etc.) from a graph. There are links included for teachers and parents along with a link to "grown up stats" that links you to fedstats.gov.
McKenzie White

Read.gov: Online books and resources for literacy & reading for everyone - 1 views

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    • McKenzie White
      McKenzie White on 08 Oct 11
       
      Find info for local and Nebraska state events
    • McKenzie White
      McKenzie White on 08 Oct 11
       
      Read "classic" digital storybooks (and novels): check out The Three Little Pigs (1904 version with whimsical illustrations)!
Sandra Fey

Teachers' Resources - 1 views

www.archives.gov/education

teacherresource primarysources Research

shared by Sandra Fey on 07 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Megan Wismer on 07 Oct 11
     
    National Archives website with a lot of great resources.  Lesson plans & activities to help planning lessons around primary sources, school tours and activities, links with help to use primary sources.  There are also featured activities and resources.  Not to mention professional development opportunities!
  • Amber Blair on 08 Oct 11
     
    Archives.gov offers a section designed just for educators. There are lesson plans and reproducible sources that can be used to teach American History. Teachers can find lessons based on specific historical time periods. Educators can also find professional development opportunities. There is a section for state and regional primary resources, but I noticed that Nebraska is not on the list.
  • Sandra Fey on 09 Oct 11
     
    The National Archives provides many primary documents.  Looking at the site, I also found the teacher resource section really helpful.  Some of the things that can be found there are how to find primary resources and how to use them. For teachers and librarian that are new to using this resource, or new a refresher, I think it will really benefit them.
emilysarah03

Nebraska Memories - 1 views

www.memories.ne.gov

shared by emilysarah03 on 26 Sep 11 - Cached
  • emilysarah03 on 26 Sep 11
     
    Primary sources dealing specifically with Nebraska. This would be a great source for bringing history ideas to Nebraska and showing how worldwide or national ideas can impact a local area
Amanda Zieg

'FREE' -- Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government - 0 views

www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm

resources primary sources

shared by Amanda Zieg on 27 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Amanda Zieg on 27 Sep 11
     
    Federal Resources for Educational Excellence or FREE, is a U.S. Department of Education website that complies free teacher resources from dozens of federal agencies.  Subjects range from: arts and music, history and social studies, health, language arts, math, and science. 
Kim Blankley

American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - 2 views

memory.loc.gov/index.html

shared by Kim Blankley on 26 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Rachel Gordon on 26 Sep 11
     
    Library of Congress has a wide variety of primary sources, including photographs, maps, audio, video and others. You can search by subject or by type of source, so if you want students to find photographs they can search for those only.
  • Susan Findlay on 02 Oct 11
     
    A digital record of American history. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas. Contains lots of teacher and student resources.
emilysarah03

Historic American Newspapers - 1 views

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

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  • emilysarah03 on 27 Sep 11
     
    This is from the Library of Congress's main page. It is a collection of historical newspapers from 1836-1922. It would be a great source of information on what else was going on during main events, such as the civil war. It would also be a great way to show people reacted to events during that time period.
Deborah Nichols

Our Documents - 100 Milestone Documents - 1 views

www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php

100documents CivilRights VotingRights 1776-1965 History reference

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  • emilysarah03 on 27 Sep 11
     
    This is a collection of the 100 most influential documents according to the U.S. government. It would be interesting to have students read these throughout the year, and rank them on their own list of most influential. It also helps students understand how great of an impact a document can have on a country's history.
  • Ann Maass on 04 Oct 11
     
    A site that would be great for any American History class. It has digital copies of the 100 most important documents in US History. I think that it would be used with high school students in an American History or Government class. Students are able to click on the list of documents they'd like to see and an image of the actual document appears. It can be enlarged so it's a little easier to see. Due to their age, some of these documents are difficult to read, but there an option for students to read the document transcript.
  • Deborah Nichols on 09 Oct 11
     
    This is a list of the top 100 primary source documents as chossen by this website. One of the great features of this is it is easily manageable. It has documents from 1776 to 1965. The links take you to both a printer friendly version of the document and a digital image of the primary document. You can see George Washington and President Kennedy's handwriting also.
Cynthia Stogdill

Manuscript Reading Room (Library of Congress) - 0 views

www.loc.gov/mss

primarysources LOC manuscript resources history techintegration

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  • Amanda Zieg on 29 Sep 11
     
    This site is a department of the Library Congress that consists of online collections, virtual exhibits, and webcasts of American history and culture. This would be a great resource for students to explore America's past. 
  • Cynthia Stogdill on 09 Oct 11
     
    I have this site on my school webpage. It is full of biographical, historical, and primary source documents from the Library of Congress. It is a great all-purpose research tool for students.
Deb Kendall

History in the Raw - 0 views

www.archives.gov/...history-in-the-raw.html

Primary Source history

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    • Deb Kendall
      Deb Kendall on 01 Oct 11
       
      Justification for using primary source documents with students. It can be used with historical fiction as well as general research in other subjects.
  • Primary sources fascinate students because they are real and they are personal; history is humanized through them. Using original sources, students touch the lives of the people about whom history is written. They participate in human emotions and in the values and attitudes of the past. By reading a series of public opinion surveys from World War II, for example, students confront the language of the person interviewed and his or her fears about shortages, as well as the interviewer's reactions recorded after the interview. These human expressions provide history with color and excitement and link students directly to its cast of characters. Interpreting historical sources helps students to analyze and evaluate contemporary sources--newspaper reports, television and radio programs, and advertising. By using primary sources, students learn to recognize how a point of view and a bias affect evidence, what contradictions and other limitations exist within a given source, and to what extent sources are reliable. Essential among these skills is the ability to understand and make appropriate use of many sources of information. Development of these skills is important not only to historical research but also to a citizenship where people are able to evaluate the information needed to maintain a free society.
  • Deb Kendall on 01 Oct 11
     
    Many times primary source documents are overlooked as a tool for students to connect to history. Our textbooks rarely go in depth on any topic thereby leaving out the sense of humanity. Primary sources motivate students to engage in historical inquiry as they analyze and evaluate contemporary sources. I would like to see more primary source documents used in literacy classes to support historical fiction.
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