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Kristina Peters

Smithsonian Folkways - 1 views

www.folkways.si.edu

primarysources music culture history audio stories

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  • Kristina Peters on 08 Oct 11
     
    Smithsonian Folkways introduces cultures from around the world through the language of music.  Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian created to capture music "of the people, by the people, for the people".  The Tools for Teaching dropdown menu allows educators to find lessons, workshops, and more.  The lessons are pinpointed on a map and can be selected specifically by region.  The lessons vary for grade levels, but are primarily designed for 3rd and up.  Students begin learning about world history and specific countries in 6th grade.  Smithsonian Folkways would allow students to understand the culture in which they are studying through another viewpoint and language - music.
Isela Padilla

cyberbee - 1 views

www.cyberbee.com/links.html

Primary Science Math Languages Curriculum

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  • Isela Padilla on 03 Oct 11
     
    I love these links and activities. I initially went to this site because it seemed promising for science and math activities. There are a variety of subjects covered here to include the initial two mentioned and foreign languages. There are also primary source activites here, a real tresure chest. Not only can I use some of these with my high school foreign language students, but also find things to keep my grandkids entertained when babysitting.
Amanda Zieg

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

www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm

resources primary sources

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  • 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. 
Deb Kendall

Repositories of Primary Sources - 0 views

www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/...Other.Repositories.html

primarysources research reference archives

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  • Deb Kendall on 01 Oct 11
     
    This site has over 5000 websites with archives all over the world. I can see that this would be useful for social studies classes to locate primary sources from other countries. Even though many of the sources are in the foreign language, many of the images could be used to support and springboard the content. There is a translator embedded into the site.   
Deb Kendall

About - Ad*Access - Duke Libraries - 0 views

library.duke.edu/...about

history libraries media-literacy research Literacy

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  • This site includes historical materials that may contain negative stereotypes or language reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record.
  • Rather than include just a few ads on many topics, we elected to digitize and make available hundreds or thousands of ads that relate to one of five main categories. This enables researchers and students to have enough material to draw on to begin to understand that advertising for a certain product or time period. The categories we selected are: Beauty and Hygiene, Transportation, Radio, Television, and World War II.
  • Deb Kendall on 01 Oct 11
     
    This site could be an invaluable resource for teaching media literacy. Analysis of multiple advertisements for specific products over time will shed some light on not only advertising techniques but provide an insight into the social culture of the time. History should be taught in the context of  the culture of the time. Advertisements provide visuals as well as text to create an  image of that culture. I especially appreciate that negative stereotypes are included. These can be used, carefully, to spark a discussion where students can be taught critical thinking skills These could even be used in literacy classes to create a discussion and to introduce a book.
Susan Harder

Occupational Outlook Quarterly - 0 views

www.bls.gov/home.htm

career prep occupations jobs education training

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  • Susan Harder on 09 Oct 11
     
    "OOQ provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as unusual occupations, tips for jobseekers, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics." Articles as far back as 1999 are available online for students and school counselors to access and assist students in career planning
  • Susan Harder on 09 Oct 11
     
    I was specifically interested in the timely articles on things like finding careers in the gaming industry. Many students think that there are unending careers in the field of video game development and in fact there are some excellent careers in the field, but often students have unrealistic ideas of the prospects. This site allows them to search back as early as 1999 articles so they can get an idea of what trends may associated with these careers.
Willa Grange

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History - 0 views

eudocs.lib.byu.edu/...Main_Page

primarysources socialstudies culture research

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  • Willa Grange on 09 Oct 11
     
    This excellent site links the searcher to primary documents, images, etc. from libraries, archives, schools, and governments all over Europe, but everything is in English, usually with the native language included. The toolbox on the left helps, particularly special pages. This site is probably best used for researching cultures, history, and geography.
jayme prisbell

Teacher Resources & Books for Teachers, Children's Book Recommendations & Student Activ... - 1 views

www.scholastic.com/teachers

resources books Scholastic.com teachers activities student reference

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  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    Scholastic.com is a gateway with an overabundance of activities for both teacher and student. Scholastic provides easy to navigate tabs for locating resources and tools, strategies and ideas, student activities, and books and authors by grade levels (Pre-K-12). The choices are filtered by grade, subject, and activities to effectively narrow down the user's search (i.e.), math, social studies, reading, sports, special education, language arts and animals. Once the user has selected the necessary discipline, they are able to use interactive and engaging web and whiteboard activities as well as a variety of lesson plans that are geared toward the 21st Century learner.
Amber Blair

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - 0 views

free.ed.gov/index.cfm

Education curriculum teaching history American History students primary resources science

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  • Amber Blair on 08 Oct 11
     
    Federal Resources for Educational Excellence offers primary resources in a variety of subjects. These resources are not limited to history. There are resources for arts, heath, language arts, math, and science.
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 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.
Susan Findlay

Peace Corps | Coverdell World Wise Schools | Site Map - 0 views

www.peacecorps.gov/...sitemap.cfm

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  • Susan Findlay on 02 Oct 11
     
    This site integrates global issues & cultural awareness through a variety of learning activities. The site has and educator section that is incredible, it has lesson plans divided by grade level, region and subject area. I really enjoyed the languages section. The Peace Corp Challenge Game was a lot of fun.
Megan Wismer

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The Collection. Battle Lines - 1 views

www.gilderlehrman.org/...index_good.html

war letters History primary american history

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  • Ann Maass on 05 Oct 11
     
    This site has many features including podcasts, audio, and video as well as photo, print, and other primary source documents arranged by era. Users can search from the beginning our country to the present. One of the most unique features of the site was the collection Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars. This section has 5 different categories of letters from soldiers, one from each era. There is a digital copy of the letter as well as an audio recording of the letter. This would be great to use with second language learners or struggling readers since the text is read to the user. Next to the picture there is also a photograph or print from the same era as the letter. A description of the letter's author is also printed next to the letter. A transcript which is easier to read than the original is also available.
  • Leah Dicke on 05 Oct 11
     
    This site focuses on original letters and contains audio files from the battlelines starting at the Revolutionary War to the Iraq War. Through these correspondences, a student will be able to have a better understanding of what war is like for the soldiers and their families from daily happenings to major events. Grades 6 +. Photos, print documents, a teachers guide, and a section called "teachable documents" help makes this a great site to help learn about different eras in our nation's history.
  • Megan Wismer on 07 Oct 11
     
    LOVE this website.  Letters from most American wars from Revolutionary War to Iraq.   Each letter appears on the screen and includes a recording of the letter read aloud.  Very powerful to hear the types of details soldiers wrote.  Each page also includes information about the solder. 5 categories to choose from with many letters in each.  The categories are enlisting, comforts of home, love, combat, and the end of the war.
Teresa Bell

Shakespeare's Globe: Globe Education - Recommended Online Resources / Shakespeare's Globe - 0 views

www.shakespearesglobe.com/...recommended-online-resources

globe theatre first folio online resources language arts drama shakespeare english theatre

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  • Teresa Bell on 08 Oct 11
     
    Excellent starting point for Shakespeare research. This site also provides links to sites with images of rare books, manuscripts, photographs and music.
McKenzie White

The Museum Collection | Edgar Allan Poe Museum - 1 views

www.poemuseum.org/collection.php

books reference poe museum

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  • McKenzie White on 08 Oct 11
     
    The museum of Edgar Allan Poe collection database includes primary source documents such as letters, photos, and personal/family items. This is a good literary resource for middle and high school students-complete with teacher and student resources. Great opportunity for English/Language Arts department and library collaboration.
Sydney Omo

WritingFix: 6 Traits and Primary Writers...our print guide and webpage - 0 views

writingfix.com/traits_primary.htm

writing prompts Language Arts primary

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  • Sydney Omo on 08 Oct 11
     
    This site provides many writing lesson plans.  It also gives many computer interactive prompts, and gives children the chance to share their writing online.
Amanda Gregory

Archiving Early America - 1 views

www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica

American History primary resources

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  • Amanda Gregory on 08 Oct 11
     
    This site archives early American documents, including the Declaration, Constitution, the first annual almanac, and maps. The part I like the best is a section called "How to Read a 200 Year Document." It has all kinds of frequently asked questions, such as why "s" looks like "f" in old documents. These could be really helpful for not only teachers, but students who are not used to the 17th century language.
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