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Deb Kendall

History in the Raw - 0 views

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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.
Michelle Phillips

Archiving Early America: Primary Source Material from 18th Century America - 1 views

www.earlyamerica.com

history socialstudies reference american Revolution Colonial America

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  • Raelynn Buffington on 02 Oct 11
     
    This website offers a variety of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, magazines, maps and writings are just as they appeared more than 250 years ago. Also a scrolling of "what happened on this day in early America" for upper elementary to 12th grade.
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  • Anne Hubbell on 04 Oct 11
     
    Students could research many topics about American history using this site. There are examples of newspapers, maps, and almanacs from the 18th century. There are songs that students can listen to from the different time periods in our history. There are also images from the past that students can even use for free. There are instructions on how to access these images and how to give credit to this source.
  • Jennifer LaFleur on 04 Oct 11
     
    This site has lots of primary sources including pictures, maps, etc. that pertain to early America. This site would be great for teaching history.
  • Michelle Phillips on 06 Oct 11
     
    This site is organized in a student-friendly format. The text is large, descriptions are concise, and the toolbar on the left side of the page helps students navigate easily. I love the inclusion of "Freedom Documents" as well as "Rare Images." The "Join or Die" propaganda from the "Rare Images" tab is also featured in our social studies text (students can make a text-to-media connection). "Pages from the Past" gives students a glimpse into colonial-era printing and publication. What an authentic experience!
Michelle Phillips

NASA - Students - 1 views

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  • Michelle Phillips on 06 Oct 11
     
    A science topic that is bound to grab and hold onto everyone's attention is outer space. NASA offers four versions of their student site: K-4, 5-8, 9-12, and higher education. Each version offers some basic "must-haves" for primary sources such as photo libraries, videos, and a link to NASA-TV. In addition, there are games to motivate students, career profiles (to help students see what steps are necessary if they want to become an astronaut), and "Homework Topics" to help students extend their learning. There is also a great NASA Kids Club that is available!
Michelle Phillips

Museum of Tolerance - 0 views

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  • Michelle Phillips on 06 Oct 11
     
    This site teaches far more than history to our students. The photos, documents, and first-hand accounts of the Holocaust and World War II are presented in a way that encourages students to see others as people; not by color, nationality, ability, etc. This is an ideal way to give students primary material to improve their social/cultural literacy as well as emotional literacy. It is powerful and poignant, a site that could benefit any student, intermediate age and higher.
Cynthia Stogdill

Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy - 3 views

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  • emilysarah03 on 27 Sep 11
     
    This is a collection of documents on law, history, and diplomacy. In World History we talk about many of these documents, so it would be interesting to have students read them and try to imagine how it felt to be a part of that event or history. For example, students can read the Balfour declaration to decide how Jews might react to it, and how Palestinians might react to it.
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  • Susan Findlay on 02 Oct 11
     
    The Avalon Project contains digital documents pertaining to the fields of Law, Economics, History, Politics, Philosophy and Government. Students can investigate everything from the Code of Hammurabi to the 911 Reports. Great resource for research.
  • Steph Schnabel on 08 Oct 11
     
    This site provides digital copies of historical documents which can be searched by century or by topic. The Avalon Projects collects records in the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government. Records include information from the ancient civilizations to the 21st century.
  • Cynthia Stogdill on 09 Oct 11
     
    I love this website for its primary sources and because they are listed by time period. It makes narrowing down a subject or selecting a time period easier for students. It also allows students to browse through different time periods if they aren't sure what topic they want to research.
Lorie Adams

Welcome to Web Weather for Kids - 2 views

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  • Raelynn Buffington on 03 Oct 11
     
    Great website for elementary students about weather. Many activities to engage students as well as teachers.Stories and games make it a fun site to visit and learn at the same time. It also addresses one of the Nebraska State Standards for Science in 2nd grade. This primary site has a teacher guide for ideas to teach about many different kinds of weather related information.
  • Anne Hubbell on 04 Oct 11
     
    This site has lots of information about weather. Students can learn about lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes,blizzards, and floods. There are links to safety, games, activities, stories, and more. One of the games is cloud concentration in which students click on cards to find matching clouds. The stories looked very interesting and were all about severe weather.
  • Lorie Adams on 09 Oct 11
     
    This site is fun, friendly and easy to navigate. Students can research a topic such as clouds. After students have read about the layers of the clouds they have the options of playing a related game or related activity that could be done in the classroom or at home. Students can learn what makes weather, do activities and learn to predict the weather.
Amber Blair

Congress for Kids - Interactive, Fun-filled Experiences About the Federal Government - 0 views

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  • Amber Blair on 08 Oct 11
     
    Congress for Kids is designed for students to learn about American History and Government in an interactive way. Fifth graders focus on American Government, so this source fits right into their Social Studies standards. Students can learn about the branches of our government, citizenship, and elections. There is also a section of quizzes for students to test their knowledge of American Government.
jayme prisbell

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

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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.
Sandra Fey

Civil War Primary Sources - 1 views

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  • Sandra Fey on 09 Oct 11
     
    When students are asked to research the Civil War, this website provides a variety of documents that are interesting and helpful to students.  I enjoyed looking at documents that were personal stories from the war.  I think students will also like reading about the Civil War from multiple perspectives.
Susan Harder

Occupational Outlook Quarterly - 0 views

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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.
jayme prisbell

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

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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.
Deborah Nichols

Our Documents - 100 Milestone Documents - 1 views

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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.
Amber Blair

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - 1 views

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  • Isela Padilla on 04 Oct 11
     
    Great site for government class at all levels. The text and history of the documents make it an in depth study of whatever topic is picked. Our American Government teachers could make use of this site for serious sources and for preparing trivia follow up. Lots of possibilities with this site.
  • Amber Blair on 08 Oct 11
     
    This website can be used for students of all ages. Information is grouped by grade levels, and aligns with many standards. Students can learn about citizenship, our rights, branches of government, historical documents, among many other government related topics.
Ann Maass

Library of Congress - 1 views

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  • Ann Maass on 04 Oct 11
     
    The Library of Congress website offers modules for teachers that can be used to gain information on how to use primary source documents with their students. Parts of these modules especially "Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints" and "Analyzing Primary Sources: Maps" can be used for instruction with students. There is an interactive slideshow that shows students how to go through the process of analyzing primary sources such as prints, maps, and photos. This could be used by a teacher librarian or any teacher who is asking students to use primary sources in the form of prints, photos, and maps in class.
Leah Dicke

The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War - 1 views

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  • Leah Dicke on 06 Oct 11
     
    For students studying the Civil War, this is a great resource that details two communities, one in the North and one in the South. Through newspapers, letters, diaries, maps, and census and tax records, students can examine what life was like in this community and how war affected both sides, sometimes in unforeseen ways. This website would probably work better for high school students, but the information can be used for grades 7th and 8th also.
Michelle Phillips

American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century by Rank - 1 views

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  • Leah Dicke on 05 Oct 11
     
    Through audio files, this website is a collection of speeches in United States History from various political figures and activists . These sources give a glimpse into events and viewpoints in our history such as the Civil Rights Movement or the Challenger's disastrous flight. Middle School students will be able to listen to what was really said by that individual and what it meant for that time period.
  • Michelle Phillips on 06 Oct 11
     
    American Rhetoric allows students to take a step into the past and feel as though they are living in a particular time period. I can imagine a class closing their eyes and listening to the powerful words of JFK in his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, or the determination in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Transcripts of each speech are also available on the site, as well as photos that help the students visualize the speaker and the time period. Extremely motivating!
jayme prisbell

Activities | DocsTeach - 2 views

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  • Leah Dicke on 05 Oct 11
     
    This website has many lesson plans and units prepared for teachers using primary sources documents that were found at the National Archives. Covering the American Revolution to the present, the lessons focus on sequencing, details, interpretation, and connections of events. Great for Middle School through high school.
  • Lorie Adams on 08 Oct 11
     
    Students use primary sources to learn about historical events. There are activities ready to use in the classroom or modify existing activies to meet your classroom needs.
  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    The National Archives Experience Docs Teach site allows its users to register and bookmark activities while allowing them to create their own interactive activities for the classroom. The site is designed to motivate students to take an interest in what they are learning by providing materials that sparks interest, provides multiple perspectives, and helps teach students how to recognize bias and question where the information they are reading is coming from. The site provides ready-to-use classroom materials as well as access to thousands of primary sources from the National Archives that allow the teacher to promote further investigation while making connections between the past and present.
jayme prisbell

Institute for Holocaust Education - Home - 1 views

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  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    The Institute for Holocaust Education site provides educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony for both students and educators of all ages and all levels of learning. The site is designed to ensure appropriate, accurate, and authentic lessons/materials are provided to the students so they are able to understand the political, social, and intellectual conditions that led to the Holocaust while recognizing stereotypes, prejudice and racism. The site also provides its users with additional references (i.e.) books, web links, exhibits, and a website dedicated to the Nebraska Holocaust Memorial.
emilysarah03

Stanford History Education Group - 1 views

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  • emilysarah03 on 27 Sep 11
     
    Our district recently partnered with SHEG to provide us with these lessons and documents. On the left there are units and each one has a guide for students to use as well as copies of the documents. It provides support activities to help students understand how to use sources effectively, how to understand perspective, and how to put a primary document in context with the time period.
Lacey Matthews

Smithsonian - 2 views

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History archives

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  • Amanda Zieg on 29 Sep 11
     
    The Smithsonian Collections has a vast collection of objects, documents, photos, etc. ranging from ancient civilizations to current historical events. According to the Smithsonian website there are "7.4 million digital records available online through the Collections Search Center." This site would be a great resource for students when searching for primary documents. 
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  • Leah Dicke on 05 Oct 11
     
    One of the world's greatest museums, the Smithsonian has digitized some of its collection by sharing pictures and information about its many artifacts and items. Great for 5-12, students can use this information to explore many different scientific and historical fields through its libraries and archives. Teacher Guides and classroom resources are provided.
  • jayme prisbell on 08 Oct 11
     
    The Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex that provides materials for educators, students, and researchers and allows the user to make connections while providing a multitude of activities and instruction to learn from. This site allows its users to access a plethora of information from different tabs and links allowing its users to explore research centers, exhibitions, events, cultural programs, collections, museums and zoos through interactive tools, links, videos and websites. Smithsonian also provides a newsroom that feeds updates and information about the Smithsonian.
  • Lacey Matthews on 08 Oct 11
     
    One of the greatest museums in the entire world. The website is great for middle school-high schools. It brings history to each and every person who accesses it. No longer do you have to travel so far to learn so much. It would be a great use to students looking for primary resouces.
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