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Kelly Eby

US History, American History - 0 views

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    shmoop claims to "speak student."  I think this is a great site for kids who are trying to understand their topic of choice.  There are some primary source links embedded within the text of each subject.  The high interest topics of study makes this site usable for students doing research.
Kelly Eby

Primary and Secondary Sources - eThemes - 0 views

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    The links from this site are fantastic! There were some broken links from the library of congress that I think would be very good if they were fixed. State standards are listed at the bottom, but they did not include Nebraska. Lesson plans, examples and activities help teach the topic of primary sources well.
Kelly Eby

Primary Sources | History Detectives | PBS - 0 views

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    Older students would greatly benefit from this lesson plan for learning about primary sources.  Everything is laid out perfectly with links included to help illustrate the subject of primary sources.  Assessment is included with a rubric.
Kelly Eby

The American Presidency Project - 0 views

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    The American Presidency Project has many documents of interest when researching our American presidents.  There are primary sources that may be of great value when studying a particular president at his time in history.  The conversations are invaluable because they give a completely true picture of what event was going on at the time.
Kelly Eby

Quia - Primary and Secondary Sources - 1 views

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    I had to send this straight to 5th grade teachers in our district.  What a fun and valuable way to teach the difference between primary and secondary sources.  This is a clear and concise teaching of a topic that is very difficult for some students to comprehend.
Kelly Eby

Digital History - 1 views

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    This site is one of my favorites.  It is one of those sites that is packed with so much interest that you don't want to stop exploring.  The set up is very appealing and the appearance of the site is beautiful.  The images, accounts, exibitions and multimedia are so rich and authentic.  There is so much here: guides for teachers, interactive timeline, historical music and more.  This is a must see if you teach social studies.
Kelly Eby

EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it - 1 views

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    I highly recommend this site to social studies teachers.  Many of the events featured on this site are so relevant to discussions when learning about these historical periods.  If you follow a time line as you teach history, this site will thrill you with some fabulous videos, quotes, photos, sights, sounds and eyewitness accounts that will help highlight and help explain history.
Kelly Eby

Voices of American Ingenuity: Inventors and innovations | Teaching With Primary Sources... - 0 views

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    Students who are working their 4th grade research standard- Inventions unit would be able to find excellent primary sources in the links connected with famous inventors. Some famous inventors featured on this site are Alexander Graham Bell, Emiline Berliner, and Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Kelly Eby

WWW-VL: World History Index and History Central Catalogue | The World Wide Virtual Library - 0 views

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    I love the way this site is arranged by continents.  When doing research on countries with elementary students (3rd grade), they need information that is authentic, but also easy to grab.  One of our 3rd grade standards in Elkhorn is to learn the continents and land forms.  We expand this into a research project where each child chooses a country.  I believe 3rd grade students would be able to navigate this site.
Kelly Eby

American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement - 0 views

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    5th graders learn about explorers in social studies and we do a research unit in media.  This site is very cool because it has actual documents that contain personal accounts by American explorers, Indians, missionaries, traders and settlers.  I love reading the actual words from these famous pioneers from long ago.  I think it gives kids something "real" to relate to when studying history.
Kelly Eby

What Makes a Primary Source a Primary Source? « Teaching with the Library of ... - 1 views

  • Instead of asking whether a particular object is a primary source, it might be more useful to ask when that artifact would be a primary source.
  • When would this image be a primary source? When would it be a secondary source? Why is it important to know the difference? What could your students learn from studying this image?
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    I can really relate to this article because when I taught 5th grade, students needed to identify primary and secondary sources.  We had many discussions because this can be a confusing topic (not only for 5th graders).
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