Ways in which to use Google maps...I didn't know you can text them for directions: If you can still eke out an SMS message, you can text GOOGLE with a message formatted as "Directions A to B," substituting a town, ZIP code, or street address for A and B.

virtual history and tours from Discovery Channel

"The Birth of an American Empire (4 Lessons)"

U.S. National Archives Wiki for Researchers) Historical documents

Who has conquered the Middle East over the course of world events. 5000 years of History in 90 seconds

"Create timelines, share them on the web."

Humanities lessons and student work. Some great resources here for investigation and examples of web 2.0 work that students have done.

World History Pathfinder

"Earthquakes for Kids"

Prince Among Slaves The Cultural Legacy of Enslaved Africans Explore Your Past Through an Amazing True Story! Search

Motivates Students with the Mystery Strategy

Mapping History "Link primary sources to locations on a map to practice spatial thinking and understand the impact of geographic factors in history."

links to free web resources for all subjects

Global warming simulation

NOVA science and history resources by strand for maths, HIstory and science

Science, Art , History and language resources compiled by Smithsonian Education

bubbabrain key vocabulary practice site organised by level and subject

"This teaching resource includes digitized selections from the Cameron Family Papers extracted from the Southern Historical Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill. The resource is designed for non-commercial use by educators and students interested in themes associated with antebellum plantation life. The original Cameron Family Papers (1757-1978) include some 35,000 undigitized items available for public perusal in the university's Wilson Library. This web resource presents only a small fraction of the total available documents, as identified and digitized by the site designers to best represent themes associated with traditionally underrepresented persons on antebellum plantations, namely slaves, women, and children. The Camerons regularly communicated by post with their family, friends, and business associates (overseers, tradespersons, and merchants). The level of detail provided in their personal communication provides a rich context for the study of antebellum plantation life in the southern United States. Site users may either search for letters related to a particular theme, or browse available letters using the index of letters page. All letters have been tagged by subject/theme. Letters are available in Macromedia Flashpaper format (.swf). Users may choose to view the original source letter, a typed transcription of the original text (easier to read), or both. The transcription is recommended to teachers and students with limited time, given the difficulty in deciphering original text. "

A powerful resource for Black History