History Exchange

It might seem ill-conceived to call Arkansas a colonial state, for it was not one of the thirteen original colonies. It was a state in the 1700's that gave shelter to the French, English, Scottish traders, slaves, and pioneers. The Arkansas post was inhabited by mainly hunters and vagabonds. Arkansas was noted for its poverty and cultural backwardness. Horse powered grist mills came to Arkansas in 1791, almost one hundred years after they appeared in Illinois. The Arkansas Post's first sawmill was erected in 1804, one year after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France. Arkansas was well underdeveloped compared to Louisiana during colonial times.

A clearly structured wiki that offers links to several primary source websites for each stage of German history. Very useful!

Wide range of soures across time periods...mediaeval to present.

Useful site from the 'dreaded' Wikipedia.

Engaging presentation tool. No...no shares in company.

Looks like/works like Facebook...good responses from students...free at the moment.

Good range...appear good prices...easy access. No...no self interest here!

Easy access to 'cloud' for storage...access from anywhere anytime...no need for USB/disk/ etc...

Foxtel 'service'...school subscription...Nat Geo/Discovery/History + others...HChannel 1x program per week during NSW school term...chosen for Aust curriculum...teacher support doc available for each program. Yes...I write the support material.

Will organise your tour...tellthem what you want. Yes...I am a tour leader for them.

Create interactive posters...easily. Obvious classroom applications.

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We know this 4th of July you are with your friends and family either at the beach or lake swimming, getting on rides at a local amusement park, watching a parade, watching fireworks during the night, or eating at a picnic with relatives. Most likely you are not be giving a second thought of how the colonists celebrated the day of Independence. We all realize it is the birth of our freedom as a nation. We want to share with you a portion of writings on how the 4th of July shaped our American character and heritage.

History Pin is a site that lets teachers and students view and share their personal history in a totally new way. It uses Google Maps and Street View technology and hopes to become the largest user-generated archive of the worlds historical images and stories. History Pin asks the public to dig out, upload and pin their own old photos, as well as the stories behind them, onto the History Pin map. Uniquely, History Pin lets you layer old images onto modern Street View scenes, giving a series of peeks into the past. This is a great tool for writing compare and contrast literature and, of course, for use with a History class as well.