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Storming Juno is a film based on the remarkable and determined actions of a handful of young Canadian men who stormed Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. D-Day.

From 1939 to 1953, nearly one million people were deported to the Gulag from the European territories annexed by the USSR at the start of the Second World War and those that came under Soviet influence after the War: some to work camps but most as forced settlers in villages in Siberia and Central Asia. An international team of researchers has collected 160 statements from former deportees, photographs of their lives, documents from private and public archives and films. Many of these witnesses had never spoken out before. In these statements and these documents, the Museum invites you to explore a neglected chapter of the history of Europe.

A great short film on the Next Vista for Learning site. It is a short explanation of The Black Death and was created by a teacher in California. The video was a winning entry in one of Next Vista's video creation contests. An example of something I would like to emulate at my school.

A collection of historical films. Unfortunately there is a prominent "watermark" but they might still work in the classroom.

A very nice collection of primary sources from the history of the Soviet Union: texts, images, films, audio.

Animated WWII via map in 7 minutes

Yes it's wikipedia...but a good general background resource on Wilberforce if disucssing ending of slave trade in England. If using the film "Amazing Grace", could be used to build background

Useful Links, Resources, and Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers Lesson Plans and Powerpoints from the MEC Navigating a Crisis Workshop April 2010: Powerpoint on Teaching the Iraq War through film -- click here to download Powerpoint on Teaching Iran -- click here to download The Middle East and the Islamic World The American Forum for Global Education "Issues of Muslim Identity"A high school curriculum including student readings, teacher guides, and maps.

"90,000 Historic Clips"

A large YouTube group for history teachers to share resources for history lessons.

Free documentaries

Great short easily digestable film clips, documents, and challenges that follow the standards fairly closely. Both regular and AP versions of U.S. History - geared toward high school but I use these clips regularly with my 8th grade class. They tend to retain information from the clips much better than information fron their text (TCI).

A presentation of 68 motion pictures recording images of that American adventure in old-style colonialism, the Spanish-American War. Filmed in the US, Cuba and the Philippines.

Contains 150 early movies showing American past-times and everyday life from the turn of the 20th Century.