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all KINDS of Middle Ages info

All kinds of middle ages info

"Repórteres e operadores da Agência ANNA-NEWS (http://anna-news.info/) têm estado na linha de frente, por três dias, filmando a operação de limpeza na fortificação dos terroristas. Vamos mostrar-lhe o último dia da operação, a tomada da localidade fortificada. Os oficiais do Exército Árabe Sírio e soldados têm mostrado suas excelentes habilidades de combate, coragem e persistência no ataque e tomaram posições dos rebeldes com perdas mínimas."

This site has great info, descriptions, etc of city models that AP Human Geography uses

UPDATED INFO!! - The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education helps educators gain confidence about their rights to use copyrighted materials in developing students' critical thinking and communication skills.

Thanks for this one Jess. It's a guide on history writing provided for Victorian high school students.

Links to essay writing resources, info about formulating research questions, specific to History

A rich interactive website which presents info on Raid on Deerfield from different viewpoints: British; French; Mohawk; Huron; and Wobanaki.

The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. Currently, the political system in most states allows the state legislators themselves to draw the lines. This system is subject to a wide range of abuses and manipulations that encourage incumbents to draw districts which protect their seats rather than risk an open contest. By exploring how the system works, as well as how open it is to abuse, The Redistricting Game allows players to experience the realities of one of the most important (yet least understood) aspects of our political system. The game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allows players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and provides info about reform initiatives - including a playable version of the Tanner Reform bill to demonstrate the ways that the system might be made more consistent with tenets of good governance. Beyond playing the game, the web site for The Redistricting Game provides a wealth of information about redistricting in every state as well as providing hands-on opportunities for civic engagement and political action.

Great to initiate discussion with students. I gave mine the "TIME" criteria for the award and we battled it out over if it was a deserved award or not...best used after they have some info and background on Hitler.

access original books, like Vesalius's book on human anatomy and more.

also has audio clips on each page giving explanations and little tidbits - as well as zoom controls and when you scroll your mouse over a page, a zoomed pop up appears with info...since we discuss Vesalius's book on Anatomy, it was a great way for my students to view the actual resource and draw correlations between him and the Renaissance - as the audio and extra info discusses his desire to help sculptors and painters...

In April 1847, a group of pioneers left Omaha, Nebraska and headed west. Their group consisted of 147 men, three women, and two children. Their journey would cover more than 1,000 miles, and cross the Rocky Mountains. This small group would pave the way for more than 70,000 people to make the same journey. On Monday, April 5, 2010 you can start following the same journey as volunteers reenact the 1847 Pioneer Trek via Twitter. More info at http://twhistory.org/1847-pioneer-trek/. The TwHistory project began in early 2009 with the first Twitter reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg over a period of several weeks. Later that year a high school class reenacted the Cuban Missile Crisis. TwHistory is based on the idea that historical reenactments can take place online and have positive effects for all involved. In school settings these virtual reenactments can increase engagement while providing opportunities for students to research personal journals and other primary source documents. In order to organize, study, and preserve these online reenactments we have created http://TwHistory.org

Info on how tatooing was done in camps - a question that came up with one of my students.

World History Maps