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David Hilton on 13 Nov 09Has links to around twenty digial collections of primary sources maintained by the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.
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South Carolina Digital Library | South Carolina's Central Resource for Digital Collections - 2 views
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An interesting collection of primary sources on South Carolina. Seems to have quite a few maps and posters and other images.
Talking History - 11 views
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"Over the past several years, History Matters has organized twenty-five online dialogues with leading historians and teachers about the the teaching of major topics in U.S. history--from early settlement to the Vietnam War. Those discussions are archived here and contain many useful teaching suggestions"
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There are a couple of pages on this site which might be useful for history teachers in challenging us to reflect on our practice. I don't know about you, but too often I get so caught up in the bureaucratic paperwork and day-to-day of teaching I forget to reflect on the big picture of what teaching history is all about...
On This Day 1883: U.S. Railways Establish Four U.S. Time Zones - 5 views
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Based on a proposal by a school principal from Saratoga, NY, U.S. railways created the Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones, plus the Intercolonial time zone in Atlantic Canada. It was agreed upon by the railways in October 1883 that they would adopt Standard Railway Time, on Nov. 18, 1883.
Watch movies about History on NonFictionVideos.com using your iPhone - 10 views
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How cool is this? A (hopefully legal...) collection of free documentaries. There are 61 full-length history documentaries at the moment including 'Fog of War', a documentary about the Kennedy administration.
Middle East protests | World news | guardian.co.uk - 1 views
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Very cool, interactive timeline of the protests in the Middle East beginning with Tunisia in December 2010
Teachers Guide - Is Wal-Mart Good For America? | Teacher Center | FRONTLINE | PBS - 13 views
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PBS lesson plan, with video, discussion questions, etc
Free Technology for Teachers: New Street View Imagery of Historic Sites in Italy & France - 3 views
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Google Street View Historic Sites in Italy and France.
Is Egopendium any use as a history teaching aid? - 3 views
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I'm not a teacher. It's inappropriate for me to suggest a teaching aid. For that reason I need advice on whether the Egopendium approach could bring an enjoyable twist to the subject. If it's rubbish, don't hesitate to tell me.
First Person American :: Home - 10 views
Hermione, freedom's frigate - Introduction - 2 views
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In the town of Rochefort, south west of France, a team of passionated people have undertaken a tremendous challenge The reconstruction of the Hermione, the ship on which La Fayette embarked in 1780, to bring help and support to the American insurgents. Since its beginning, the construction site is a true living show place, open yearly to visitors. Once the Hermione is fully completed, it is planned to sail again on La Fayette's journey, from Rochefort to Boston, via the Franco-American historical stops along the eastern coast « The Lafayette trip »
The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century - 25 views
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Interactive timeline of major US Presidents
TASS Windows, WWII | HOW TO BE A RETRONAUT - 6 views
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'During World War II, the Soviet Union's news agency, TASS, enlisted artists and writers to bolster support for the nation's war effort. Working from Moscow, this studio produced hundreds of storefront window posters, one for nearly every day of the war.' - Art Institute of Chicago
Social Studies Rap Songs: Teaching US History, Government, and Geography with Educational Hip-Hop Music - 15 views
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A useful resource for engaging with Gen Y. The rap isn't bad (I think) and the quality of the historical information is quite good for a middle or high school level. They aren't free however they're not too expensive either.
Book Summaries Internet Library - 5 views
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I've updated book summaries related to history, political, the war and other stuff related to history during the summer vacation.
The Veterans History Project - Primary Source Set - For Teachers (Library of Congress) - 3 views
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Collection of documents, video interviews and audio material relating to US veterans.
Latin American Pamphlets - 1 views
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Contains over 5000 titles.
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Harvard's Widener Library is the repository of many scarce and unique Latin American pamphlets published during the 19th and the early 20th centuries.
Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) - 1 views
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An archive of primary sources from the c15th to the late c19th maintained by professors from significant universities in Europe and funded by the UK Arts & Humanities Research Council. Easily searchable.
Periodicals and Pamphlets of the French Revolution of 1848 - 5 views
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"The Center for Research Libraries, the University of Chicago Library, and the ARTFL Project, (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language) have cooperated on a project to digitize pamphlets and periodicals from the French Revolution of 1848 held by CRL as a test of electronic distribution of archive material via internet.
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Digitised pamphlets from the period of the French Revolution. From what I can tell they're all in French. C'est la vie (I probably misspelt that).
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