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This History Ning (social network) is hosted in Portuguese however it's so large (17000 members!) that I thought it worth adding. it's on Ning - the same platform at the My History Network! OMG what a coincidence!

"ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. "

Not very user-friendly, but if you know what you're looking for you should be able to find it.

This is an interactive website from the Massachusetts Historical Society.

What a great site Bob. Thank you for sharing. I am certain I can use this site for ideas in the classroom!

I worked on it this summer. I especially recommend the docs for "non-consumption and non-importation" (the word boycott did not exist yet!). They are very student friendly and can be used in a U.S. history or world history class and can easily connect with boycotts today. Overall, this site could be used as an exemplar for other historical societies to follow: Intro to the whole site, intro to each topic, intro to each subtopic with questions, intro to each document with questions, a facsimile of each document, and a transcription. Fyi and fwiw, the Mass Historical Society will be hosting a Landmarks Institute this summer through NEH so U.S. teachers might want to apply: http://www.masshist.org/education/silver/crossroads-home/

A fascinating discussion on the current Texas history textbook controversy. Dan makes some awesome points. If you like it I recommend to you his podcast Hardcore History. Very useful with students.

I'd be careful using some of these excerpts by themselves (out of context) - but it can be a good resource to get some info and lead you to other information. I like to use some of this when I teach about the Reformation and Luther - not to paint Luther in a bad light, but to show the facets of him so that they understand he was human and had faults...

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...

Thanks for adding that mate. I just went to a conference on the National Curriculum and came away less informed on what we have to do than before I went! Come to think of it, I might start a conversation on that.

I saw this story in the paper; thanks for adding it Ed. I'm sure all of us can relate to the experience of 'death by PowerPoint'.

Thanks globaleducator (something tells me that perhaps that's not the name on your birth certificate...) for adding this site. I'm just saving the main page so I can refer back to it later when we're buying resources for our department.

This is the forum of the My History Network. Please join up & bring your students along. The students involved have found it beneficial to their engagement with and understandings of history.

historic photographs with silly captions

That's awesome. I love it as much as www.historicaltweets.com. I'm definitely using those images for my work computer desktop background! :-)

This downloadable SlideShare accompanies my workshop in "Teaching with Documents." Don't think of it as a presentation. it's a online guide to resources and includes strategy illustrations from my workshop.

Site by the Goethe Institute. Lesson materials for teaching about modern Germany. I ESPECIALLY recommend the online game simulation "Race 4 the Future"...my kids really enjoyed it!

This multimedia presentation of middle eastern history from ancient times to the modern day is organized around different halls that students can enter and explore.

What about Sept. 11, 2001? I propose we call this, "A day leading to a national month of inspiration and gratitude." Let 9/11 be a source of social-emotional and character development (SECD) for our schools, staff and students.