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"Zoom In provides units of lesson plans built around primary source documents. The collection of lesson units is organized into six eras of US History. Zoom In is more than just a collection of lesson plans and documents. Zoom In provides an online classroom environment. As a teacher you can manage multiple classrooms within your Zoom In account. "

links to a vast number of lessons plans from the LoC. Organized by topic or by era

lots of lesson ideas from the LoC.

TED recently launched a new online tool that turns any YouTube video into a lesson. This allows you to "flip" the classroom by having students watch video at home. This site allows you to add commentary to the video.

"Students will create a public information campaign based on a topic of immediate, local interested (based on topics selected in the 2nd quarter benchmark project). See project description below daily lesson plan for more info."

post links to Library of Congress political cartoon collection and also to cartoons for the classroom a service of the Assoc. of American Editorial Cartoonists. The latter site provides lesson plan ideas.

"iCivics is a non-profit organization dedicated to reinvigorating civic learning through interactive and engaging learning resources. Our educational resources empower teachers and prepare the next generation of students to become knowledgeable and engaged citizens. Founded and led by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics provides students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials and support to achieve this. Our free resources include print-and-go lesson plans, award-winning games, and digital interactives. The iCivics games place students in different civic roles and give them agency to address real-world problems and issues. They are rooted in clear learning objectives and integrated with lesson plans and support materials. iCivics curriculum is grouped into topical units that align to state and Common Core standards. "

US history curriculum and lesson plans for STanford univ.

Site has special sections for teachers and students. Includes lesson plans, ideas for integrating current events, and other resources.

"an oral history website produced by SUNY Albany for the purpose of sharing history lessons and audio artifacts. Every week Talking History publishes two audio segments about various historical topics. One of the segments features historians talking about an event or theme in history. The other segment features an audio artifact about an event or theme."

Lots of educational resources for teachers, parents, and students

Using the spotlight tool you can make youtube videos interactive. Looks very interesting!

Looks like this could have lots of classroom applications

Great ideas for using wikipedia in a lesson

Some great ides for using wikipedia in a lesson. Can be modified for all topics, subjects

"Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more."

Amazing site with tons of resources

lesson plans on many different topics and subjects

lots of resources here

"The "History Mysteries" lessons are designed as stand-alone projects which each last 3-4 hours. Through engaging historical topics, they teach skills of problem formulation, deductive reasoning, independent research, groupwork and structured writing."

Website from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation to showcase some primary source materials about Abraham Lincoln online. The materials on Under His Hat are arranged into eight sections about Lincoln's life. You can click on materials to make them larger. Lesson plan suggestions are included and some of the documents are also accompanied by audio and video recordings.

Welcome to the New Jersey Mock Election web site. Here you will find instructions for participating in the national mock election, as well as suggested lessons and activities. We hope that you will find this site useful, and that every student in New Jersey will have a chance to participate.

Great list of apps to use in lesson planning and research.

apps are organized visually into categories like: curriculum review, research, contribute etc.

"Slide Shark is a free app that allows teachers to use PowerPoint files with the iPad. Teachers and students can view and show PowerPoint presentations on the iPad - and it seems to work really well. Keep in mind that PowerPoint is just one style of presentation and the iPad (and technology in general) offers us a whole new world of more engaging options, but as someone who uses slideshow presentations still, a good one can be a great way to start or recap a lesson." via EduTecher