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"dozens of presentations on US History, European History, or World History. "

Interactive historical map; includes images and timelines

Could be useful for playlists for US History

a new series of videos for students of U.S. History and Government. The new series provides one minute overviews of big topics in history and government.

"There are two tools that I like for building interactive timelines, HSTRY and Timeline JS."

"National Archives Today's Document feed is a good place to find primary source documents to spark discussion in your classroom. Everyday Today's Document features a new image or document from the archives. The documents are usually accompanied by some additional research links and lesson plan resources."

"A total of 25 U.S. History teacher guides are now available on Storyboard That. The guides are broken into four main eras; pre-Colonial - 1776, Independence to Civil War, Reconstruction to WWII, and post-WWII. You will find units for major events and themes within each era."

Great for AP History course playlists!

" an impressive interactive timeline spanning today through the beginning of recorded history. The timeline is divided into fifteen categories including war, politics, discoveries, inventions, and art. To explore the timeline select one of the categories listed on the Histography website then adjust the timeline slider to see events from the range of dates that you've selected."

a great place to find geo-located historical imagery. Historypin allows users to place historical images within the setting of current Google Maps Streetview imagery.

Great webquest on the Vietnam War

historical thinking posters are interactive displays that guide students through the process of examining and thinking about history. Clicking on poster guides students through an analysis of primary sources

guides to analyzing primary sources

video in which the differences and relationships between primary and secondary sources are explained in a two minute story.

"DPLA Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills by exploring topics in history, literature, and culture through primary sources. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. "

Essential questions for all subject areas

"Zoom In is a free, Web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through "deep dives" into primary and secondary sources. Zoom In's online learning environment features 18 content-rich U.S. history units that supplement your regular instruction and help you use technology to support students' mastery of both content and skills required by the new, higher standards"

"Zoom In is a free, Web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through "deep dives" into primary and secondary sources. Zoom In's online learning environment features 18 content-rich U.S. history units that supplement your regular instruction and help you use technology to support students' mastery of both content and skills required by the new, higher standards"

"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. "

archival videos from AP. "Much of the footage in the AP and British Movietone archives is under two minutes. The short clips could be good as supporting material to add to a reference page for students."