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World History : HyperHistory Online navigates through 3 000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; civilization timelines; events and facts; and historical maps" "keywords" Content="World History, history,worldhistory, Great Depression, Medieval History, Middle Ages, Free, Information, Online, Buy Chart, millennium, World Cultures, world history chart, Einstein, andreas, world war, education, civilization, timeline, chronology, synchronoptic, timetable, timetables, rulers, writers, discoverers, scientists, philosophers, art

History podcasts, history courses that are podcast, history podcast directories and history magazines that are podcast

The History Lab™ is an online template where teachers can build primary-sourse based lessons and activities for use by their students. Teachers can store their lessons in the History Lab database and retrieve or modify them at any time. The History Lab™ is free for use by all K-12 teachers and university professors who believe in the educational power of primary sources -- the raw materials of history -- and are seeking an effective, pedagogically sound way to incorporate them into their classes.

T he modules cover more than twenty topics that correspond to the major periods in American history and take into consideration the history standards, both required and advanced, to which high school students are held. Each module includes: a succinct historical overview learning tools including lesson plans, quizzes, and activities recommended documents, films, and historic images

This page is a podcast directory to some of the best History Podcasts available. The intentions are twofold - first to create an easy database of great history podcasts, in order to provide the best historical podcast directory, and second to create pages where different podcasts on the same topic are gathered together.

A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service" seeks to fill the gaps that President Bush referred to in his 2002 Constitution Day remarks. The project revolves around one hundred milestone documents drawn primarily from the holdings of the National Archives-from the thousands of public laws, Supreme Court decisions, inaugural speeches, treaties, constitutional amendments, and other documents that have influenced the course of U.S. history. Educators and students can participate in this initiative in a number of ways, including integrating the documents into classroom instruction and participating in national competitions.

OUR DOCUMENTS: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service. The project revolves around one hundred milestone documents drawn primarily from the holdings of the National Archives-from the thousands of public laws, Supreme Court decisions, inaugural speeches, treaties, constitutional amendments, and other documents that have influenced the course of U.S. history. "

Ancient history through WWII. Includes film clips and audio from the past. Events written in the first person.

This post is regularly updated. It gives a list of History podcasts with the accompanying thoughts I have about them.

Discover the Stories of New Americans The New Americans Web site offers an educational adventure for students in grades 7-12. The site supplements the PBS documentary series, which explores the immigrant experience through personal stories. Interactive sections of the site allow students to explore the immigration experience through a timeline, maps and activities in tracking family history and examining the effect of immigration on the nation. Eleven lesson plans involve students in activities such as analyzing factual data or conducting oral histories of first- or second-generation immigrants. For workplaces, schools and community organizations that would like to use shorter stories from The New Americans to increase understanding of recent immigrants, Active Voice and Kartemquin Films offer three brief, themed Video/DVD Modules and Discussion Guides for a nominal fee.

For teachers: explorations, classroom handouts, learning modules, lesson plans, resource guides
Multimedia:  E-lectures, Film trailers, Flash movies, games database, historical music.
Active Learning:  Conduct inquires, create exhibits, Do History through...
Interactive timeline
Visual History
Reference Room: Biographies, Book Talks, Chonologies, Maps, Museums, Speeches,  & more.

A collection of over 500 public domain images of American Political History.

daily features, photo galleries and over 1,200 articles originally published in our various magazines. If you are interested in a specific history subject, try searching our archives, you are bound to find something to pique your interest.

As the Internet has evolved into a major source of information for students researching history and social studies, it also has become a place where hidden agendas and false information can trip up both students new to a topic and teachers searching for credible sources of historical data.

the world's largest private holding of important original manuscripts & documents.The archives include Literature, Science, Religion,History and Art. Original manuscripts have text visualizations that enable easy reading

Journey back in time and around the globe! This expanding collection of video segments, activities and lesson plans from public television and its partners brings alive selected topics in U.S. and world history

HistoryWired offers a virtual tour of a large collection of objects from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.