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Margit Nahra

The Death of General Wolfe - 2 views

www.contemplator.com/...wolfe.html

french and indian war general wolfe battle of quebec

shared by Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10 - No Cached
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10
       
      This audio file could be used to enrich a lesson on the French and Indian War. The music could be used to pique student interest at the beginning of class or as background music for a presentation on the Battle of Quebec.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10
       
      Related links could be used to supplement textbook materials on the French and Indian War. Link to site with materials on how newspapers covered the war provides an interesting alternative to dry textbook summaries and could be used to show students how the events were viewed at the time rather than through the lens of current perspectives.
Maria Mahon

The History of Jim Crow - 5 views

www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm

Jim Crow Laws Teacher Resources Lesson Plans

shared by Maria Mahon on 27 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Maria Mahon on 27 Nov 09
     
    This website deals with the History of Jim Crow and has many valuable resources for teachers. The History and Geography sections of this website are quite rich in information and I think well-organized and easy to use. The website provides the in-depth essays and/or other materials to be used in the lessons. The American Literature section provides some interesting unit and lesson plans for well-known books such as A Raisin in the Sun and To Kill a Mockingbird. The Teacher Resources section provides a variety of lessons… some involve images, music, literature, simulations, etc. Quite a few seem to incorporate the PBS series The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. Overall, I am very impressed with this website. My favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird and I think the Unit on this book is interesting in the way they link it to an integrated literature/social studies unit on the case of the Scottsboro Boys and life in the 1930s.
Maria Mahon

National Digital Newspaper Program - 1 views

www.neh.gov/ndnp.html

primary sources digital newspapers

shared by Maria Mahon on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • is freely available to Internet users everywhere.
  • Maria Mahon on 02 Sep 09
     
    This webpage describes a National DIgital Newspaper Program that is a partnership between the NEH and Library of Congress. It aims to provide access to internet users. THis could be a great resource for teachers to use in classrooms... often other subscriptions to databases can be licensed and quite expensive to use.
Laura Wood

United Nations Cyberschoolbus - 0 views

cyberschoolbus.un.org/index.shtml

United Nations human rights lesson plans Model UN Global Globalization resources Peace poverty Hunger indigenous international news statistics facts countries

shared by Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09 - Cached
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
       
      Curricula with information for teachers and lesson plan ideas. For example the "Peace Education" section has 5 units which each contain suggested activities for class, suggested reading, links to more resources, and projects and activities. I like that there are both background readings for teachers AND activities and lesson plans for classrooms.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
       
      The Community page has lots of projects that youth around the world have completed - art, video, writing, etc. This may be inspiring for students or may help to give faces to kids in other countries and places.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
       
      Sweet! Games! Definitely play any of these before you pass them on to your students, the Flag Tag game would be great for Global Studies and the Water Quiz might be an interesting introduction to a lesson on world problems. The "Against All Odds" game is SO intense, why does everyone put it up? Anyway lots of games . . .
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    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
       
      Each of these boxes contains information on different global conflicts and issues. You could have your students explore this website and pick an issue to learn more about. Students could, for example, use the "web quest" in the box below to learn about child soldiers and then give a presentation for the class about the various issues affecting child soldiers and their opinion of what should be done to help these youth and their communities. Each student could select a different global challenge . . .
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
       
      The "Resources" page is the UN trying to be kid friendly. They have "student" versions of various treaties (and things) and UN Publications for download or order. If you were studying a specific international treaty or event the student versions contained here might be helpful (or you could go to the primary documents). I think it'd be better to have your students CREATE student versions of these documents than to use these, but there are some videos and some links that are helpful. The global map is outdated and slow. There are better maps elsewhere.
  • Laura Wood on 18 Sep 09
     
    "The United Nations Cyberschoolbus was created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The Global Teaching and Learning Project produces high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for training teachers. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources (both online and in print) to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalization." \n\n "Within the Cyberschoolbus site there are a number of activities and projects that teach students about global issues in an interactive, engaging and fun way."
Debbie Moore

World Maps - geography online games - 1 views

www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

geography maps education interactive game SocialStudies world map

shared by Debbie Moore on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 27 Aug 09
     
    This is a great site for students to use in the classroom. I used this in a middle school history class where we were studying the Middle East. Each student also had a blank hard copy to fill in with notes or to color. The students enjoyed working on the site and learned the material quickly...within the hour.
Alan Edwards

Powers of Persuasion - Poster Art of World War II - 0 views

www.archives.gov/...wwii-posters

art war WWII propaganda

shared by Alan Edwards on 08 Sep 09 - Cached
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 08 Sep 09
       
      The national archives lesson plans uses a great selection of us domestic propaganda posters during WWII.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 08 Sep 09
       
      The site provides lesson objectives, activities, and a worksheet. If I were teaching I would ask the students about the messages behind the posters as well who the intended audience was. Also, I'd like for students to make their own propaganda posters on issues that matter to them.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 08 Sep 09
       
      This is a government site with a clear means of contacting the archives via email or tele.
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  • Background Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II
  • Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle, forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the American public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. The Government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign to galvanize public support, and some of the nation's foremost intellectuals, artists, and film makers became warriors on that front.
  • The Documents
  • Alan Edwards on 08 Sep 09
     
    The national archives has a killer selection of US government propaganda posters from the second world war. They have some classic works as well as more obscure and controversial pieces. For students and teachers alike, these posters could help explain the government's greatest hopes and fears during the war.
Debbie Moore

Museum - 3 views

www.ushmm.org/museum

Holocaust Museum History Social Studies genocide Darfur Archive

shared by Debbie Moore on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 16 Oct 09
     
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is significantly more than just a museum and it is arguably the most thorough site on the Holocaust as well as other acts of genocide. Just reviewing the website and all that it offers can take several hours. Through the education filter, teachers can find complete information on how to teach the Holocaust or other acts of genocide. For example, the site offers online lessons, teacher workshops, essential topics, teaching resources, lesson plans, activities, and a list of common student questions. usHMM site suggests 5 guidelines for teaching the Holocaust, which include defining genocide, investigating the context and dynamics that led to genocide, understanding parallels to other genocides and analyzing American and world responses. A function that I find very useful and interesting is the "Mapping Initiative" filter where one can learn how to use Google Earth to view a Darfur Layer file. This file provides comparisons of before and after views of villages impacted by the ongoing events in Darfur. There is also a section of photographs, videos, and testimonies. In addition the usHMM maintains an archive consisting of wide variety of documents including photographs and films. Lastly, if field trips are a possibility, admission is free and there is a special children's exhibit called Remember the Children: Daniel's Story.
Debbie Moore

The Holocaust History Project Homepage - 2 views

www.holocaust-history.org

holocaust history social studies Germany

shared by Debbie Moore on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 16 Oct 09
     
    The Holocaust History Project is a website dedicated to presenting information about the Holocaust. The site is an archive of primary sources including letters, essays, photographs, and much more. There is an incredibly compelling text and audio presentation of Heinrich Himmler speech to a secret meeting of a group of SS officers in 1943. Himmler's speech tells part of the story of the Holocaust. Any of the material on this site could be used to support a unit or lesson on the Holocaust. The site also has a "Q & A" section listing all the questions they are received and answered over the years. One can also submit a question on the "Question Form." As an activity, students could develop questions based on research and submit those questions. There are also several Youtube entries that could be used along side the information found on the Holocaust History Project Website. While there are many to select from, I found this one to be quite moving….check it out.on www.youtube.com. The title of the movie is 8. The Holocaust History Project. The movie ends with a sign that states "Think about what you saw."
jbdrury

Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress Exhibition - 3 views

www.loc.gov/...herblock

political cartoons primary source document analysis analyze interpret interpreting herblock website Library of Congress

shared by jbdrury on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's bio is very impressive, and this section could be used as a resource for students were you to introduce the analysis of political cartoons as a strategy
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's own essay "The Cartoon" on the role political cartoons play in our view of history and current events, could also be an invaluable material source for any lesson plan on the analysis of political cartoons.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      The Library of Congress organized these exhibits, centering on different points in history (and Herblock's career), thereby making it easier to search for a specific cartoon, as well as some ideas for how one might use it in the classroom.
  • jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
     
    This next post connects back to the lesson plan on interpreting political cartoons. This website - published through the Library of Congress - is nothing short of fantastic. Herbert Block's career covers an incredible span of the 20th century. Using this website as a resource, you can find insightful political cartoons of almost any event from the Great Depression to the Clinton era.
Debbie Moore

The cave of Lascaux - 1 views

www.culture.gouv.fr/...en

lascaux history cave france culture painting design science

shared by Debbie Moore on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 30 Oct 09
     
    This is an awesome sight to use for ancient world studies. By clicking on the "new site" button, you can view a virtual tour of the La Grotte de Lascaux, in France....the site in in English and offers french and spanish as well. The tour is about 6 minutes or so. Anyway, I used this for my 7th grade class yesterday and they really got into it. They had all sorts of questions about the paintings, the lifestyle, etc.
  • Debbie Moore on 30 Oct 09
     
    The students were surprised to be able to see something that was written by humans nearly 17,000 years ago and 3000 miles away.
Laura Wood

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - 2 views

www.theonion.com/...rea_man_passionate_defender_of

spoof comedy government constitution brave presidential american patriot administration

shared by Laura Wood on 19 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Laura Wood on 19 Nov 09
     
    This article is hilarious and should ABSOLUTELY be used in us Government to point out WHY students should learn the Constitution. Oh. Onion. How dear you are to my heart!
  • Lindsay Andreas on 20 Nov 09
     
    Someone showed that to me last night and I laughed so hard! The Onion is so funny.
Debbie Moore

Recovery.gov - 1 views

www.recovery.gov/home.aspx

diigo recovery gov recession government spending

shared by Debbie Moore on 24 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 24 Nov 09
     
    This is the site that the government has created to provide the average citizen with information regarding the "stimulus plan," which is actually called the Recovery Act. I must warn you that it is NOT an exciting site; however, it is useful if teaching government or making comparisons with other economic crises. For example, there is a ticker that is updated regularly and displays the number of jobs that have been created or saved from the money provided by the stimulus package. One can track awarded funds and used funds by state, project or recipient. For example, in Washington, DC approximately 2300 jobs have been created or saved and American University was awarded and received about 2.5 billion dollars from the recovery act. As I said, it is not exciting but certainly informative.
  • Debbie Moore on 24 Nov 09
     
    Ooops. Make the 2.5 MILLION not BILLION.
jbdrury

Immigration Station - 4 views

angelisland.org/immigr02.html

japanese-american japanese immigration chinese immigration asian immigration images primary source document japanese picture brides

shared by jbdrury on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Although it was billed as the "Ellis Island of the West", within the Immigration Service it was known as "The Guardian of the Western Gate" and was designed control the flow of Chinese into the country, who were officially not welcome with the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 30 Oct 09
       
      This hyperlink includes images of picture brides
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 30 Oct 09
       
      Asian immigrants of all backgrounds came through Angel Island; the Chinese still being the largest immigrant group.
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  • By 1920, an estimated 6,000 to 19,000 Japanese "picture brides" were processed through Angel Island.
  • jbdrury on 30 Oct 09
     
    I'm posting this site for a number of reasons. The first being that it relates directly to the Takaki chapter we read this week. Angel Island was a sort of "Ellis Island" for west coast immigration, and this is their historical website. I wanted to find images of picture brides, and this site came up as having a lot of images from that period of japanese immigration. So this website could be very useful for those teachers who want to incorporate images as primary sources in teaching this part of American history. Additionally, my friend's mother had recently been to Italy and came back with a number of ancestral records she has asked me to translate. This led me to question what sources Asian Americans can use to trace their own ancestry in this country - though unfortunately Angel Island does not offer resources similar to that of Ellis Island.
Elliot Borg

Learn About Congress: Interactive Learning Modules - 4 views

congress.indiana.edu/...launcher.htm

constructivist interactive Congress government

shared by Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10 - Cached
  • module allows you to c
  • the typical textbook process with the more realistic "dynamic" process, and you will see how our untidy process
  • has produced solid results
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  • This module illustrates ways in which Americans can participate in the democratic process, and highlights individuals who have made a difference by getting involved
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      Many of these links correspond with instructional goals. Social studies classes are supposed to make students into informed citizens, so teachers could find "The importance of civic participation" very useful.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      I would find this site very useful for teaching an American government class. It is a useful supplementary site to show how our principles of government as found in the Constitution manifest themselves today.
  • Developed for students as well as the general public, these interactive learning activities are designed to give you a fresh perspective on how the United States Congress works, your role in the process, and peoples' perceptions about Congress. To open the modules, click the graphic.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      This site provides links to other organizations or foundations that have created lessons. They also have state standards and lesson plans for teachers to use as guides.
  • Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
     
    This site explores various aspects of current political life (E.g. criticism of Congress, how Congressional members decide to vote, how the legislative process works, etc) via interactive links for students to explore for themselves
Margit Nahra

Picturing U.S. History, Lessons in Looking - 25 views

picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/mtr.php

visual media American Social History Project interactive slavery antebellum African American American identity colonial U.S. History American History US history cuny

shared by Margit Nahra on 01 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 01 Sep 10
       
      These lessons are very detailed and flexible. Can be used for a single class period or over several periods. Helpful explanation of historical and visual culture background of images used. Links to high quality additional resources.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 01 Sep 10
       
      Primary source visual media depicted include photographs, drawings, paintings, political cartoons, print media, statuary, furniture, collectibles. Supplemented with written explanations for context and quotes from primary source written documents.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    Tags?
Lauren Olson

The Vietnam War - 2 views

www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm

shared by Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10 - Cached
    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10
       
      Warning-- the "faces" section of this website contains material not suitable for younger audiences. Cigarettes and alcohol are pictured and several swear words are used in personal quotes.
    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10
       
      The "hippies" section has music in the background so be cautious when using in public places.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    How might teachers use this site?
Margit Nahra

Creating the United States -  Exhibitions - myLOC.gov (Library of Congress) - 9 views

myloc.gov/...Default.aspx

library of congress declaration of independence bill of rights constitution

shared by Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      Great source for lesson plans, primary sources, bibliographies and web casts to supplement teaching about the documents governing the United States.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      The drafts featured on this site would be great to illustrate the points of compromise negotiated by the Founding Fathers and to get students to think about how the documents and ultimately, our country's governing principles, might have turned out differently.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      This site also features helpful teacher training materials for how to evaluate and utilize primary sources.
  • Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10
     
    This site uses primary sources to document the source and evolution of key phrases and concepts in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
jbdrury

The Great Famine in Ireland - 0 views

www.wesleyjohnston.com/...index.htm

ireland irish history irish potato famine potato blight history irish history of ireland blight

shared by jbdrury on 02 Oct 09 - Cached
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 02 Oct 09
       
      This is another privately-run site. The chief qualification for the two men operating the site is that "both have lived in Ireland for their whole lives." This should be considered when using this site.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 02 Oct 09
       
      The demographic section is interesting; it has a map showing where most of the potato farming took place. I didn't realize it was concentrated chiefly in the western part of Ireland.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 02 Oct 09
       
      "The Potato" section provides a little bit of the science behind how the potato blight works - including a picture of a 'blighted' potato
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    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 02 Oct 09
       
      "Emigration" has a simplified chart showing the emigration patterns to different parts of the world (USA, Canada, Britain)
  • This section was written for The Ireland Story by Wesley Johnston.
  • jbdrury on 02 Oct 09
     
    One more interesting website with lots of resources on the history of Ireland and its people; this specific site I've tagged is yet again regarding the potato blight. It some more images that could be used in the classroom.
Jonathon Gordon

BBC - History: World War Two - 1 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...wwtwo

BBC **World War II** Europe History ww2 WWII

shared by Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10 - Cached
  • The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      Very straight-forward as to what the website has to offer. The different sections make searching for specific information very easy. 
  • World War Two: Summary Outline of Key Events - A guide to the key events of World War Two.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The outline is another great feature. It has a great rundown of World War Two's key events. 
  • The Ending of World War One - Germany had high hopes of winning World War One - especially after astonishing advances early in1918. The Rise of Adolf Hitler - From aimless drifter to brutal dictator, by Jeremy Noakes Hitler's Leadership Style by Dr Geoffrey Megargee Nazi Propaganda by Professor David Welch Japan's Quest for Empire 1931 - 1945 by Dr Susan Townsend Countdown to World War Two: Monday 28 August 1939 by Mark Fielder
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The majority of the information comes from historical novels, biographies of important figures, and scholarly works on the various subjects. 
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  • Why Churchill Lost in 1945 Labour's landslide in the 1945 general election remains one of the greatest shocks in British political history. How did Churchill fail to win? By Dr Paul Addison.
  • Post-war Reconstruction and Retribution
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The site is extremely useful for teachers who teach modern World history or American history because it provides in depth information on all the theaters of the war, including post-war reconstruction.
  • Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
     
    This website through BBC has great information on World War II including video, picture, and interactive information. It provides teachers with credible information to use in their classrooms. 
kkasargodstaub

Teaching Tolerance - 2 views

www.tolerance.org

tolerance education socialstudies

shared by kkasargodstaub on 20 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Teaching Tolerance
  • kkasargodstaub on 20 Sep 10
     
    A great website by the Southern Poverty Law Center that provides thoughtful ways to address all kinds of issues. There are useful history, geography and current issues lesson plans.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    How might teachers use this site specifically?
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