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This is going to be one database which I will go to over and over again. It has an awesome section titled Teacher Resources which looks like a very interesting place to visit often. It has a section on the 21st Century literacies. It also has a curriculum collaboration section. This will be helpful because many schools are going to a lot of cross curricular activities. It has another section about ethical researching. This is one of the things that I think students have difficulty understanding and especially internet based information. Many students think because it is on the "net" it is true. I found an awesome feature. If a school is using google apps there is support on this site for them if they are having trouble with this application. There is a blog on this site as well. The last section which I thought is really nice is the sticky note cards which are available. Be sure to check out this site; its features are great.

This site is full of links that can be used when studying the American Revolution. It covers key individuals, spies, battles, causes of the war and a lot more. There is also a timeline link that could be used to teach about timelines.

This website is linked with a lot of information and resources. What I thought was awesome about this site is that it has actual letters written by soldiers and families of soldiers. During a unit on the Revolutionary War, materials like these are priceless and so much more meaningful that words from a textbook.

The National Archives' digital classroom for using primary sources. Activities and training for students and teachers. Link to another site for using primary sources, Docs Teach.

The exhibits on this site were awesome! From the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence to the Deadly Influenza Virus or Electing a President and Democracy; these were just a few among many that met indicators on my specific grade level, so I'm sure others would work for different elementary grades. My favorite part was the Eyewitness exhibit. It has links to all important moments in US History and has video, songs, and voice recordings to bring students into that very moment in time.

This is a cool site. It has newspapers that were actually written during the Civil War era. It has them listed by year. The man who teaches next to me does an awesome job of teaching the Civil War each year. A good project for the kids might be to have them in groups or pairs and each research a particular time line during the war. They may not even believe newspapers existed back then so this site would be a good one to lead them toward to do research. Each paper has pictures and writing.

This is and an awesome site for students who want to intern for any government job possible. There are connections to the FBI, the state department, EPA, and many more. This would be good experience for any 9-12 grade student. The teacher librarian could be a big help to a student wanting to intern with almost any government agancy.

This is a kind of database of author interviews that would be awesome to share during an author study unit.

Thanks for the heads up on this great site. I found lots of good reading info I plan to share with primary teachers and parents.

This site has the math vocabulary for math that is in the NeSA Math test in April. You need to give 3 to 6 words a week. Have students write the definitions and an example for each word.