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Karen Schack

Google Lit Trips - 0 views

www.googlelittrips.com/...Home.html

social_studies reading media geography

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  • Karen Schack on 03 Oct 10
     
    This site has been of interest to every teacher I tell about it. It contains virtual trips of a large variety of books for all age groups. You need google maps to use this site as it is map based. Takes books to where they take place and shows you on the map or with photos of what the characters would see. A new way to look at books.
Deb naidenovich

Gary Paulsen - 1 views

www.randomhouse.com/...garypaulsen

authors paulsen reading

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  • Deb naidenovich on 03 Oct 10
     
    Though sponsored by Random House publishers, this site has a lot of primary source information on popular middle school author Gary Paulsen. Live video clip interviews, biographical information, book list, and synopsis of selected books too. If your Language Arts students are doing author letters or research, this is one site to access for some facts about Paulsen.
Catherine Wilkinson

NOAA Education Weather - 1 views

www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html

doc gov

shared by Catherine Wilkinson on 21 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Coleen Latenser on 21 Sep 10
     
    This site has everything that is related to weather. The site is divided into information for students in K-5 and grades 6-12. There are fun and interesting things for students to explore and do. There is a book that can be downloaded and includes quizzes.
  • Catherine Wilkinson on 30 Sep 10
     
    This is a wonderful site for the teacher that needs sites for their weather units. This is a great source for K-12 teachers. The sites range from learning about severe weather safety to coloring books for younger students.
Ronda Deabler

TeachingAmericanHistory.org Document Library - 0 views

teachingamericanhistory.org/library

primary document UNORef10 history research primarysources speeches letters documents books articles

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  • Ronda Deabler on 26 Sep 10
     
    This site compiles the best primary resources that are available to help teach different American history events. The documents include: letters, speeches, books and articles from important people from the different eras of American history.
Lindsay Peterson

U.S. Civil War Effects on People: Primary Sources - 2 views

www.ket.org/primary.html

civil war history social studies letters

shared by Lindsay Peterson on 23 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Denise Adams on 23 Sep 10
     
    This site talks about the causes of the Civil War and has letters, memoirs and diaries of people that lived through the Civil War. It would give kids a better feeling about how people felt at the time the war was going on.
  • Lindsay Peterson on 02 Oct 10
     
    This cite shares differing points of views during the civil war. This site includes letters to and from family members, soldiers, slaves, women and children. It would be interesting to compare the letters to the social studies books kids use in class.
Juli Steen

American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - 3 views

memory.loc.gov/index.html

American History Primary Source

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  • April Jorgensen on 13 Sep 10
     
    This site is a WEALTH of information on the history of the United States. It includes letters, documents, photos, audio and video that are all in the public domain (and there fore also legal to use) since they are all owned by the U.S. government. Using the search box will yield many results. My favorite search on this site is to find primary sources about the great depression. A search tip: be sure to click "gallery view" when you look at your search results. It helps you know what type of source you are looking at.
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  • Annette Coon on 22 Sep 10
     
    This site covers historical topics, contains historical images and has a special teacher page with lessons and materials that are ready to use in the classroom. I love this site and use it often especially when I need some extra material for historical holiday celebrations in the classroom.
  • Juli Steen on 22 Sep 10
     
    This website has loads of links to primary sources on US history. I like the flexibility of the "more browse options" to find collections by time period, place or source format in addition to the browse by topic option. Source formats include books, periodicals, photos and film, some dating back to the 1400's. The "today in history" link is a good place to find daily tidbits to throw into lessons.
  • Tammy Davis on 26 Sep 10
     
    This site from the Library of Congress provides a vast collection of primary sources for educators. I like the way the site is organized so you can browse the collections by topic. One of the collection highlights is the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Abraham Lincoln. This is a collection of more than 11,100 items donated to the Library of Congress in 1953. This collections includes Lincoln's life, Presidency, slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Primary sources available from the Lincoln era include newspapers, Lincoln's law papers, sheet music, broadsides, prints, cartoons, maps, drawings, letters, and campaign tickets.
  • Caitlin Nelson on 26 Sep 10
     
    There is a lot on this website for students to search for primary and government documents. They are organized by topic or you can search for specifically what you need. This site is a great resource . There are many different ways you could use the documents found here.
  • Laura Horn on 26 Sep 10
     
    This site provides information that teachers from many different disciplines could use in their classrooms. There's information about literature, the environment, immigration, as well as culture and sports. There's also a link specifically for teachers where they can get lesson plans and ideas for their classroom.
  • MK Kreikemeier on 28 Sep 10
     
    search: Oregon Trail first person accounts and maps that help to explain trails and settlements Lincoln Public - grade 4 - Social Studies * Major rivers and terrain determined trail paths and settlement sites * Motivation varied (Oregon = land, California = gold, Mormon = religious freedom)
  • Catherine Wilkinson on 02 Oct 10
     
    There are some great sites at this source. Their topics run from Women's history to Native American history. There are even maps. This would be a big help for upper elementary to 12th grade.
Crystal Knutson

Becoming Historians - 3 views

becominghistorians.org

UNOREF10 PrimaryDocs SS SOAPMethod

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  • Crystal Knutson on 02 Oct 10
     
    This site provided a simple method called SOAP in introducing students to primary sources as well as some explicit and direct instruction examples. (S=What kind of source? O=What's the occasion? A=Who's the audience? P=What's the purpose?) Additionally, it had 10-45 minute lesson plans for implementing primary documents in topics like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Sugar in the Modern World. It provided a variety of extra resources: children's trade books, websites, standards and skills addressed, as well as how to get students to think critically about history.
Karissa Schroder

Perseus Digital Library - 1 views

www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper

primary_sources

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  • Karissa Schroder on 03 Oct 10
     
    This is a site that has primary sources that relate to Greek history. My eye was drawn to this because 6th graders study Greek history and I've noticed that students of all ages seem to be very fascinated by it. I think what this website has would be very meaningful if enough was known about the primary sources being shared. In other words, what I saw that is available here isn't engaging all by itself, but if something was being talked about in a history book or in a piece of literature, then it would be cool to make the connection with a primary source here.
Anne J. Coffman

100 Milestone Documents - 0 views

www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php

Am_History democracy social_studies diversity past future

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  • Anne J. Coffman on 21 Sep 10
     
    I really like how user friendly this website is. It has a link to the 100 source documents, but they are also scrolling at the top of the page. I find that really fun and different. I think it would get the kids attention, and let them preview quickly. This site also has a download source book with key ideas for how to use the 100 milestone documents in the classroom.
Christine Sturgeon

Boston Tea Party remembrances - 0 views

www.boston-tea-party.org/account-kinnison.html

primarysources Primary Documents American History Boston Tea Party UNORef10

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  • Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10
     
    David Kinnison was the longest-lived participant of the Boston Tea Party, living to be 115 years old which is old in any decade! Here is text of an interview Kinnison did with John Lossing, author of The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution, in 1850.
Jennifer Misbach

Primary Sources - History: African American - Subject and Class Guides at University of... - 2 views

guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php

slaves African American history narratives abolitionist

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  • Jennifer Misbach on 27 Sep 10
     
    This site has a large amount of information regarding anything you might want to know about slave history in a variety of locations. There are narratives, court records, newspapers, and much more.
  • gail walker on 28 Sep 10
     
    An exhaustive collection of documents, films, books, etc.,organized by century chronicling over 400 years of African American history in America. Highly recommended for middle-secondary history or literature projects.
Deanna Reilly

National Reconnaissance Office - 1 views

www.nrojr.gov

UNORef10 primarysources science math solar_system satellites k-5 6-12 teacher_resources Smithsonian

shared by Deanna Reilly on 28 Sep 10 - Cached
  • gail walker on 28 Sep 10
     
    Attractive web design with simulations of satellites stations. Good job of explaining reconnaissance and satellites. Includes audio with separate buttons for elementary and secondary students. Recommended for grades 3 - 8. Provides links with extensive resources for parents and teachers.
  • Deanna Reilly on 29 Sep 10
     
    This site is exciting! Using satalite images, the site creates books on different topics, including games, simulations, the use of satellites, the solar system and more. The main page provides links for K-5, 6-12, parents, and teachers. The teacher link includes lesson plans, a link to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, plus many more additional links.
Alane Freerksen

Nineteenth Century in Print, Books: Special Presentation-Poetry - 1 views

memory.loc.gov/...mncsppoetry.html

poetry in nineteenth century history

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  • Alane Freerksen on 03 Oct 10
     
    This site contains original works of poetry from 19th century American authors, including John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and James Whitcomb Riley. It may be useful in American Literature classes if the student is seeking examples of a poet's work different from the standard poems found in anthologies and textbooks.
Karissa Schroder

Reading Rockets: Video Interviews - 2 views

www.readingrockets.org/...interviews

primary_sources author interviews UNORef10

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  • Karissa Schroder on 03 Oct 10
     
    This is a kind of database of author interviews that would be awesome to share during an author study unit.
  • Jackie Pedersen on 03 Oct 10
     
    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.
Deanna Reilly

Salem Witch Trials - 0 views

etext.lib.virginia.edu/...essex

UNORef10 primarysources salem_witch_trials socialstudies

shared by Deanna Reilly on 29 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Deanna Reilly on 29 Sep 10
     
    This site provides primary documents with their transcriptions surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. Included are images of court records, books, and personal letters. The images can be made larger, and while students would not be able to read most of the document, the image brings life to the source. Having the transcription so that students can read what was actually said is powerful. Middle school and high school students would find the information fascinating. It would partner well with social studies and literature.
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