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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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NCES Kid's Zone - 1 views

nces.ed.gov/index.asp UNORef10 government documents social studies math science statistics
shared by Ken Dahlenburg on 30 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Deanne Dunphy on 30 Sep 10
     
    Great site to build skills in math. This tool is easy to access and have kids use. It is easy to show skills such as probability and graphing.
  • Ken Dahlenburg on 01 Oct 10
     
    National Center for Education Statistics Dare to Compare allows students to check what they know about subjects (social studies, math, science) compared with other US and international students from a 600+ question database. The "Create A Graph" page is a useful interactive tool for teaching ways to communicate statistics.
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Sex in the Library: How Gender Differences Should Affect Practices and Programs - 2 views

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shared by Sandra Kriz on 11 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • According to Chapman (1997), boys are about eight times more likely than girls to call out answers and not be rebuked by the teacher, creating a classroom dominated by the more aggressive style of males.
  • Girls read more than boys, but they choose narrative fiction to the neglect of other genres. Simpson (1996) argues that boys' nonfiction reading is more "congruent with the acquisition of social power and financial success" since secondary school and the workplace demand the reading of expository and information texts and the writing of reports, procedures, explanations and arguments.
  • Application to curriculum design  Draw from nonfiction genres (e.g., newspapers, web pages and nonfiction texts) for reading aloud and booktalks.  Encourage resistant readings of literature in Literary Club and Socratic Seminar texts.  Find ways to redesign tradition research essays so that students write debate speeches, briefings and persuasive letters.  For example, collaborate with a math teacher to turn a biography report about a mathematician into an investigation in which students research job opportunities in math or science, then write a résumé (e.g., Job Search: Mathematician).  Students benefit from enriched understanding of applied math or science career opportunities while they are reading and writing in workplace genres.
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  • Seek opportunities for students to experience, rather than just read, about careers (e.g., Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work).  I sponsored our 6th grade students' participation in Hewlett Packard's e-mail mentoring program in which year-long one-to-one mentor relationships were created through e-mail between students and HP employees, a program that can be replicated using local parents.
  • Sandra Kriz on 11 Nov 10
     
    Summary of gender research as it relates to school media and teaching in general. Good links to other resources.
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Sioux City, IA panoramic view from 1888 - 1 views

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shared by Christine Sturgeon on 24 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Christine Sturgeon on 24 Sep 10
     
    The American Memory collection is such a treasure trove, including this old photograph of Sioux City (as well as many other Iowa towns). This would be really useful in a unit about local history or even for younger students, talking about communities and maps. Students would find it interesting to match up today's view of the city with this one.
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From Colonies to Revolution - 0 views

www.teacheroz.com/colonies.htm American History SocialStudies primarysources
shared by Denise Adams on 22 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Denise Adams on 22 Sep 10
     
    This is a fabulous site filled with tons of information that could be used when studying history from colonization to the Revolutionary War. There are timelines, maps and documents put into the appropriate category you are looking for during this period of American History. Great site!
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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.
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Docs Teach - 0 views

docsteach.org/activities historical_tools documents national_archives interactive
shared by Anne J. Coffman on 21 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Anne J. Coffman on 21 Sep 10
     
    This site is arranged by historical eras. It is easy to also search by keywords. Its purpose is to help student develop historical thinking skills. It also has a creation tool where teachers can make their own interactive activities to go with the documents. To access this you do have to create an account.
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The Spanish Flu - fighting it with Vic's VapoRub? - 1 views

www.familyoralhistory.us/...ttic_1918_flu_epidemic_edition primarysources American History health Spanish Flu 1918 UNORef10
shared by Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10
     
    Here's an interesting little tidbit, a personal letter and then newspaper column (fully transcribed) about fighting the Spanish Flu of 1918. Could be useful in health class?
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Mesopotamia artifacts - 0 views

mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/...index.php primarysources history ancient Mesopotamia Iraq UNORef10
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  • Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10
     
    Next time you are in Chicago, go to the Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago - incredible! But until then, check out their website for images of artifacts, maps, video interviews with archaeologists, and lesson plans.
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Civil War diaries - 0 views

digital.lib.uiowa.edu/...document.php primarysources Primary Documents American History Civil War UNORef10 diary diaries
shared by Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Christine Sturgeon on 23 Sep 10
     
    The University of Iowa Archives have put online scans of Civil War diaries, including soldiers held at Andersonville Prison, with full transcriptions to make sense of that 1800s penmanship.
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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.
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Born in Slavery - 1 views

memory.loc.gov/...snhome.html UNORef10 slavery primarysources African_American_History socialstudies kids
shared by Deanna Reilly on 27 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Sandra Kriz on 27 Sep 10
     
    Thousands of narrative excerpts giving first person accounts of slavery and the individuals it affected. These are accounts of the cruelty and plantation life. There are also hundreds of photos of former slaves.
  • Deanna Reilly on 29 Sep 10
     
    This site contains narratives of past slaves that were created in the late 1930's. This site, which is a part of the Library of Congress, provides excellent primary sources that respresent a group of people whose voice was often not heard. Teachers and students could use this site when studying the Civil War and slavery, the Civil Rights movement, writing using dialect, to partner with an historical fiction novel that touches on the subject of slavery, and more.
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Math Dictionary - 0 views

www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html Site with awesome vocabulary for math. Will help State NeSA testing.
shared by Catherine Wilkinson on 26 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Catherine Wilkinson on 26 Sep 10
     
    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.
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American Experience | Vietnam Online | Primary Sources | PBS - 1 views

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shared by Laura Horn on 25 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Valerie Kubick on 25 Sep 10
     
    Some key primary sources regarding the Vietnam War are included on the site along with some helpful suggestions for teachers. There are quite a few interesting reflections on the war and information from "the trenches" included on this site as well.
  • Laura Horn on 26 Sep 10
     
    This site would be extremely useful for history teachers when teaching about Vietnam. There are letters, maps, as well as first-person accounts from people who were in Vietnam.
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American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - 3 views

memory.loc.gov/index.html American History Primary Source
shared by Juli Steen on 13 Sep 10 - Cached
  • 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.
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State Archivists - 0 views

www.statearchivists.org/...primsources_states.htm UNOREF10 PrimaryDocs StateInfo S.S.
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  • Denise Adams on 27 Sep 10
     
    This site has links to information on some of the states. Nebraska is one of the states with a link and there is a wide variety of information included about the state.
  • Crystal Knutson on 02 Oct 10
     
    While I directed my search to Nebraska once on this site, many of the other state sites that I checked out were really cool. I imagine upper elementary would benefit from this site for projects, but I could utilize this site in my Flat Stanley project. Flat Stanley is sent to my student's families in other states (countries) and we compare and contrast the physical geography, natural resources and climate. This site would allow me to do that while showing the students some specific historical/cultural aspects not experienced through typical research.
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National Gallery of Art: Kid's BRUSHter - 1 views

www.nga.gov/...brushster.htm Kids Government Documents Art
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  • Alice Harrison on 27 Sep 10
     
    This is an online painting machine for all ages. It includes 40 brushes and customsizable size, transparency, texture and stroke options. A rainbow palette, along with a toolbox of special effects, that blur, ripple, smudge, blend, and fragment your designs. This is a fantastic Web 2.0 tool for teachers because your art can be temporarily saved, and there is the option to print, print to pdf or take a screen shot for sharing your art. This is a blast!
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Weather-all you want to know and more! - 1 views

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shared by Deanne Dunphy on 27 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Alice Harrison on 27 Sep 10
     
    This website is for kid's weather research. There is a breath-taking photo gallery along with a video gallery, games and activities, Science Fair project ideas, a picture of the day and cool facts. My 10 year old daughter was simply fascinated at the photographs! This could definitly supplement the second grade weather unit in Lincoln.
  • Sandra Kriz on 30 Sep 10
     
    This collaboration between NASA and NOAA provides educators and children (K-12) resources (
  • Deanne Dunphy on 30 Sep 10
     
    This site gives complete explanations on some commonly asked questions about weather. It includes video, images, and experiments. Great site for kids to use when doing research.
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Create A Graph - 2 views

nces.ed.gov/...default.aspx math graph interactive education
shared by Jackie Pedersen on 28 Sep 10 - Cached
  • MK Kreikemeier on 28 Sep 10
     
    Fifth grade math objectives: * Use a double bar graph to compare sets of data. * Interpret and make line graphs and double line graphs. Use tool AFTER collecting data. Follow up with what data means!
  • MK Kreikemeier on 28 Sep 10
     
    online graphing tool
  • Jackie Pedersen on 30 Sep 10
     
    Excellent site to learn more about graphs. Students can create own graphs, there is a tutorial included as well.
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Center for Disease Control for Kids - 1 views

www.cdc.gov/kids Government documents
shared by gail walker on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • gail walker on 28 Sep 10
     
    Site visitors can research extensive lists of diseases and disabilities and be linked to symptoms, descriptions, statistics, etc., about the selected disease. The "Web Quest" has 8 steps for visitors to follow to expand the search on the selected disease with self assessments and links.
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