HISTORY NOW: an online journal for history teachers
and students, now available on the Web at www.historynow.org
.
Literature Links: Social Studies Trade Books
Local History - Community -Family StoriesWebsites:
MiddleWeb a site for middle school educators and parents http://www.middleweb.com/CurrSocStud.html#anchor126401
Digital History Online textbook and resources for teaching US History. Includes essays, documents, maps, photos, audio files, and more. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
My Wonderful World
This is "a National Geographic-led campaign -- backed by a coalition of national
business and non-profit organizations -- to expand geographic learning in
school, at home, and in communities." Find campaign materials, games and
activities, geography quizzes, and ideas for parents, educators, and children
and teens to incorporate geographic knowledge and learning into daily life.
From the National Geographic Society.
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/
Slavery
and the Making of
The four-part
PBS series documents American slavery from its beginnings in the British
colonies through to post-Civil War Reconstruction.
Experience interactive features at www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery, including video, historic
first-person recordings, and more.
American History The Whole World Was Watching
Election Simulation
Software Free for Educators
Kellogg Creek Software
announced that its election simulation, Power Politics III, is now available as
a free teaching aid to any instructor who would like to use it in their
classroom. Power Politics III is the third installment of political simulations
that casts the player (or student) in the role of campaign manager for
real-world presidential candidates. It also offers a range of fantasy options
whereby students can explore fascinating scenarios and test their skills at
managing a realistic campaign for the White House.
For registration information, visit www.powerpolitics.us.
Rulers of the World
http://rulers.org/
This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in
certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions)
of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also
included are the subdivisions of various countries (the links are at the bottom
of the respective country entries), as well as a selection of international
organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately.
History Trail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/
For some, becoming more interested in history may
be somewhat of an uphill
battle. Sometimes it may be due to preconceived notions about the way the
subject was presented when they were young, and others may find the material
a bit dry. This website offered by the BBC presents a variety of historical
perspectives that are both engaging and informative, and as such, the site
is well worth a look. The various sections address such powerful themes as
"Church and State", "Victorian Britain", and
"Conquest", which affords
visitors the opportunity to learn about the nature of the Norman invasion in
1066. The "Local History" section is quite helpful as it teaches
visitors
how to explore their own communities through historical clues, documents,
and visual evidence. Each section contains brief articles, activities, and
quizzes that help flesh out the material.
BBC - History -
Timelines
www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines
Explore timelines from
hunter-gatherers to New Labour...From Ancient History
to the Good
Friday Agreement...From Skara Brae to the new
Scottish Parliament...From nomads to Brit
Art...From 'The Red Lady of Paviland' to the Welsh
assembly...as well as many other
excellent offerings.
Timelines - AlternaTime
www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html
This page contains an
extensive link collection of historical and culturally significant
timelines, arranged by subject.
infoplease -
Timeline Archive
www.infoplease.com/spot/timelinearchive.html
A collection of all timelines
with categories including World History, U.S., Countries,
Entertainment, Sports, War, Health & Science, and more!
Timeline Index
www.timelineindex.com
This site features numerous
-- searchable -- timelines covering people, events, periods,
and places.
Decades History Timelines
www.decades.com
This site contains
timelines organized by category, topic and/or decade -- including
artists, entertainment, science and technology, and wars and conflicts.
C-SPAN Classroom -
Middle and High School
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org
C-SPAN Classroom has launched a new Web site for middle and high school civics
and government teachers, which features free standards-based video content,
lesson plans, and primary source materials that are designed to bring the
subjects to life and engage students. Developed with a team of social studies
teachers, the site's content, which is correlated with national and state
standards, consists of hundreds of C-SPAN video clips that are broken up into
six categories: principles of government,
Lessons With Maps - K-12
http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/
This resource for K-12 teachers and students developed by the
Digital History K-12
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ssays,
documents, maps, photos, audio files, and more
This University of Houston site provides a
American Memory: Today
in History K-12
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/
Every day, enjoy a well-researched
and beautifully-presented bit
of American history, featuring at least one and often several
brief illustrated historical narratives. The descriptions include
numerous links to related resources in the Library of Congress
American Memory collection. Also provides an archive, searchable
by keyword, day, or month.
The
http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/
The
This garish presentation is replete with meaningless graphs,
mind-numbing bullet points, and a list of "Key
Objectives." From a
computer scientist with a sense of humor.
Internet Archive Wayback Machine K-12
http://www.archive.org/
An archive of more than 10 billion
Web pages, with new sites and
new versions of sites added regularly. Includes
special
collections on topics such as September 11, the
2000 and 2002, and pioneers of the Internet.
History for Kids -
Elementary and Middle School
http://www.historyforkids.org/
History For Kids just might get students interested in
the past. This site concentrates on the history of Europe, Asia, and
Click2History K-12
http://www.awesomestories.com/history/index2.htm
Learn the story behind famous historical events. There are at least
100,000 links to national archives and libraries worldwide - including
drawings, maps, photos, audio/visual clips and manuscripts.
Although the site is subscription-based, it is free to educators, schools and
libraries
worldwide. You just have to request an academic membership at the site's
main URL. http://www.awesomestories.com/
Freedom: A History of the
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
Based on Joy Hakim's award-winning history books for kids, this PBS site
explores
The Decisive Day Is
Come": The Battle of Bunker Hill
http://www.masshist.org/bh/
The story of the famous battle of June 17, 1775 is told here
with
"personal accounts and eyewitness descriptions of the
battle,
along with contemporary maps, drawings, engravings,
broadsides,
and artifacts, either preserved by the participants or found
on
the battlefield." Also includes biographical sketches
of the
authors and recipients of the documents presented. From the
Before and After the
Great Fire of
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/fire/
"What did
[September] 1666? View the animation ... to see etchings of the
landmarks such as
Bridge, and the
material about the Great Fire. From the British
Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC).
Fire
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/fire/
"In September 1666, much of
This website tells the story of the fire -- and its legacy -- and
shows how its devastation spread." Includes
information about the
effects of the fire on
about the fire, images, essays, and links to related websites and
reading. From
The French Revolution
http://www.historychannel.com/frenchrevolution/
Companion site to a documentary that introduced the people and
events of the French Revolution, covering "the formation of
the
National Assembly to the storming of the Bastille, the women's
march on Versailles to the detainment of the king and queen,"
and
more. Includes a timeline (1770-1796), a "Revolutionary
Challenge"
game, and photos and video clips from the documentary. From the
History Channel.
Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/
Detail-rich site that includes topical essays, hundreds of
images
and documents, song recordings (including "La
Marseillaise"),
maps, a timeline, and a glossary. Covers the
storming of the
Bastille,
A project of the Center for History and New
Media at George Mason
University and the American Social History Project at City
University of New York.
The Genographic
Project - Middle and High School
http://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/
The National Geographic Society, IBM, geneticist Spencer Wells, and the Waitt Family Foundation have launched the Genographic Project, a five-year effort to understand the
human journey - where we came from and how we got to where we live today. This
unprecedented effort will map humanity's genetic journey through the ages.
http://www.bignewsforkids.com
This is a free educational publication for
teachers/kids. It
emphasizes reading and learning. Samples
are online for review and
sign-up is easy, and free.
Time Warp Trio
http://www.timewarptrio.com/
The Time Warp Trio is the companion to the television series which offers a
wonderful opportunity to get kids excited about history. Its lively humor and
irreverent attitude combine to make the programs refreshing and appealing while
providing solid historical facts. Based on the widely popular book series by
Jon Scieszka, this Web site (and television series)
will attract readers and non-readers alike.The
concept of the show is to use time travel (or warp) to visit significant events
in history, and interact with famous characters.
Old Magazine Articles - Middle and High
School
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com
A collection of articles and images from early days of
printed news.
Some of these articles were subject to
wartime editing practices and
the typical prejudices of the era in which
they were written. The
purpose of this site is to help the reader
gain an understanding of
those days that came before and have since
past.
COLLAPSE - Middle and
High School
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/
Once-thriving empires go the way of all things mortal,
becoming legends, dust, and bits of pottery for future
generations to piece together. Students will examine the
reasons for the collapse of such diverse civilizations as
tivities are included.
Community in History
http://community.rice.edu/
This site provides resources for teachers
and students, as well as
completed examples, for the use of local
history and community
studies as "the best way for students
to gain a holistic sense of the
role of history in understanding the world
around them." This Project
was created by the Center for Technology in
Teaching and Learning,
support of the NEH Schools for a New
Millennium Grant Program.
Current Events ONLINE
NEWS HOUR EXTRA - Middle and High School
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
PBS offers this site for students, complete with the top
current news stories, featured lesson plans based upon those
stories, and related online videos. (Note that free registra-
tion is required to access some of the accompanying
features.)
History Explorer: A
Timeline of Stories From Our Exhibits,
Collections, and Programs
http://americanhistory.si.edu/explorer/
This interactive
timeline from the Smithsonian National Museum of
American History allows users to browse events by historical era
or trace historical developments by themes such as "Art and
Culture," "Politics and Reform," "Home,
Family, and Community,"
and "Science, Medicine, and Technology." Images of
objects from
the museum's online collections and links to online exhibits
entice the user to learn more about the shaping of