PBS Teachers . PBS VOTE 2008
Lesson Plans & Interactives
Address American History and Civics standards and help your students participate in the election process with these elementary and secondary resources from PBS Teachers.
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Nortel LearniT
lesson plan on ancient Rome's impact on life today - slide show
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HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework
on-line resources based on subject and textbook, great for review and reinforcement. You can use materials based in other textbooks to supliment your presentations.
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Mrs. Moritz's Honors Blog: <em>This I Believe</em> Podcasts
Great example of Podcast use - student generated "This I Believe"
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: My Gallery
Get Smart with Art @ the de Young
Written to support the California State Content Standards in language arts, social studies and the visual arts, Get Smart with Art @ the de Young is an interdisciplinary curriculum package that uses art objects as primary documents, sparking investigations into the diverse cultures represented by the Museums' collections. In order to promote implementation, all historical texts are written at the intended grade level, thereby reducing the amount of teacher preparation required. In essence,
Get Smart with Art @ the de Young is a readymade curriculum that simply requires the addition of inquisitive students. Using art objects as the foundation for each lesson, the guides develop visual literacy, historical knowledge, artistic expression, and expository writing skills.
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Enter Here: An Invitation
A shared learning space for discussion, inquiry and the development of knowledge.
Moderated by Martha Green, Coordinator of Learning Services
Office of International Outreach, Texas A&M
more fromworldroom-tamu.blogspot.com
National History Education Clearinghouse | Home Page
online location for accessing high-quality resources in K-12 U.S. history education.
more fromteachinghistory.org
Cable in the Classroom - eLECTIONS
2008 presidential ellection game
more fromwww.ciconline.org
Welcome to Debatepedia! - Debatepedia
wiki focused on opposing views
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Telling Their Stories
examples of oral history
more fromwww.tellingstories.org
Understanding Slavery: DiscoverySchool.com
interactive website to understand the world-wide history of slavery. May not appeal to non-readers
more fromschool.discoveryeducation.com
Welcome to Our Courts!
trial site
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World War II - What If - History is in your hands!
on-line simulation, it looks like a great simulation, multiplayer, students join as country of their choice. You can watch, over time as others play, if you choose.
more fromwww.wwiiwhatif.com
26 Learning Games to Change the World | Mission to Learn
free games focused on major social issues, ie health care, diseas, food, climate change, politics
more fromblog.missiontolearn.com
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Digital Scriptorium
The Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research.
more fromwww.scriptorium.columbia.edu
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FLP - Medieval Manuscript
beautify graphics of illustrated manuscripts.
more fromlibwww.library.phila.gov
"An inclusive and sustainable globalization" - How the World Works - Salon.com
Thoughtful reflections on globalization
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HSI: Historical Scene Investigation
structured activities to get students into primary source materials.
more fromwww.wm.edu
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