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Free Technology for Teachers: This Day in History Videos
The videos provide a quick overview of three to five items of historical significance from that day. The videos appear to be produced in one large lot so you can view videos from the entire week prior to a date. For example I've already watched tomorrow's "this day in history" video.
Applications for Education
If you need a quick warm-up or closing activity for your history lesson, these videos may be just what you've been looking for.
1968
Who better than AARP to present a multimedia overview of 1968 "The Year That Rocked Our World"? Even if some of us don't want to admit it, 1968 is history now, and current students have a fascination for this time period. This site contains a very comprehensive interactive timeline, with an event for nearly every day of that tumultuous year. The "Pop Quiz" is based on the timeline and could be a good follow-up exercise to a small group review of the timeline.
New Life.com Photo Archive Brings History to Your Classroom | Edutopia
makes the entire archives of photo giants Life magazine and Getty Images available free.
Teachers' Domain: Inspiring Middle School Literacy
great free resource for middle school reading/writing in science and history
American History In Video
has thousands of high-quality history videos, and provides transcripts to them.
Dare to Compare
invites you to test your knowledge against students nationally and around the world. Pick a grade and subject: civics, economics, geography, history, math, or science.
Have Fun with Living History - Free streaming history videos & activities
A resource for students, educators and all lovers of American History
On Board the Titanic - Virtual Field Trip
a good resource for elementary and middle school students learning about the Titanic. On Board the Titanic could be used as part of a larger lesson on early 20th century history. After taking the virtual field trip an extension activity could be to have s
Best of History Web Sites
Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes
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