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Free Technology for Teachers: The Civil War in Four Minutes
a good four minute visual overview of the US Civil War
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.
American History In Video
has thousands of high-quality history videos, and provides transcripts to them.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
a neat Google Maps “mashup” that shows the route of their journey. If you click on each “pushpin” you’ll see a photo, a brief explanation of what they were doing there, and an excerpt from their journal. You’re automatically advanced to the next point.
“People’s History Of The United States” Is Online | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
a good source for U.S. History lessons,
The Farm Letters- stories of great depression life
a project that is putting online a complete collection of letters and diaries from a Minnesota family living through the Great Depression. The family lives in an uninsulated house that also lacks running water and electricity. The letters and diaries port
Have Fun with Living History - Free streaming history videos & activities
A resource for students, educators and all lovers of American History
Early America
Bring your social studies and American History curriculum to life with
the rich collection of primary source materials from the 18th century at
Archiving Early America. Newspapers, maps and writings of the 18th
century come to life in Movies, Music, Portr
Lewis and Clark
Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and more than two-dozen members of the Corps of Discovery set out to discover a waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. This collection of sites includes online activities, lesson
American History
resources for teachers and students, ranging from the basic historical facts to virtual investigations of historical events. Discover and explore primary documents, lesson plans and interactive classroom activities.
Make Your Own US History Documentaries
Applications for Education
Remix America is a great way for students to create digital presentations about topics in US History. If your students found enough video clips and images, they could produce a video history of the United States from 1776 throug
Historians on Record
Applications for Education
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a valuable resource for high school US history teachers. As I mentioned above the units of study they have constructed are of a very high quality and include the use of primary
Free Technology for Teachers: Scavenger Hunt Through History
Applications for Education
Freedom: A History of US is designed as a sixteen part series of webisodes. You can use all of the webisodes in sequence or use just one episode as it fits your curriculum. The series and the games that accompany it could be goo
Site Review: Slaves & the Courts
Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860: Primary sources on the experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies and United States.
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