Great+Websites

=Great Websites:=


 * General Research & Strategies:**

[|www.historyteacher.net] (great powerpoints that teach various periods in history)

__[|www.avl.lib.al.us/]__ (Alabama Virtual Library – get a membership from a librarian at school or the public library)

http://www.bestpracticescenter.org/index.asp (Alabama’s Best Practices Center)

[|www.factmonster.com] (encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, almanac, etc. for kids)

__[|www.kidinfo.com/]__ (homework, student, and parent/teacher on-line resources)

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/ (internet search guide for K-12 students)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html (The American Memory - Library of Congress – check it out!)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.asp (references, strategies, resources, etc. from Scholastic)

__http://loc.gov/rr/program/bib/bibguide.html__ (Library of Congress collection guides & bibliography page)

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/index.html (The Learning Page for teachers - Library of Congress)

http://www.discovery.com/ (Discovery Channel)

http://42explore.com/ (Thematic Pathfinders)__

http://historicaltextarchive.com/__ (primary sources and other documents)

[|www.gilderlehrman.org] (Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History)

http://www.historynow.org/past.html (History Now-digital, interactive on-line journal – see past issues)

[|www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/] (use technology to enhance teaching & learning – resources and more!)

__[|www.pbs.org]__ (homepage for PBS – check out the interactive web activities, too)

http://www.archaeolink.com/index.htm (archaeology & anthropology)

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ (Eyewitness to History)

http://historyplace.com/ __(lots of links for history teachers & students)__

__http://www.historynet.com/ (lots of links for history teachers & students – world’s largest history magazine publisher)__

__http://www.multied.com/index.html__ (History Central links)

http://nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographic)

[|www.cmp.ucr.edu/] (historical photos – check the collections)__

http://encyberpedia.com/__ (living encyclopedia)

__http://lib.virginia.edu/small/__ (check the exhibitions and collections tabs)

http://www.historesearch.com/index.html (from The History Channel)

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/ (lesson plans, links, resources for many topics and grade levels)

http://www.u-s-history.com/index.html (photos, maps, glossary, facts, etc. – lots of ads)

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ (mainly for younger students & middle grades – timelines, maps, many topics)

http://www.kidskonnect.com/SubjectIndexHome.html (scroll down and you will be amazed at the topics and quality of their links)

[|http://4teachers.org] (tools for teachers, including technology help)

[|http://educationworld.com] (tools and resources for teachers)

[|www.infoplease.com/index.html] (lots of links and information!)

[|www.historybuff.com] (newspaper information, primary sources, state facts, interactive quizzes, exhibits, etc.)__

http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/primarysources/__ (primary sources; workshops & courses for teachers)

http://ahp.gatech.edu/hisdocs.html (primary source historical documents)

http://ahp.gatech.edu/default.html (lesson plans & educator’s resource page)

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/ (historical documents, teacher tools, resources, etc.)

http://historicaltextarchive.com/ (articles, e-books, and links)

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm (Yale Law-documents in law, history, diplomacy)

http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/linkhist.htm (Info. U.S.A. - documents, speeches, symbols, holidays, links)

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/ (templates for jeopardy, millionaire, 20 questions, etc. – make your own games)

[|www.jmu.edu/madison/teacher/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm] (jeopardy style template)

[|www.graves.k12.ky.us/tech/jeopardy_instructions] (jeopardy style template)

__http://[|www.edzone,net~mwestern/techuse/html]//__ (technology in the classroom)

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html (full access requires membership, but lots of free information, too)


 * U.S.** **Government & Politics:**

[|www.chnm.gmu.edu/declaration/] (The Declaration of Independence by Translation in other Languages – very interesting)

__[|www.whitehouse.gov]__ (the White House, including biographies on the Presidents)

__[|http://thomas.loc.gov__] (legislative information – current & archived)__

http://www.usgovinfo.about.com/__ (information & resources on the U.S. government) [|http://www.usa.gov] (U.S. government portal to all the departments, bureaus, courts, etc.)

[|www.kids.gov] (U.S. government resource for kids)

[|www.civiced.org/] (Center for Civil Education – We the People site)

[|www.perno.com/history/parties/parties/htm] (political parties interactive timeline)

[|www.scuchico.edu/~kcfount/] (political advocacy groups plus links to lots of lobbyists)

[|www.vote-smart.org] (Project Vote Smart)

http://www.uscourts.gov/ (Federal Judiciary)

__[|www.archives.gov/]__ (National Archives & Records Administration – on-line exhibits, too)


 * American History:**

http://newdeal.feri.org/ (New Deal Network-everything you could possibly need for teaching the new deal)

[|www.americanheritage.com] (from the publisher’s of American Heritage magazine – up-dated daily)

__[|www.cah.utexas.edu]__ (Center for American History - documents & exhibits)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/ (The Smithsonian Institute American History Museum)

http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/ (Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters// serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history)

http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html (Department of Education)

http://www.oralhistory.uconn.edu/index.html (University of Connecticut oral history project)

http://history.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/ndhistory (Engaging Students in American History)

__[|http://americanhistory.about.com__] (lots of links for American History)

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/categrs/index.htm (historical themes - WOW! what a resource)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html (Today in History and various collections - Library of Congress)__

[|www.earlyamerica.com/] __(archives & resources on early American history)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html (Africans in America 1450 - 1865)__

http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/library__ (The Amistad - explore the whole site)

http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm (Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery)

__http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/manifest_destiny_overview.html__ (U.S. & Mexican War- Manifest Destiny)__

http://newdeal.feri.org/__ (The New Deal Network)

http://www.turnmeondeadman.net/OZ/Intro.html (Wizard of Oz symbolism)

http://projects.vassar.edu/1896/1896home.html (The Populist Party & 1896 election)

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/resedu/index.htm (research and education from the National Parks Service – many links!)

http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/index.htm (history of agriculture in America)

__[|www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/login.aspx]__ (ABC-CLIO Schools - need to sign up for service)

http://www.historians.org/ (American Historical Association – must be a member to gain access)

http://archives.state.al.us/ (Alabama Archives)

http://historyofcuba.com/cuba.htm (Cuban history)

http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Make-the-Dirt-Fly/ (The Panama Canal)


 * The Military & Wars:**

__http://www.worldwar-2.net/__ (WW II website; has information for WWI, too)__

http://wpafb.af.mil/museum__ (national museum of Air Force history)

http://www.americanrevolution.com/ (claims to be the ultimate resource on the Revolutionary War)

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/ (works with educational institutions to provide information and resources on the Revolutionary War)

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ (PBS information on the American Revolution)

http://www.multied.com/revolt/causes.html (Revolutionary War causes and timelines)

http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/overview.html (National Parks Service information on the American Revolution – includes more links)

http://cwar.nps.gov/civilwar/ (National Parks Service information on the Civil War – includes more links to other Civil War sites)

http://nps.gov/fone/index.htm (National Parks Service French & Indian War battle sites)

http://www.frenchandindianwar250.org/ (interactive)

[|www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/journal/journaltext.html] (George Washington’s journal from the French & Indian War)

http://mohicanpress.com/mo08012.html (French & Indian War from the Indian perspective

http://groups.msn.com/FrenchAndIndianWarHistory/frenchandindianwarhistory.msnw (French & Indian War - lots of personal commentary but good links)

__[|http://koreanwar.org__] (Korea War Project)

http://www.korean-war.com/ (maintained by an individual but very informative)

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/korea/large/index.htm (President Truman library section on the Korean War)

http://grunt.space.swri.edu/ (Vietnam Veterans homepage)

http://www.vietnampix.com/ (pictures with information; includes an extensive links page)

http://www.state.gov/ (U.S. State Dept. with information on many countries & U.S. policies)

http://www.history.navy.mil/ (The U.S. Navy)__

http://navalhistory.net/index__ (The U.S. Navy)

__http://tuskegeeairmen.org/__ (national website of the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII)__

[|www.army.mil/cmh/] __(U.S. Army Center of Military History)

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/ (advertisements and brief historical timelines for the 20th Century)

http://library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters__ (posters from the WWII era)__

http://www.worldwar1.com/ (Trenches on the Web - WWI)

http://www.au.af.mil/42abw/42abw_history_index.asp (WWII maps & illustrations from Maxwell Air Force base)

http://ushistory.org/__ (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, PA)

__http://members.aol.com/veterans (American War Library on-line)

http://www.spanamwar.com/index.htm (Spanish American War)


 * Civil & Human Rights:**

http://www.splcenter.org/index.jsp (Southern Poverty Law Center)

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/ (National Civil Rights Museum)

http://www.bcri.org./index.html (Birmingham Civil Rights Institute)

[|www.cr.nps.gov/] (National Parks Service)__

www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm __(national historic registry of places in civil rights)

[|www.mecca.org/] (civil rights – from Memphis)__

http://www.crmvet.org/__ (civil rights movement veterans site – includes links & resources)

__[|http://www.Abbeville.com/civilrights/__] (photographic history of civil rights movement)__ http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/civilrts/__ (U.S. State Department website for Dr. M. L. King, Jr.)

__http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/__ (resources & lesson plans to teach about the Jim Crow era and Civil Rights movement)


 * The Arts, Artifacts & Pop Culture:**

http://archaeology.about.com/od/artandartifacts/Artifacts_and_Art_History.htm (links to art & artifacts)

http://www.authentichistory.com/ (primary sources from American pop culture)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm (Metropolitan Museum of Art interactive historical timeline)

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ (National Archives on-line art exhibits & documents)

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html (American cultural history since 1900 arranged by decades)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/art/presart-1.html (art in the White House)

http://www.nga.gov/education/index.shtm (National Gallery of Art - education – there is also a section for kids that is interactive)

http://www.smithsonian.org/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/default.htm (Smithsonian exhibits on history and culture)

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/arx/ (Ricker Library of art and architecture)

[|www.ibiblio.org/wm/] (web-museum appropriate for kids - Paris)

http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/digitalcollections/digital_collections.cfm (Smithsonian Archives of American Art – digital collections)

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/history/music-history.htm (instrumentals, vocals, composers from many historical periods)

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/music-1.html (American popular music before 1900 – lots of links)

http://www.contemplator.com/america/ (popular songs in American history – pre-20th Century)

http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/history.html (history in song - scroll down to find the music)

http://www.redhotjazz.com/ (jazz before 1930s)

http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/ (Ozarks folk song collection)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html (Southern states folk ballads)

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks4.html (art history resources on the web – lots of links!)

[|www.usnewsclassroom/resources/activities/cartoons] (political cartoon activities to use in class)

http://www.dailypress.com/extras/solutions/archive.htm (political cartoons- look in the archives)

http://www.headlinespot.com/for/kids/ (made for kids)

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html (links to current events sites)

http://www.kidsclick.org/topfact.html (current events sites put together by librarians)

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Current_Events/Current_Events.html (news with lesson plans and teaching strategies)


 * Immigration:**

http://www.cetel.org/index.html (PBS Ancestors in the Americas – Asian Americans – resources)

http://www.historywiz.com/index.html (art, archaeology, interactive exhibits)

http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/research/ (immigration history research center)

http://immigration.about.com/od/usimmigrationhistory/US_Immigration_History.htm (links to immigration history)

http://www.crf-usa.org/immigration/immigration_history.htm (Constitutional Right Foundation - debate prep)

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/oh1/ammem.html (lesson plan -teaching immigration through oral history interviews)

http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp (official Ellis Island website)

http://www.angelisland.org/immigr02.html (Angel Island immigration station - in a state park)

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/angel/angel.htm (Angel Island poetry & links)

http://www.angel-island.com/ (oral histories of Chinese Americans)

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/mexican.html (history of Mexican immigration - Library of Congress)


 * Geography:**

http://nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographic)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ (Facts & maps on all the countries in the world)

[|www.nasa.gov/worldbook/wbkids] (NASA links & information)

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html (Library of Congress’ Global Gateway - Portals to the World)

[|www.usga.gov/] (The U.S. Geological Survey – includes geography, geology, geo-spatial information, water, biology)

[|www.iris.edu/seismon] (Real-time seismic activity - really interesting!)

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Around_the_World/ (especially for middle grade students)__

=[|www.FactMonster.com] (encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, almanac, etc. for kids)=

[|http://countryreports.org] __(information of countries of the world)__

http://blueplanetbiomes.com/__ (information on the world’s biomes)

[|http://nationalatlas.gov] (Customize your own map for printing or viewing, investigate the layers that you can mix and match when making your own map, print pre-formatted maps on a variety of topics, play with interactive maps, etc.)


 * Current Events & News Archives:**

[|www.al.com/] (Everything Alabama – current events)

http://usinfo.state.gov/ (current events and historical collections for the National Digital Library)

__http://cyberpaperboys.com/__ (current events; check all the archives)

[|www.time.com/time/magazine/archives] (digital versions of__ Time __from 1923 to the present)

http://www.boondocksnet.com/ (contemporary as well as historical political cartoons with links to other sites)__

[|http://findlaw.com] __(stay current with legal issues)

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005971.html (current events as well as archived events)

http://www.libraryspot.com/currentevents.htm (an excellent source of current events and other reference materials)


 * History from International Perspectives:**__

[|www.learn.co.uk] __and__ www:learnthings.co.uk __(history from a British perspective)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ (more history from the British perspective)

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/ (history links for Great Britain)__

[|www.nhm.ac.uk] __(from the British viewpoint)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/?source=home (national archives of the United Kingdom)

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ (European & American historical facts from a British author)

http://germanhistorydoc.ghi-dc.org/section.cfm?section_id=7 (German historical documents)

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html (National archives of Canada)

http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/archives.html (Canadian archives, libraries, and museums)

http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/encyclopedia/SevenYearsWar-FrenchandIndianWar-TheWaroftheConquest.htm (Canadian perspective of Seven Year’s War / French & Indian War)

http://www.ambafrance-us.org/franceus/index.asp (Embassy of France on U.S. history & relations)

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/france/history.html (Library of Congress - France in America)

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/collections/spain/history.html (Library of Congress - Spain in America)

[caution: there are many blogs and radical chat rooms on these subjects, but these links are predominantly factual and very moderate]
 * Religions & Beliefs:**

http://www.religionfacts.com/index.html (facts on many different religious beliefs)__

[|http://catholic.org] __(Catholicism)__

[|www.vatican.va/] __(Catholicism)__

[|www.hindunet.org/] __(Hinduism)__

[|www.hindu.org/] __(Hinduism)__

[|www.orthodox.net/links] __(Eastern Orthodox)__

http://greekorthodoxchurch.org/__ (Greek Orthodox)

__http://russia-in-us.com/Religion/Christianity/__ (Russian Orthodox)__

http://russianorthodox.org/index.html__ (Russian Orthodox)

__[|http://buddhanet.net]__ (Buddhism)

__http://buddhaweb.org/buddanet.net/__ (Buddhism)__

http://jewfaq.org/toc.htm__ (Judaism)

__http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html__ (Judaism)

[|http://islam-guide.com] (Islam)__

[|http://islamworld.net] __(Islam)__

[|http://daoism.net] __(Daoism/Taoism)__

http://daoistcenter.org/Daoism.html__ (Daoism/Taoism)

__http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/2365/__ Taoism & Confucianism

http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/Familiesofreligions.htm (holidays for many different religions & beliefs)

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/catholic_protestant.htm (comparison of Catholicism & Protestantism)