History Resources
Unfortunately, Google discontinued their Timeline search (much to the dismay of many teachers!) however you can used the advanced search to limit time periods (as well as search for media, .pdfs, .docs, etc.). Enter your search term into Google, then click on the cog > Advanced Search to enter your terms. I also found this while looking around: http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/
- Finding Dulcinea: http://www.findingdulcinea.com
- http://madefromhistory.com/ - multimedia resources for WWI, WWII, Civil Rights and a blog on other topics
- http://landmark-project.com/ - check out the links under their Library of Links menu
- Free Lectures through video: http://www.khanacademy.org/
- Short how-to videos at the educational site, Next Vista
- http://www.pptpalooza.net/ - lots and lots of PowerPoint presentations for different periods in history
- http://www.gohistorygo.com/ - essential questions, nice conversational style, embedded multimedia
Primary Sources and Research
- Using Primary Sources on the Web: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm
- American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library [http://memory.loc.gov/]
- Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm]
- BBC - World Wars In Depth
- BBC - Interactive Site for WWI - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww1
- EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents [http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/]
- First World War.com
- Gallica: Digital Library of the National Library of France [http://gallica.bnf.fr/]
- Gallipoli the First Day: Brilliant Interactive Resource outlining the Gallipoli Campaign of WW1
- History Engine: http://historyengine.richmond.edu/pages/home
- Historical Thinking Matters: http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/
- Making of America: 19th c. books and magazines [http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/]
- Veterans List of WW2 Sites. Hundreds of further options to explore.
- WW2: The people's War Loads of interactive content on World War 2 from a specifically British perspective.
- The Library of Congress has historical documents, photos, art, maps, video, and more.
- The National Archives and Records Administration - U.S. history resources. Check out the Resources for National History Day Research page for advice on searching the archive.
- George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media has Web sites with U.S. and world history resources including sites that teach students to use primary sources.
- PBS
- Digital History has a chronological overview of American history as well as current related topics.
- FindingDulcinea’s On This Day series - important events in history. It also offers various guides and acts as a reliable web portal.
- Yale Law School’s Avalon Project database of documents from ancient history to the present time.
- HistoryNet indexes 5,000 articles including American History, Military History, Wild West and World War II.
- The Country Studies/Area Handbook Series provides the history of more than 110 countries. It was created by U.S. Department of the Army and printed by the Library of Congress
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law contains research pages on history's famous trials, dating back to the trial of Socrates 399 B.C. and includes primary documents.
- http://www.lsu.edu/faculty/cshindo/leh/assets/TAH05/WW2%20Home%20Front.htm
- World Digital Library: http://www.wdl.org/en/
- Time Machine: http://yttm.tv/ - click on year for original videos etc.
- The Great War http://www.infosites.net/general/the-great-war/
- The Great War http://www.wtj.com/wars/greatwar/
- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/
- United Nations Home page http://www.un.org/
- NATO Home page http://www.nato.int/
Canadian History
- Canada's History http://www.canadashistory.ca/Education/Webinars.aspx
- The Canadian Great War Home Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ww1can/
- Canada in WW1 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
- Canadian History Time Line http://web.securenet.net/members/chastie/Hisintro.html
- The Dominion Institute http://www.dominion.ca
- Hellfire Corner _ Great War Web Pages, Tom Morgan’s Somme Diary, Canadian Tom Arnott - Soldier 214384, France and Flanders http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/welcome.htm
- Canada in the war: photos and documents about the war machine http://www.warmuseum.ca
Over the Top: http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/games/overtop/index_e.shtml - Jack Turner’s War http://collections.ic.gc.ca/turner/
- National Archives of Canada - Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I http://www.archives.ca/index.html
- Robert Lindsay Mackay’s First World War Diary http://www.finsysgp.com/macbob/RLM_Diary.html
- Trenches on the Web http://www.worldwar1.com/
- Veterans Affairs Canada http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/
- World War I http://www.worldwar1.com
- Canadian War Museum http://www.civilization.ca/cwm
- War Poets http://www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Lost Poets
- Canadian Museum of Civilization http://www.civilization.ca/
- Canadian Parliamentary Channel http://www.cpac.ca
- History of African Canadians http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/Multi_history/Blacks/Blacks_TOC.html
- Indigenous Education Network (OISE/UT) – links to other important sites http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/IEN/ienpage.html
- National Archives of Canada http://www.archives
- National Library of Canada www.nlc-bnc.ca/
- Royal Ontario Museum http://www.rom.on.ca
- Stats Canada http://www.statcan.ca
- Women in Canadian History http://library.usask.ca/herstory/herstory.html
- CBC Archives: http://archives.cbc.ca/
- Canada Online: http://canadaonline.about.com/
Sources of Images
- http://www.slate.com/features/2013/08/histomapwider.jpg - wonderful map of the history of the world! Very large.
- Library of Congress American Memory Collection
- National Park Service
- NY State Archives
- People and Places of the World
- Smithsonian Images
- http://www.picturehistory.com/ - historical images, good for primary resources
- 100 Awesome History Blogs
- Digital History
- National Archives: Digital Vaults
- Teachnology: Social Studies LPs
- Historical Maps (Educational Technology Clearinghouse)
- Primary Sources from National Archives and design own interactive activities: http://docsteach.org/activities
Quizzes
To Categorize
American History Lessons lessons that use primary sources developed by local teachers
http://historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/
National Archives gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students
American Memory from the Library of Congress catalogs maps, manuscripts, movies, photos and more
Not for Ourselves Alone: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony- classroom activities, articles, historic documents, and web links
EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History
National Museum of American History- Smithsonian's History Explorer is a Web site being developed by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning American history.
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience- This exhibit was created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. For each migration there are background resources, images, articles, maps and detailed lesson plans. Flash is required.
The Avalon Project- A good source for Primary Sources.
The New York Times Teacher Connections- offers lesson plans and educational news
Animated Atlas - Traces the growth of the United States
C-Span Classroom
Holocaust Movie Clips produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology
It's No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons from Library of Congress
Historical Maps from Perry-Castaneda Library
Remembering Pearl Harbor from the National Geographic website