World History
Many museums these days have excellent online presences. I particularly like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which has a great section on their site that's a timeline of art history. You can search by time period, region of the world, or even by thematic essay topic. Perhaps you're interested in teaching about Chinese Buddhist sculpture, or Byzantium. Sending your students to this site can give them a window into these cultures and many more.
- Soldiers Of Gloucestershire Museum
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum - Gloucester's museum portraying the history of regiments, the Glorious Glosters Regiment and theirs antecedents. Also features an online shop selling military books, and regimental souvenirs as well as genealogy...
- Smithsonian's History Explorer
Yet another great history site from the Smithsonian! The Smithsonian's History Explorer allows visitor's to discover the resources of the National Museum of American History. It includes artifacts, primary sources, and online tools for a variety...
- "how Euorpe Went To War In 1914"
The Imperial War Museum has a terrific essay with great images about the causes of World War I. The essay is more engaging than most textbooks and might make for a good reading assignment. Other stories include: "Five Things you Need to Know About...
- Acropolis Museum In Greece
Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...
- End Of The Year: Night At The Museum
There are some movies that work really well for history classes, and some that do not. After watching a Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum 2 this weekend, I put it in the category of works really well. I did not find really any discrepancies...
World History
Can't get to the museum? Bring the museum to your kids!
Many museums these days have excellent online presences. I particularly like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which has a great section on their site that's a timeline of art history. You can search by time period, region of the world, or even by thematic essay topic. Perhaps you're interested in teaching about Chinese Buddhist sculpture, or Byzantium. Sending your students to this site can give them a window into these cultures and many more.
- Soldiers Of Gloucestershire Museum
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum - Gloucester's museum portraying the history of regiments, the Glorious Glosters Regiment and theirs antecedents. Also features an online shop selling military books, and regimental souvenirs as well as genealogy...
- Smithsonian's History Explorer
Yet another great history site from the Smithsonian! The Smithsonian's History Explorer allows visitor's to discover the resources of the National Museum of American History. It includes artifacts, primary sources, and online tools for a variety...
- "how Euorpe Went To War In 1914"
The Imperial War Museum has a terrific essay with great images about the causes of World War I. The essay is more engaging than most textbooks and might make for a good reading assignment. Other stories include: "Five Things you Need to Know About...
- Acropolis Museum In Greece
Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...
- End Of The Year: Night At The Museum
There are some movies that work really well for history classes, and some that do not. After watching a Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum 2 this weekend, I put it in the category of works really well. I did not find really any discrepancies...