World History
The Imperial War Museum in London has an absolutely amazing site with resources that cover both World Wars and the Cold war. And the really cool thing is the way it is organized--historical notes which provide an overview of key events, personal stories from key events, teaching activities for formal lessons and based on primary sources, and source packs with primary sources relating to one historical event or period. If you are teaching this period, you should take a look it. My thanks to my colleague Jeff Feinstein for sending me this excellent site.
- 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...
- Smithonian Source - Resources For Teaching American History
Smithonian Source - Resources for Teaching American History. The site exclaims, "Find teacher-selected resources that allow you to peer over the historian's shoulder and share the excitement of discovery." Despite some annoying background music and...
- Wikinfo - Primary Source
Primary source. This is an encyclopedia article from Wikinfo which explains what a primary source is. From the site: A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the...
- Teaching Historical Thinking.
Teaching Historical Thinking. Students don't come to class ready to think about history. This paper examines ways that a teacher can teach historical thinking. From the site: Over the past decade, cognitive studies researcher Samuel Wineburg...
- Using Primary Sources On The Internet To Teach And Learn History.
Using Primary Sources on the Internet To Teach and Learn History. Primary sources are a good way to teach history. This paper gives some ideas for how to use the Internet to do this. From the site: The Internet enables teachers to enhance the teaching...
World History
The Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum in London has an absolutely amazing site with resources that cover both World Wars and the Cold war. And the really cool thing is the way it is organized--historical notes which provide an overview of key events, personal stories from key events, teaching activities for formal lessons and based on primary sources, and source packs with primary sources relating to one historical event or period. If you are teaching this period, you should take a look it. My thanks to my colleague Jeff Feinstein for sending me this excellent site.
- 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...
- Smithonian Source - Resources For Teaching American History
Smithonian Source - Resources for Teaching American History. The site exclaims, "Find teacher-selected resources that allow you to peer over the historian's shoulder and share the excitement of discovery." Despite some annoying background music and...
- Wikinfo - Primary Source
Primary source. This is an encyclopedia article from Wikinfo which explains what a primary source is. From the site: A primary historical source is any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first hand or was part of the...
- Teaching Historical Thinking.
Teaching Historical Thinking. Students don't come to class ready to think about history. This paper examines ways that a teacher can teach historical thinking. From the site: Over the past decade, cognitive studies researcher Samuel Wineburg...
- Using Primary Sources On The Internet To Teach And Learn History.
Using Primary Sources on the Internet To Teach and Learn History. Primary sources are a good way to teach history. This paper gives some ideas for how to use the Internet to do this. From the site: The Internet enables teachers to enhance the teaching...