http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html   Conceptualizations, goals, assumptions, activities, lessons and tools of multicultural education.

www.ccph.com/   Let's Go Around the World is a fun and very informative global exploration site.

http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/aztec.html   An excellent site for anything at all to do with the Aztec world:  medicine, agriculture, religion, sacrifices, rulers, etc.  Also links to an excellent paper on Cortez, containing five of his letters.

www.greatbuildings.com/   Architecture around the world and across history, in an outline multimedia encyclopedia of world architecture, documenting 1,200 buildings and architects.        

http://school.newsweek.com/   A site designed to help teachers build bridges to real-world issues.  

www.50states.com/   State information resource links to state homepages, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees, etc.

www.timeforkids.com/TFK/   Just like TIME magazine, the news in TIME for Kids is completely up-to-date and comes from TIME's award-winning journalists and photographers around the world.

	U.S. House of Representatives
	U.S. Senate
	WWW Virtual Library: History

	The History Channel This Day in History
	Library of Congress
	MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
	Turabian-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
	National Archives and Records Administration
	NARA's Digital Classroom .

Aisle 903: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, Almanacs, concordances of general history

Texas State Electronic Library-Search by Subject

	U.S. Holocaust Museum
	Valley of the Shadow Civil War Page
	Colonial Williamsburg .

Aisle 905: Serial Publications of general history

U.S. Census Bureau .

 

	People's Century www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/   PBS's People's Century discusses the "History of the People," for the people, as told by the people who lived it.
	The History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html   The History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 teachers is a good resource for social studies on the Web.
	www.citypopulation.de   Site contains the principal cities, nations and agglomerations of the world, with tables and maps.
	Eyewitness History www.ibiscom.com/   Using personal letters and essays, Eyewitness History takes a look at major events in history from the perspectives of eyewitnesses.
	Online Historical Documents www.nara.gov/  This site gives teachers and students access to online historical documents.
	www.hyperhistory.com/   Navigates through 3,000 years of world history.
	The History Channel www.historychannel.com/   The History Channel online includes study guides, speeches, "This Day in History": and lots more.
	On This Day www.on-this-day.com   Daily historical facts and events, famous birthdays, world history and music history.
	Exploring Ancient World Cultures An overview of each ancient culture.
	From Revolution to Reconstruction An easy-to-read textbook covering American history from the colonial period to Ronald Regan.

                

	Geography and Travel
	The Virtual Tourist ,is a map-based directory of all the WWW servers in the world, operating in close association with W3C's Master Web Server Directory. If you want to know what is on the Web in the Philippines, this is the place to look!

 

	EarthWise Journeys EarthWise Journeys is dedicated to travelers who seek environmental awareness, adventure, personal growth, and discovery of our global community.
	Map collections http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html   Map collections from 1544 to 1996, organized according to seven major categories.
	ANTARCTICA http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/index.html   ANTARCTICA:  here is a live mission, complete with history of other exploration
	Geography resources www.internetgeography.co.uk/   Free geography resources including revision help, case studies, lesson plans and worksheets.
	Current global issues www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/   Provides information on current global issues, and also offers lesson plans, teaching modules, classroom activities and more.

U. S. Symbols

http://www.imagesoft.net/flags/flags1.html   National flags, anthems, and facts on both the U.S. and Canada.

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/   All about the bald eagle.

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/ChurchillRoadES/crs9899/1st/natsym/index.htm   A few symbols with descriptions created by elementary students (1st grade)

http://www.greatseal.com/   The United States Great Seal

http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html   All of the state symbols.

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html   Ben's guide to the government, has state and national symbols... very kid like.

Aisle 931 Ancient China to 420 A.D.

	Artof China Homepage/Scenery
	History Time Line for China
	Discovering the Great Wall
	Xi'an and the Silk Road .

Aisle 932 Egypt to 640 A.D.

Links to China and international related web sites

	Asia for Kids
	China Books and Periodicals
	CLAP-Chinese Learners Alternative Page
	Hong Kong in Transition
	Hong Kong Tourist Association
	Hyperchinese
	South China Morning Post
	Study Cell-Learn Chinese
	China Travel Service.

 Black Americans

Students' Take

Online Courses

http://www.thirteen.org/coursereg  Register now for our upcoming class beginning February 23! To learn more about this online course that focuses on the integration of the Internet into the classroom, check out the course overview at http://www.thirteen.org/coursereg. 

Best Lessons - "This Just In"

http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/origlessons/nile/index.html  Students examine the rich cultural contributions of Ancient Egypt by becoming investigative reporters of these ancient times! Along the way, students learn not only about this far away land, but they also about the major components of a news article.

"Black History Stamps"

http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/origlessons/stamps/index.html  Students take a look at the lives and contributions of African Americans who have been commemorated on U.S. Stamps. They explore the reasoning behind the choice of those featured, and investigate the historical and sociological environments that may have influenced these choices.

Concept to Classroom

http://www.thirteen.org/wnetschool/concept2class  "Interdisciplinary Learning in Your Classroom" is our latest dynamic endeavor. Participate in this free professional development workshop where you can examine the history of interdisciplinary learning, view examples of interdisciplinary learning in action, and engage in a seven-step process for designing an interdisciplinary unit.

Online Courses

 Native Americans

Cherokee

	Official Site of the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah Oklahoma - Federally Recognized
	see Cherokee
	History of the Cherokee
	Sequoyah by a 5th grader
	Sequoyah and his alphabet
	The Cherokee Trail of Tears - 1838-1839

Plains

	Plains Indians--The Overland Trail Links--Last updated 11-11-00
	PLAINS
	Untitled
	Horses and Plains Indians
	Paintings of American Plains Indians by Western Artist Karren Amaro
	The Plains Indians - 4th MOON
	NMNH Virtual Tour - Native Cultures
	Plains indians history

Kwakiutl

	Kwakiutl
	Encyclopedia.com - Results for Kwakiutl
	Kwakuitl Recipes
	Kwakiutl webquest
	Kwakiutl Masks

 

Navajo

	KAET - Images of Arizona and local indians
	NAVAJO INDIANS
	The Din'e (Navajo) People
	Kachina Dolls & Figurines

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General History of the United States

	American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
	American Memory- Historical Collections for the National Digital Library.
	Index of Resources for Historians
	New Deal Network: 1933+
	On-line History of the United StatesImperialism
	Social Sciences WWW Virtual Library
	United States History .
	Aisle 973.1- Period of discovery and exploration to 1607
	Aisle 973.2- Colonial period,1607-1775 Colonial Period           http://members.aol.com/PegFlint/unitstudy_colonies.html  This is an upper grades home school unit that has points assignments, etc. http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchmhles.htm  Making Mob Caps, a math lesson found through the Williamsburg site: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/laroyale.htm  Dancing from the period http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Colony.htm  A collaborative Thematic Unit: I'm using the recipes from this unit for making Butter, Hoe Cakes, Applesauce, Walnut Shell Ink, and Cranberry Ink. Library of Congress-American Memory-Collection Search A Hypertext on American History-From Colonial Period Until Modern Times .

American Revolution      

	A game  http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/game/index.html
	Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia www.ushistory.org/   American History with a focus on Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia.
	Arbuckle's Fort  http://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/fort.html    This virtual tour of an American Revolutionary War fort provides a fascinating trip back to the days when soldiers fought for our nation's independence. The site includes a history of the fort, a day-by-day account of the excavation, and a look at some of the artifacts recovered. This site provides a truly striking look the lives of the people who inhabited the fort more than 200 years ago.
	American Revolution Trivia game  http://www.usahistory.com/trivia/historical/hb.htm  A ton of links for teachers
	http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html
	Betsy Ross' House  http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flaghome.html
	American History Quiz  http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/?file=/citylink/usa/week11.html
	Revolutionary War - games  http://www.ushistory.org/march/games.htm

 

	LIBERTY! The American Revolution
	R2R
	The History Place - American Revolution
	Education World ® Great Sites For Teaching About The American Revolution

 

	Aisle 973.3- Revolution and confederation, 1775-1789
	Aisle 973.4- Constitutional period, 1789-1809
	Aisle 973.5- Early 19th century, 1809-1845
	Aisle 973.6- Middle19th century
	Aisle 973.7- Civil War, 1861-1865

    Civil War, 1861-1865             

	The Civil War
	Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust
	USCWC -- Index of Civil War Information available on the Internet
	http--www.archives.state.al.us-referenc-flags-index.html
	Abraham Lincoln

	Aisle 973.8- Later 19th century, 1865-1901
	Aisle 973.9- 20th century, 1901-2001 .

http://www.americanwest.com/   cool!

http://pittsford.monroe.edu/programs/instruction/socialstudies/thewest/gowest.htm   A WebQuest on Westward Movement

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/RockyRunMS/SocialStudies/westward.htm   ditto

http://www.d300.kane.k12.il.us/SchoolSites/les/leshome/Westward_Movement.html   bunch of stuff, elementary level

http://www.over-land.com/spotlite.html   extensive site

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/farmhouses/   virtual farmhouse of the west

http://www.proteacher.com/090023.shtml   teacher resource site

http://www.hc.cc.tx.us/library/histuwt.htm   tons of sites!!

http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/   resources on the gold rush

http://www.cantonschools.org/cbps/curriculum/oregontr.html   great site!

http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/clark/LMC/westward_movement_websites.htm     another great site!

http://www.ecb.org/tracks/mod7.htm   a lesson plan created by a teacher

http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/media/westwardmovement.html   Pictures from the movement

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