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Archaeology Creative Applications Diversity Sources Electronic Texts, Books and Zines Genealogy General Guides Geography/Economics Government/Politics General History Sources Some Non-Western History Sites Western Europe/Russia Some American History Sources Humanities/Art K-12 Resources Kids and Students Parents Leisure/Fun/Health News and Current Events Media Literacy Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Research and Critical Thinking Web Stuff Resources For Writers

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Archaeology

Biographies
Information on the lives of significant anthropologists written by anthropology students and give overviews of the careers and contributions to the field.
Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology

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Creative Applications
Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
MSF-USA: Visit a Refugee Camp
A curriculum developed by Doctors Without Borders/M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF) to accompany an educational outdoor exhibit A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City, appearing in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles in the fall of 2000. 39 million people worldwide live as refugees or as internally displaced people (IDPs). "The curriculum is divided into 8 units that encourage students to think about a variety of issues that affect the lives of refugees: how refugee camps are set up; how food, water and sanitation are handled in the camps; how disease is prevented in such crowded, unsanitary settings; the tensions tha can arise between refugees and local populations; and finally how it feels to be a refugee." Visitors have the option of downloading single lessons or a single large PFD file .

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Diversity Sources
American West : Multicultural Perspectives
Ethnicity of Students and Staff in Wisconsin Public Schools, 1974-1975
Featuring information on the ethnic background of students, professional and non-professional staffs in Wisconsin public schools, 1974-1975.
ethnicdb
Network of Educators on the Americas/Teaching for Change Multicultural Resources
Selected African American Artists at the National Gallery of Art
American Identity
"This material aims to sensitize students to issues of cultural identity and to enhance their knowledge of the historical and political circumstances underlying differing attitudes about ethnicity, heritage, and identity in the United States." Four lessons were on display when I visited: Immigration and the United States: Who are We, Images of America, Contemporary Art from Bicultural Perspectives, Bicultural Portraits andTransnational Identities
Barahona Center for Study of Books in Spanish
�del Coraz�n!
Art by Latino artists from the National Museum of American Art.
Browse the Modern English Collection -- Electronic Text Center
A Celebration of Women Writers
Urbanity Home Page
PBS TeacherSource - Social Studies
See the feature on HOMELAND, which tells the story of four Native American families on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. "Surrounded by poverty, substandard housing, alcoholism and health problems, these Lakota Sioux families teach each other about honoring the Lakota tradition, sharing within tribal communities and peaceful co-existence with the earth. They demonstrate how their strong spirituality has survived, despite over 100 years of strife and broken treaties with the United States government." The program is scheduled to air on Thursday, November 16, 2000 (10-11:00 pm) The companion site provides more information about the families featured in the film and was showing four lessons:
"LESSON ONE: Healing A critical examination of the recorded history of the United States in its relationship with the Sioux Nation. For grades 6-12.
LESSON TWO: Addressing Housing Needs A look at how to address the needs of a distressed society through an exploration of housing and homelessness. For grades 8-12.
LESSON THREE: Getting at the Truth In order to answer the question of who should take responsibility for history, student will look at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and debate the pros and cons of such an approach for the United States. For grades 9-12.
LESSON FOUR: Saying You're Sorry Looking at Australia's Sorry Day, students will discuss apologies, exploring what they mean and examining how the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has handled Native Americans throughout history. For grades 6-12."
Welcome to the Rosebud Reservation... Take a Tour with Little Sioux
Native American Documents Project
p i n e r i d g e
A Study and Timeline of the Lakota Nation

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Electronic Texts, Books and Zines
Adobe Free eBooks
Can't beat this price...
ePaper� Center
Prairie Fire Magazine

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Genealogy
civilwarfamilyhistory.com
Ancient Faces - Welcome to AncientFaces.com
Family historians can upload photographs and documents to create a free webpage that preserves their family heritage displays their genealogical research.

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General Guides
iwebquest.com: Discover the Joy of Learning
Unesco sources
OFCN's Academy Curricular Exchange - Social Studies
OFCN's Academy Curriculum Exchange
Scientific American: November 2000

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Geography/Economics
Cultures and Environments
The University of Chicago - The Center for Population Economics
Americas Weather - complete online weather

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Government/Politics
The American Promise - Home Page
CongressLink
CongressLink Lesson Plan:
CongressLink Lesson Plan: Eulogy and Obituary as Historical Evidence
IDEA: Voter Turnout from 1945 to 1998 - A Global Report on Political Participation
Voter turnout figures for national presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945 are presented country by country, (click on the maps) using both the number of registered voters and voting age population as indicators.
Civics and Citizenship Study Program: YOU THE PEOPLE, Inc.
Argument Transcripts
Provides transcripts of oral arguments within 10-15 days after the transcripts are complete. The main content features transcripts for the cases argued during October Term 2000 until the term is completed September 30, 2001.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: Homepage
Scientific American: By the Numbers: Voter Turnout: November 2000
United States Government Lesson Plans by George Cassutto
frontline: real justice
Middle/High School Tuesday, November 14, 2000 (10-11:30 pm) "Take a look behind the scenes in the Boston District Attorney's office, and witness the offers, counteroffers, deals, and compromises that keep cases moving through our crowded courts. Part one takes viewers inside District Court, where overworked and underfunded prosecutors and public defenders shuttle between different cases and different courts in a seemingly endless attempt to keep the wheels of justice turning."
Electoral College-Home Page
FileAmerica.com
Providing free and easy access to official government services.

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General History Sources
The History Guide -- Main
Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions: Home Page
EyeWitness - History Through The Eyes Of Those Who Lived It
Offering "Promised Land" (1912), Private Shook (1918), Air Mail Mechanics (1924), Benefit Checks (1934).
The History of Chocolate
Museum of History
historyforkids!
Middle school teacher should find this site very useful, especially when the links to teacher guides become active. One of my objections to the site is the placement of "active links" on the pages that lead to "under construction" pages. This is essentially a waste of time. Leave the link inactive and place a "Under construction" icon near it... The other objection to the site is more basic. Content is focused on a study of Oriental and Western Asian civilizations as they provide the foundations for Greece and Rome (and on to Medieval). The histories of China, Africa, Pre-European, India and Japan are not provided. The site content was written for middle school students by experienced university professors and "..is entirely funded by your buying the books and other materials.. recommend."
Whose History Is It Anyway?
"This set of 3 lesson plans uses concepts of contemporary performance art, as well as contrasting points of view, to teach history. It requires students to evaluate the struggle for civil rights in the United States from the perspectives of Native Americans, European Americans, African Americans, and Americans from other parts of the world (for instance, Asian Americans)."

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Some Non-Western History Sites
Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
Australian History Links
Links to Resources on the Middle Eastern and Judaica
Islamic Texts and Resources
MetaPage
al-bawaba directory
NM's Creative Impulse..Mesopotamia
AncientMexico.com, a concise educational resource on mesoamerican art, history, and archeology
Images from Imperial India
Smithsonian Highlights
Exploratorium Magazine Online: "The Evolution of Languages"
National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway
Offering a collection of "...early maps from the Federation period, papers from the various Federation movements and conferences of the 19th Century, photos and ephemera relating to Federation as well as information on the recent debates on Australia's constitutional future."

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Western Europe/Russia
Athena Review 1,3: First Voyage of Columbus
Spitfire MKVB Restoration
The Book of Kells
The NIXNET Medieval Homepage
Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval European Geography Quiz
Welcome to Moscow : Old Russian Art
Russian Icons Main Page
Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links, Page 1 (courtesy of MEDEA, THE MUSICAL)
Anne Frank Diary Reference
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War - Guided tour
How to make a toga!
VILLA IVLILLA: the Toga
Roma
ThinkQuest site. TOC: Founding of Rome, Alban/Etruscan Rome, The Empire, Architecture, Administration, Arts/Literature, Important Neighbors, Food, The Republic, The Fall of Rome, The Military, City Design, Roman Society, Religion, Timeline
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Chateau de Versailles
Public Record Office | Virtual Museum |
Treasures and landmark documents from the past 1000 years of British history under the topics of Famous Names, Crime & Punishment, War & Defence and Kings & Queens.
Bayeux Tapestry
Lexicon of Greek Personal Names

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Some American History Sources
The Bisbee, Arizona Deportation of 1917, University of Arizona Library
University of Arizona Library Web Exhibits
This is some page! In addition to the Bisbee exhibit (The Bisbee Deportation of 1917) that this link takes you to, see other Library Web Exhibit Page for links to: La Cadena Que No Se Corta / The Unbroken Chain: The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican-American Community, Cuentos de Nuestros Padres: Tucson's Hispanic Community, Desert Documentry: The Spanish Years, 1767-1821, David K. Udall, For Love of Ruth: A Celebration of English and American Literature from the Ruth Goodhue Chasteney Memorial Gift, A Heritage of Loving Service: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Tucson, Heart of the Southwest: A Selective Bibliography of Novels, Stories and Tales Laid in Arizona and New Mexico & Adjacent Lands, Hooves and Rails: A History of the Tucson, Street Railway 1897 - 1906, In The Steps of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage, Jesse Addison Udall (1893-1980), Just Memories by Roy P. Drachman The Leona G. and David A. Bloom, Southwest Jewish Archives, Levi Stewart Udall, 1891-1960, Military Aircraft Nose Art : An American Tradition, Mission Churches of the Sonoran Desert, Morris K. Udall -- A Lifetime of Service to Arizona and the United States, Maps of the Pimer�a: Early Cartography of the Southwest, The Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, The Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage, Sabino Canyon: Our Desert Oasis, Southern Arizona Folk Arts, Southwestern Wonderland, Stewart Lee Udall: Advocate for the Planet Earth, Tubac Through Four Centuries : An Historical Resume and Analysis, Tucson's Ronstadt Family, University of Arizona Photographic History, USS Arizona - "that terrible day" War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946
Bethlehem Digital History Project
Offering key elements of the Bethlehem community from 1741 through 1844. "It is the aim of this project to encourage broad or specialized exploration of local, regional and national history "
American West : Multicultural Perspectives
NINETEENTH CENTURY U.S.
A Revolutionary WEBQUEST - Main Page
W. A. Pugsley, Early Canadian Maps / Cartes Anciennes du Canada
Sign Up Form
Discover The Music.com: Welcome!: Teaching History Through Music
"Discover The Music was created in an effort to give Teachers the knowledge, the direction, and the materials needed to integrate music into their American History classrooms." The site currently has seven lessons online: Keep on Pushing (Popular Music and the Civil Rights Movement), The Vietnam War (A Popular Music Approach), Rockin' the World (Rock and Roll and Social Protest in 20th Century America), Historical Revisionism (Re-examining the Old South South), The Bill of Rights is a Rockin', You Don�t Know What You�ve Got (The Changing American Landscape). I looked at the lesson on music and civil rights and most classroom will not have the music resources required for the unit (although the lyrics to songs used in the lesson are available on the site). This might be a great opportunity to enlist the help of the Music Department at your school and ask students to research and locate the songs that are suggested in the unit. I think you might be surprised at the knowledge and technical skills of some students in locating and downloading music, converting the files to MP3 format and "burning" the music on a CD. There is no reason why an interested teams of students couldn't do the research and preparation for a classroom exercise using parts or all of the lessons. Best to get such presentations on videotape, as you may want to use parts of the presentations for "processing" or for examples for future classes.
The Franklin Trail Homepage
Hall of Presidents
National Portrait Gallery
EXPLORE THE AMAZING WORLD OF EARLY AMERICA
- Archiving Early America through the Media of the Day -- newspapers, maps, magazines and writings
Fort Henry
Early Alaska History
The Center for American History
Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered
The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon Collection
Samples from a collection of over 8,000 items documenting the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Robert Runyon (1881-1968) provides a photo record of the history and development of South Texas and the border, including the Mexican Revolution, the U.S. military presence prior to and during World War I.
Farewell, Bright Soul
"The story told from beyond the grave - literally. Hear about the lives (and deaths!) of the Puritans from the gravestones "
Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery
Recollecting the Presidents
"This month's cover story features the new exhibition at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition is the first to honor the Chief Executive, and it's just in time for the November ballot boxes."
The Bozeman Trail
History of the Vietnam War
A Nation in Mourning
"In this lesson, students will first reflect on what the deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette mean to them. They will then work to compose and read aloud "found poems" from The Times' coverage of the burial and memorial services for these three young people that will express what their deaths mean to us as a nation. Finally, students will interview members of older generations about how this event impacts them."
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
Jacobs, Harriet: Incidents in the life of a slave girl
I WAS A SLAVE
"Amazing WPA slave narratives in separate books by subjects! American slavery in the African American slaves' own words including their photographs."
North by South
1997/98 -- Charleston, South Carolina and Harlem, 1998/99 -- Mississippi Delta and Chicago, 1999/2000 -- Birmingham, Alabama and Pittburgh
Fly Away - The Great Migration
His 102 Introduction
UNITED STATES HISTORY 1815 TO 1920
Canadian Subject Headings on the Web - HOME PAGE
NOVA Online | Hitler's Lost Sub
To air November 14, 2000. "The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the coast of New Jersey. Here's what you'll find online " TOC: Tour U-869, Sole Survivor, Hazards of Diving Deep, 400 Years of Subs, Map of Lost U-Boats, Fire a Torpedo, Resources, Teacher's Guide, Transcript.
American Experience | Return With Honor
With a Teacher's Guide
To air Monday, November 13, 2000. For Middle/High School

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Humanities/Art
Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Museum-Quality Art on the Internet
Try a click on the "Top 30" for starters... Each artist listed has a special page, with text, a sample and links to many of the art museums that display the artist's works.
Howard University Libraries - American Art from the Howard University Collection
How to read a Painting
"As a result of this learning episode, students will be able to follow a structured method of critiquing an art work to discover its substance and meaning."
A. Pintura: Art Detective
echo music centered journal
Harry Potter Teaching Resources
welcome to the "new" @rtroom!
CARTS: Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
VKP | lobby
The site "...pairs artist-instructors with high school educators and their students to explore new ways of integrating contemporary art with core high school curricula."
Web Gallery of Art
Digital reproductions (over 7,300) of European paintings and sculptures created between the years 1150 and 1750..." Many feature comments and biographies of the artists and guided tours designed to make it easier to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different artworks and artists included in the collection.
Bulfinch's Mythology, 'The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes'
Literature and Life: The Givens Collection
Explores a style in the visual arts and architecture that developed in Europe and North America at the end of the nineteenth century. See sections on the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, where Art Nouveau was established, the sources that influenced the style and its development in Europe and North America. In addition, the site provides background on the planning and construction of the exhibition at the National Gallery, including the intellectual framework that guided the selection of objects and the design of the galleries, photo essays on the technical skill of the craftspeople who design and build the exhibition spaces, a time-lapse movie that compresses three months of exhibition construction into a ten-second slide show and a production trivia section on little-known facts about the Art Nouveau installation.
Printmakers A-Z
Ellis Wilson -- So Much To Paint
wilson.jpg "Discover the work of Kentucky-born Ellis Wilson, an early twentieth century black painter who used color, shape and form to bring the everyday life of black people to light, elevating their struggles to the level of art. This companion site to the documentary from Kentucky Educational Television offers a gallery of his paintings, a biography of the artist, a timeline of his life, historical background on African-American Art and Culture and more. "
Breaking Racial Barriers

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K-12 Resources
Media Swarm | Blake High School
Here is a "professional" looking page from a High School! Must have some media program.... The television department airs a live morning news program to give students and staff all the day's news.
Welcome to the National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform
Globefield Academy
By taking students on virtual field trips (treks) to other countries, Globefield Academy assists students in learning about history, geography, language, science & nature, the arts, food & culture, and sports.
Standard Deviants TV
All Academic: An academic search engine and index
Offering "...a searchable database of scholarly articles and a browseable list of alphabetized links to online journals all available at no charge on the Web."
Information Today, Inc.
For the library & information user & professional, but very useful for all K-12 folks.
Intranet Professional
Provides "... a newsletter created for libraries and research centers that need to plan for, design, and implement intranet technologies and knowledge management practices. Articles are written to be easily understood by non-technical library managers/directors, yet contain sufficient technical detail to satisfy the needs of systems and technical staff."
INFORMATION TODAY: THE NEWSPAPER FOR USERS AND PRODUCERS OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES
MyClass.net
Offers a free service for teachers to set up their own web sites, with discussion boards, class announcements, homework assignments and class email.
e-Tutor, Inc. E m p o w e r i n g�� C l a s s r o o m s... E n r i c h i n g�� M i n d s
Pics4Learning - Lesson Plans
"Each lesson idea includes objectives, materials needed, a step-by-step process, online and print resources, and enriching extension lessons with a variety of useful and creative templates."
PuppetTime, Inc.
Macintosh users can download PuppetTime Producer. Characters, props, and stages are available in an online Puppet catalog.
European Treasury Browser - European Schoolnet
FreeTeachingAids.com from Educators Progress Service, Inc.
TheSolutionSite.com--K-12 thematic units with lesson plans
National Teachers Hall of Fame
FNO
See the current issue.
HPC Page - Web-based Education Commission
Web site for the Commission-appointed by President Clinton to establish a policy roadmap to "...help education and policy officials at the local, state, and national levels better address the critical �digital age� challenges brought about by the Internet and other emerging technologies."

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Kids and Students
Miss Maggie's Earth Adventures
PBS TeacherSource - This Month - October 2000: Good Citizens
The UnWritten
"Working with one photo at a time, this quest will show you how to research, write, and save your photo-stories. A photo-story can be as simple as an informative caption, poem or short story, or as complete as a biography. It can include portions of a diary, notes, or a log... Through old photos you can discover personal connections to world history along with fascinating love, horror, and mystery stories that link the past into your life. Participating in this quest will help you have a better understanding of who you are by exploring your past."
CNNfyi.com - Student Bureau
National Gallery of Art NGAkids splash page
Access America for Students - Intro
You can skip the fancy flash page and go directly to the Index.
Thinkquest: M.I.P.
Etiquette in the nineteenth century, in business and etiquette for teens.
nickjr.com -- Play-to-Learn with Blue's Clues, Dora, Little Bill, Franklin, Maisy and More!

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Parents
Father's World
A Community For Men Who Value Fathering And Their Families.
Generationslive.com Homepage

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Leisure/Fun/Health

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News and Current Events
How to find AP news stories
CNNfyi.com - Teacher Edition Mainpage
Power Reporting:
Newspapers - Radio - TV - Media Links - Home Pages
Witness to an Execution
RealAudio descriptions, with details...Best to preview. even for mature students.
NationalIssues.com
The Associated Press Photo Archive
An electronic library containing the AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from the print and negative library.
Interstate Online
A journal of international political affairs at the University of Wales.
CRAYON
CNNfyi.com - Student Bureau
startribune.com
The Wire - Breaking News from the Associated Press
Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations

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Media Literacy
Life Magazine - 2000 Alfred Eisenstaedt Photography Awards
The History of the Book in Canada Project (HBIC) - Le Projet de l'histoire du livre et de l'imprim� au Canada
MultiMedia Schools Magazine
A Simple Book Repair Manual
EarthStation1.com
The Internet's Original Multimedia Museum - The History of the Media Age in MP3 and Wav Audio, with Photos and Video Images.
Ad*Access
A database information and images of over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955, with a focus on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
Welcome to 'Reaching Out: The Evolution Of Communication'
A web site about the development of verbal and non-verbal communication through human history, from prehistoric cave drawings and hieroglyphics to semaphore, telegraph, telephone, radio, and television and advanced computer and satellite systems.
How are Hollywood Films Made
Graphic Witness
A site dedicated to social commentary through graphic imagery by artists from the turn of the 20th Century to the present.
UCLA Center for Communication Policy - Internet Reprot
The Center produced a comprehensive study of the sweeping changes produced by the Internet and "...how computers, information technology and their users are shaping and changing society."
Life Magazine - 2000 Alfred Eisenstaedt Photography Awards
Film-Philosophy
I Want My NTV!
On television violence and what can do stop violence on TV.

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Resources For Writers
LitSite Home Page
A Web magazine devoted to literary arts and literacy throughout Alaska and a gathering place for readers and writers of all ages to share their writing and reading experiences Best first stop is the Contents page.

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Religion, Ethics and Philosophy
PhilosophySearch.com - Philosophy Resources on the World Wide Web
Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Religion Research
al-bawaba directory
Utopia: The Search for the Ideal Society in the Western World
Exhibits Collection -- Medical Ethics
"Choose one of our real-life scenarios--living with cancer, understanding cloning or handling headaches--and take part in the medical ethics decision making process."
Judaism 101: Table of Contents
"By Reason of Religious Training and Belief..."
Hartford Institute for Religion Research