A bibliographical collection of web sites I have found
helpful in lesson planning.
Quick Navigation:
History Channel—www.historychannel.com
The history channel provides a wealth of
useful information, in an ease to access manner. The site allows one to find as
much or as little detail as one needs. As a down side, the site is very
commercial
History of Music— www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/history.html
This site contains music from many time
periods. I used it as part of my webquest on 60’s protest songs. Although it
does not house the most complete collection of war protest songs, it contains
some outstanding civil rights movement songs including Latino protest songs of
the era. As an extra bonus, many of the lyrics to the song can be found on
site.
History Teacher.net—www.historyteacher.net
Providing links to national newspapers and
other credible sources, this is an excellent resource. Unlike many other sites
I have tried with a similar theme, it doesn’t appear that one would have to
carefully scrutinize each link before using it.
Library of Congress,
Prints and Photos Index— www.loc.gov/rr/print/
The library of congress online is a great
resource on its own. Yet I am especially fond of this collection, since photo
analysis is one of my favorite activities. From the Great Depression, to the
Civil War, the library of Congress has it all. It may require providing
students more instruction as to how to get what they need, but the effort is
well worth it.
PBS Online—www.pbs.org
There is an "American
Experience" or a Ken Burns documentary, and consequently accompanying web
pieces, on just about any topic on can think of in history. PBS provides an
excellent source to supplement the videos, as the sites usually provide
documents referenced to in the program and provide additional details.
Colonial
A wide variety of links covering
everything form military history to everyday life in the colonies. A great
resource to use in the class that provides lots of information in one place.
The Colonial Music Institute—www.colonialmusic.org
I had the opportunity to make good use of
this site when I gave a presentation for my Fine Arts class. The site not only
tells of the role of music and dance in the colonies, but also provides dance
lessons (an amusing hands-on history activity)
World War I: Trenches on the Web— www.worldwar1.com
Everything one could possibly need to know
about the war can probably be found on this site, including maps, documents and
historical accounts. Perhaps this source could be used as a starting point for
a webquest.
The New Deal Network—http://newdeal.feri.org
Original documents abound on this site if
you have the patience to search for them. Finding exactly what you want may be
tricky at times, but it is there if you have time to search for it.
Vietnam War Internet Project-www.vwip.org/vwiphome.html
This site is a wealth of knowledge. In
addition to providing an overview of the war, this site provides students
additional links to other
The Vietnam War: Past
and Present— www.tappendin.org/info/teachers/vietnam.htm
This site is primarily a springboard to
other useful sites. It is user friendly for a student-oriented discovery
lesson. Unfortunately, not all of the links work well
American Experience:
War Letters—www.pbs.org/wbgn/amex/warletters.index.html
As with most PBS sites, this site is very
user friendly. It contains a few Vietnam War letters, to which students wrote
responses as though they were the person to whom the letter is addressed.
Music with Meaning— www.hippy.com/php/article.php?sid=4
This site specifically focuses on the
protest music of the sixties and was used as part of my webquest. There is a
nice article about the function of music during the Vietnam Era. It provides
students with names of songs and musicians to help them brainstorm a few
directions to search in. Although links to musician sites are provided, there
are very few lyrics to be found on the site.
Fallen Timbers
Battlefield: Archeological Project at
The battle of Fallen Timbers has been
described as an extension of the American Revolution on the Ohio Frontier.
Usually it is mentioned in a single paragraph that includes the Treaty of
Greenville. I would contend that this battle was more significant than a single
paragraph implies (that is my soapbox anyway). In recent years, archeological
research has concluded that the battle did not take place where historians had
previously thought, creating uproar as the real battlefield was nearly turned
into a mall parking lot. So check out this site, the most complete site on the
battle and recent archeological findings.