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Resources Related to Colonial America - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): 1600s (20), 1700s (36), colonial america (95), colonization (21)
In the Classroom
Use these resources as you prepare social studies lessons related to Colonial America. Each review includes technology integration ideas. This list includes resources for elementary and secondary students.American Civil War Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), civil war (141), lincoln (67), slavery (79)
In the Classroom
Help to deepen your students' understanding of Civil war times using this curated collection. Share these resources with your colleagues and students by emailing the page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter. Find resources to incorporate into your lessons.Resources Related to the Revolutionary War - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): american revolution (83), colonial america (95), colonization (21), washington (28)
In the Classroom
Use these resources as you prepare social studies lessons about the Revolutionary War. Each review includes technology integration ideas. This list includes resources for elementary and secondary students.Flight 93 National Memorial - National Park Service
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5 to 12In the Classroom
Include this site with your other September 11 resources to share with students. Use Padlet, reviewed here, to curate and share resources in one location. Additionally, Padlet includes a timeline feature. Enhance learning by asking students to construct a timeline of events leading up to and beyond the hijacking and subsequent crash of the airplane as a visual tool for understanding this chain of events concerning other attacks that took place on September 11. Include links to images, videos, newspaper articles, and more on the students' timeline. Extend learning using Google My Maps, reviewed here, to create a virtual map of September 11 events that provides a broader look at the different locations and outcomes of the terrorist attacks.World History Encyclopedia - World History Foundation
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6 to 12tag(s): china (83), climate change (100), colonial america (95), egypt (59), explorers (64), greeks (46), japan (64), maps (224), medieval (33), primary sources (118), religions (114), romans (52), slavery (79), vikings (10), women (154)
In the Classroom
This site is a must-have for any history teacher. First, bookmark the site for students to use as a multimedia encyclopedia and media resource. Then, include it with your other teaching resources to find engaging classroom lessons. Have students use the images on this site when creating presentations (using proper attribution, of course). Enhance student learning by having them use Genially, reviewed here, an excellent tool for students to use to create interactive and multimedia presentations. Have students add images to presentations, then create "hotspots" that link to outside resources such as videos, articles, or student-created texts.WisdomMaps - Terrence Monroe
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9 to 12tag(s): american revolution (83), asia (136), central america (26), ethics (21), greece (47), industrial revolution (22), north america (15), religions (114), renaissance (38), romans (52), south america (77)
In the Classroom
Share WisdomMaps with students as a blended learning activity by allowing students to explore a shared map before discussing ideas together as a class. Provide a collaborative FigJam, reviewed here, and ask students to add sticky notes with information discovered through their exploration. Consider either creating columns for information found and another for questions that need further exploration. Use the WisdomMaps found on this site as a model for students to create maps using MindMeister, reviewed here, that correlate with your current classroom curriculum.The Living New Deal - Dept of Geography, University of California Berkeley
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8 to 12tag(s): 1900s (72), great depression (30), new deal (5), roosevelt (15)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a resource to include lessons about the New Deal, the Great Depression, and America in the 1900s. As you introduce information about the New Deal, engage students and provide deeper understanding by creating an interactive timeline using Time Graphics Timeline Maker, reviewed here. This timeline creation tool has many features so you can include videos, images, links, and more. Enhance learning by taking a broader look at the New Deal, as shown on the site's timeline. Create groups for students to explore the periods before, during, and after the New Deal. Ask these groups to share presentations about what they learned using Genially, reviewed here. Use Genially features to create interactive presentations that include the timeline you created and add more detailed information on the focus of the period studied. As a final activity, extend learning by creating a series of podcasts that discuss the different aspects of the New Deal. Examples might include podcasts that explore the different portions of the timeline, a look at programs and their impact on bolstering the economy, and a look back from the current time to analyze lessons learned from this social program. Consider using a podcast tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here.Interdisciplinary Civics Education Lessons - United4SC
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6 to 12tag(s): branches of government (64), civil rights (219), constitution (99), democracy (24), diseases (66), elections (81), environment (251), ethics (21), media literacy (113), pilgrims (12), psychology (65), racism (83), slavery (79), supreme court (30)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this excellent resource for use throughout the year to engage students as they learn about various social studies topics. Luckily, this site includes a link to each of the videos that are shared on edpuzzle, reviewed here. Use these links to create and share video lessons with your students, including notes, quizzes, and comments extending learning. Use the included lesson plans as a starting point for your lessons, then ask students to extend learning by sharing information through various choices. For example, offer students options for creating a podcast teaching about one of the topics using Buzzsprout, reviewed here. Buzzsprout includes options to personalize podcasts, such as the ability to add links to show notes and the option to schedule episodes for release at specific times and dates; in addition offer Genially, reviewed here, where students can choose to create interactive presentations, images, infographics, charts, and anything else you can think of.Untold History - Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement
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5 to 12tag(s): democracy (24), great depression (30), medicine (57), presidents (136), speeches (23), sports (85), symbols (16), women (154)
In the Classroom
These short videos are perfect to use in many different classroom settings to engage students in various history topics. Share a video at the beginning of a lesson, then use FigJam, reviewed here to gather student's questions for further investigation of the concept. Extend learning by asking groups of students to go further in-depth to learn more about the content of the shared video. Have students share resources by creating a collection in Wakelet, reviewed here. Use Wakelet's templates as a starting point for student presentations. Enhance student learning by creating short video presentations based on a different unknown event in history. Use Renderforest, reviewed here, to create animated videos, or Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here, as a resource for easily creating video explanations.The Role of Women - Digital Inquiry Group
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8 to 12tag(s): 1900s (72), 20th century (62), comics and cartoons (56), politics (118), womens suffrage (52)
In the Classroom
Include this assessment as part of any American History lessons focused on the changing role of women and lessons about life in the early 1900s. Use the ideas found in this quick assessment with other political cartoons of the time. Running for Office - Cartoons Of Clifford K. Berryman, reviewed here, is a resource for finding additional cartoons from the early 20th century. After students spend time assessing the features that make up political cartoons, enhance learning and ask them to create their own cartoon using Comic Strip Templates from Canva, reviewed here. Extend learning by sharing student-created cartoons using Odyssey, reviewed here. Use Odyssey to share and compare the political feel of the time through stories told across the country.Evaluating Art as Historical Evidence - Digital Inquiry Group
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9 to 12tag(s): american revolution (83), art history (108), artists (87), assessment (146), china (83), civil rights (219), civil war (141), colonial america (95), comics and cartoons (56), declaration of independence (16), egypt (59), france (40), japan (64), mayans (32), mexico (46), native americans (116), nazis (8), thanksgiving (24), womens suffrage (52)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this list for use throughout the year with many different history lessons. Include these art activities to provide context and visual perspective to important events. Use a curation tool such as Padlet, reviewed here, to create an ongoing resource for students to use for review and as a guide for understanding history through a wider lens. For example, when using Padlet, choose the timeline feature and add a piece of art onto the timeline. Upload videos, text, and additional images to create an interactive timeline that tells a story through art. As a final project, ask students to share their learning using Sway, reviewed here to write a reflective piece on the use of art throughout any period in time. Have students include student work, images, links, maps, and more in Sway projects.Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons - Digital Inquiry Group
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9 to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), civil war (141), comics and cartoons (56), politics (118)
In the Classroom
Use cartoons to engage student learners and as a resource for providing deeper context to complicated issues such as Reconstruction. Upload images of each cartoon onto an interactive whiteboard tool such as Whiteboard Chat, reviewed here, that provides many tools for sharing and creating digital annotations. Upload each cartoon and add student comments and use drawing tools to draw attention to specific portions of cartoons. As a culminating project, ask students to create political cartoons representing different views of Reconstruction. Use Canva's Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, as a starting point for templates and ideas or have students create cartoons from a blank slide.Manifest Destiny - Digital Inquiry Group
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9 to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), native americans (116), westward expansion (40)
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Bookmark and save this site as a resource to include with American History lessons. Engage students in the optional learning activities through the use of technology tools such as IdeaBoardz, reviewed here. Use IdeaBoardz to create templates to accompany the discussion activities for students to list the similarities and differences between the textbook information and what is found in the primary documents. Enhance student understanding of the concepts by creating a visual timeline using eStory, reviewed here. Tools included with eStory offer the ability to use maps as a starting point to create paths and add links to tell the story of historical events. Extend learning further by asking students to create videos using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here with audio and templates, to share their responses to the final activity of evaluating the painting, "American Progress." Ask individual students or student groups to create a video sharing their ideas on the importance of this artwork and their judgement as to its representation of westward expansion in a good light.Brother Against Brother: Books to Help Teach Civil War - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): book lists (168), civil war (141), underground railroad (15)
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Create a list of suggested books for students using Padlet, reviewed here. Encourage students to add comments in short book reviews for other students to use as a resource. Enhance learning by incorporating books found on this list into your other resources to create a learning unit using Curipod, reviewed here. Use Curipod to add videos, articles, quizzes, and more to create engaging multimedia lessons.Reading Treks: The Distance Between Us - TeachersFirst
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5 to 9tag(s): hispanic (46), identity (37), immigrants (48), mexico (46)
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Take advantage of the many suggested classroom uses for this resource found on the Instructional Guide (PDF). After reading this book and completing the activities found in the Reading Trek, ask students to document their identity using a tool like Odyssey, reviewed here. Use Odyssey to create a map-based story that includes images, text, videos, and photos. Find more ideas for teaching identity at this Discover My Identity Lesson Plan, reviewed here.Reading Treks: Farewell to Manzanar - TeachersFirst
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6 to 12tag(s): japanese (56), virtual field trips (131), world war 2 (163)
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You and your students will enjoy and learn from the many suggested classroom uses for this resource found on the Instructional Guide (PDF). Consider using the historical information and primary sources from the book to have students create digital books sharing their knowledge of American symbols using Book Creator, reviewed here. Extend learning by asking students to use tools found at Knight Lab, reviewed here, to create timelines, maps, and interactive images sharing their understanding of the treatment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War.How the West Was Won: Using Literature to Enhance the Study of Westward Expansion - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): louisiana purchase (5), native americans (116), railroads (15), westward expansion (40)
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When teaching about the westward expansion, you and your students will enjoy and learn from this site's many resources and ideas. Check with your school's media specialist to see if your library, or the public library, contains the suggested books to share with students at a literacy center. Extend student learning using Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, and ask students to create infographics and timelines to share facts about this period of growth of the United States. Extend learning by asking students to create multimedia projects such as digital books created using Book Creator, reviewed here. Book Creator includes many tools for students to personalize projects by including video, images, audio recording, and text.Picking Up the Pieces: Exploring Reconstruction Through Literature - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): 1800s (75), civil war (141), lincoln (67), literature (221), slavery (79)
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Be sure to see all of the many ideas and activities shared on this site to engage students as they learn about Reconstruction. Organize and share resources with students using a curation tool such as Netboard, reviewed here. Netboard makes it easy to share links, documents, text, and more into one easily accessible location. Extend learning by asking students to share their knowledge using the tools found at Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here. Options include tools for creating videos, web pages, and graphics to demonstrate understanding of learning objectives.Core Knowledge - The Core Knowledge Foundation
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K to 8tag(s): commoncore (73), professional development (393), Teacher Utilities (202), worksheets (71)
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Save this site for use as an entire curriculum, or use the materials to supplement your current resources. Use the materials to differentiate learning activities for your students. Provide students additional support using content found at lower grade levels or challenge gifted students with materials from a higher grade level. Use Duck Soup, reviewed here, as an alternative to printed assignments and convert any page into an e-sheet gradable activity.A Whole New World: Using Books to Help Teach Students About Colonial America - TeachersFirst
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4 to 12tag(s): colonial america (95), colonization (21)