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4 to 12
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African American Studies Web Guide - University of Chicago
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
If looking for new materials or resources for a unit adding multicultural perspectives OR black history month, be sure to check out some of the links on this site! Just make sure to save it as a favorite, allowing for easier retrieval later on. Whatever theme students are learning about or researching they can enhance their learning by blogging about their understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration. Alternatively, they could modify their learning by creating an interactive, multimedia poster using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938 - University of Virginia
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
Play the audio portions of this site over the interactive whiteboard or with external computer speakers) to help students understand the reality of living as a slave in the Antebellum South. There is also a transcript teachers could print out to assist students who have trouble discerning the words or need to be guided. This would be a great resource for a US history class studying the lead up the the Civil War.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Africans in America - PBS
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6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
There are brief lesson plans which tie directly to the series, as well as limited links to other resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The African American Mosaic - Library of Congress.
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
Use the primary documents on this site to introduce the Slave trade AND the importance of analyzing primary sources in history. Print out 5-6 of the primary sources on this site assigning student groups one of the sources. Have groups analyze and interpret the content of their source with the intentions of presenting their results to the class briefly through a speech. After all the groups have presented their findings, each group will send one representative to the front of the class where students will defend their piece by its validity and reliability. Survivor style, the class will vote off documents in rounds until one piece is left standing - the most valid and reliable. An interesting way to combo both content and historical thinking skills in one class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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African American History Timeline - Western Michigan University
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
Create small groups of students. From the menu on the left, click African American History. Under Browse Our Online Encyclopedia assign one of the Entries About...(People, Places, etc.) to each small group. Ask students to choose on topic per student in the group from their Entries About. After reading their encyclopedia entry and taking notes with an online tool like Simplenote, reviewed here, have them share the info they learned with their small group. Tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Simple note allows you to access and update across all devices. If you have the time, you could then mix the groups up and have them share what they learned with the new group, thus giving students a little more knowledge about a huge topic: African American History.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Diversity Employers - Black Collegiate Services, Inc.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111)
In the Classroom
A good resource for teachers to make selections for classroom TV specials, art work and topic ideas.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Presidents: John F Kennedy - Miller Center - University of Virginia
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1960s (26), kennedy (20), presidents (135)
In the Classroom
View video clips with your class on your interactive whiteboard. Share a link with students for use on any project relating to United States presidents or John F Kennedy. Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore the site independently or in small groups. Enhance learning by having students choose one speech and create a simple infographic sharing their findings about its themes using Venngage reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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65 History X Feeds (formerly Twitter) - Glenn Wiebe
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): congress (40), history day (39), social media (48), social networking (61), twitter (13)
In the Classroom
Create a classroom X (formerlyTwitter) account and choose feeds to follow that relate to classroom studies. Assign different students to follow the feed each week to summarize and review. Challenge students to find other X (Twitter) feeds to follow. Have students create an X (formerly Twitter) account as a historical figure as part of research projects. Looking for more ways to use X (Twitter) in the classroom? Read more about X (Twitter) from TeachersFirst's Twitter for Teachers page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Introduce this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector and try the activities as a whole class. Or have small groups rotate to a whiteboard and manipulate the activities together. Put a link to the activities on your class website and let students use as a center. Use the quizzes as a pretest to see what students already know. When you have finished studying the unit have students retake the quiz to see how much they learned. Print out the provided activities and use for homework or to provide extension activities for more advanced students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BridgeURL - BridgeURL
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Create a simple link with this free resource. No sign up is required for use. Use the sliders in the two sections to navigate between the links. Hover the mouse over sections to see the 'Next' or 'Previous' link. Click on the box icon on the top of the slider to open the link in a new page. Use BridgeURL for anytime that many links need to be shared such as for projects, research, or webquests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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