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History Breakout Template - Genially
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6 to 12
Unlock the keys to history with gamified activities and escape rooms that you can personalize using Genially, reviewed here. Customizable content...more
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Unlock the keys to history with gamified activities and escape rooms that you can personalize using Genially, reviewed here. Customizable content includes options to add audio, video, multimedia, text, and interactive images. Begin by choosing the "Use this template" link to add the thirty-two-slide template to your Genially dashboard. Add information to each slide following the information provided to guide students through four missions. Invite students to join a live presentation using their devices or work together as a class using a live presentation on your whiteboard.
tag(s): digital escapes (15), game based learning (205), gamification (83), mysteries (23)
In the Classroom
Create interactive escape rooms to introduce history lessons, review for upcoming quizzes and tests, or as an engaging homework activity. As you create your history breakout, use Genially's AI features to generate questions, remove image backgrounds, and create images. Find free images to use with your breakout activity by browsing through resources available on TeachersFirst Special Topics Page for Free Image Resources, reviewed here.Short History Of... - Paul McGann and John Hopkins
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6 to 12Short History Of... is a weekly podcast that takes listeners back in time to learn the stories behind historical events. Hear about diverse topics like Elvis Presley's rise from a ...more
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Short History Of... is a weekly podcast that takes listeners back in time to learn the stories behind historical events. Hear about diverse topics like Elvis Presley's rise from a working-class truck driver to one of the best-selling music artists of all time and the cultural and economic factors leading to the French Revolution of the late 18th century. Each podcast runs about an hour long and is available on most podcast streaming sites.
tag(s): africa (148), american revolution (82), artists (84), authors (107), churchill (8), colonial america (95), colonization (21), d day (11), dickens (10), dinosaurs (43), disasters (37), diseases (66), england (50), explorers (64), great depression (30), greece (47), india (32), industrial revolution (22), korea (21), lincoln (66), listening (93), martin luther king (45), native americans (108), olympics (45), pearl harbor (14), podcasts (108), presidents (135), pyramids (21), renaissance (38), rome (37), roosevelt (15), rosa parks (9), russia (36), shakespeare (99), st patricks day (12), underground railroad (15), vietnam (38), westward expansion (39), womens suffrage (52), world war 2 (161), wright brothers (16)
In the Classroom
Add this podcast to supplement your current list of history resources. Organize and share resources with students using Wakelet, reviewed here or Padlet, reviewed here. Wakelet and Padlet offer tools that make it easy for students to collaborate and share information. Enhance learning by sharing a podcast as an introduction to a new unit and asking students to discuss what they learn. Consider using Project Zero's Thinking Routine Toolbox, Padlet, reviewed here to encourage student understanding and develop critical thinking skills. For example, the Step-in, Step-out, And step-back routine can help students view people and events from different perspectives. Extend student learning by asking them to develop a script and share a podcast as a final assessment of your unit using a free tool such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here or Spotify for Podcastors, reviewed here.World History 2 - Crash Course
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6 to 12Crash Course World History is a free digital tool that includes thirty world history videos. This series includes videos on rethinking civilization, drought and famine, Congo and Africa's...more
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Crash Course World History is a free digital tool that includes thirty world history videos. This series includes videos on rethinking civilization, drought and famine, Congo and Africa's World War, nonviolence and peace movements, democracy, authoritarian capitalism, and China. The videos range from twelve to fourteen minutes. This site uses YouTube and has commercials before each video. This is part 2 of a two-part series of videos. This site uses YouTube and has commercials before each video.
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tag(s): africa (148), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
After watching the video series, students can pick a historical period that they would like to time-travel to and explain why. They can debate which period of world history had the most impact. Use an online debate tool such as Kialo Edu reviewed here.World History - Crash Course
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6 to 12Crash Course World History is a free digital tool that contains forty-two world history videos. This series includes videos on the Agricultural Revolution, The Indus Valley Civilization,...more
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Crash Course World History is a free digital tool that contains forty-two world history videos. This series includes videos on the Agricultural Revolution, The Indus Valley Civilization, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Rome, The Fall of Rome, the Renaissance, capitalism and socialism, globalization, and World War 1. The videos range from ten to fourteen minutes. This is part 1 of a two-part series of videos. This site uses YouTube and has commercials before each video.
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tag(s): agriculture (49), renaissance (38), world war 1 (77)
In the Classroom
After watching the video series, the students can pick a historical period they would like to time-travel to and explain why. Students can debate which period of world history was the most impactful. Create a virtual bulletin board for an online debate using Padlet, reviewed here. Turn on the commenting features so students can comment on other students' posts.Theater & Drama - Crash Course
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4 to 12Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and...more
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Theater and Drama, from Crash Course, offers a collection of YouTube videos related to many famous (and not-so-famous) dramas. Find video titles, such as Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson, The Spanish Golden Age, Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes, among many others. The videos include a short paragraph describing the content; some also have lesson stems. What a great collection for secondary English teachers or anyone looking for short videos related to Shakespeare and the history of drama. Be aware - some of the videos include short advertisements before they begin. As these videos are hosted on YouTube, if your school does not allow YouTube, this site would not work well for you. There is an option on the site to download the video to view off of YouTube.
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tag(s): acting (19), plays (32), shakespeare (99)
In the Classroom
Share the Shakespeare videos during a unit on The Bard - or even to recognize his birthday! These videos would be ideal to use for flipped or blended learning. Have students view the videos at home and then use a tool such as Magic School, reviewed here to create instant questions to review the video and use for a quick entrance ticket at the start of the next class.Magic Anime Portraits - Waifu Labs
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4 to 12In four easy steps, use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate anime images. Choose a character, select a color palette, fine-tune details such as facial expressions and background,...more
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In four easy steps, use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate anime images. Choose a character, select a color palette, fine-tune details such as facial expressions and background, and finish by choosing a favorite pose. If desired, give your character a name before downloading the image in PNG format from the link provided.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (55), images (263), stories and storytelling (58)
In the Classroom
Use anime to engage students in many topics by creating anime-style images with this resource. Spark creativity in writing projects by creating and displaying portraits with several moods, then ask students to create a story that accompanies the featured images. Share the images with students and ask them to include them on their story document created using Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Extend learning by allowing students to include anime images as part of comic strip stories created using a comic creation tool like ToonyTool, reviewed here. Create comics that tell the steps and outcomes of science experiments, describe Japanese landmarks, or retell folk tales. It's a good idea to require students to create a rough draft of their comic using Printable Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here. When using AI-generation tools, always provide guidance on using resources ethically, creatively, and responsibly.History Maps - Nono Umasy
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7 to 12HistoryMaps provides an extensive collection of historical maps that span a wide range of periods and geographic locations, from ancient civilizations to modern-day nations. Easily...more
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HistoryMaps provides an extensive collection of historical maps that span a wide range of periods and geographic locations, from ancient civilizations to modern-day nations. Easily navigate and search for specific maps based on various criteria, such as region, period, and theme. The maps are also presented in high resolution, allowing for a detailed examination of each map's cartographic features and historical context. HistoryMaps also provides valuable educational resources, including articles on the history of cartography and tutorials on how to read and interpret historical maps. These resources are a great way to deepen one's understanding of maps' role in shaping history. In addition, information is available in several languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, and more.
tag(s): american revolution (82), china (81), civil war (139), explorers (64), japan (56), maps (220), medieval (32), religions (95), russia (36), south america (47), timelines (56), vietnam (38), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Share these maps and information on your whiteboard during classroom discussions as a visual tool for students to understand the geographic location of events and use it to provide context for relationships between different events. As students study history, ask them to create interactive timelines using Timeline JS, reviewed here, which includes images, videos, and documents to detail events. Extend learning by asking groups of students to create presentations using different multimedia tools to provide an overall understanding of the content. For example, ask one group to create a timeline and another to create an interactive map using Zeemaps, reviewed here, and have another group use Adobe Express Free Video Maker, reviewed here, to create a video presentation.Felt - Interactive Map Creator - felt.com
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K to 12Felt is a free map creator that makes it easy for anyone to create and work with maps. Under the Use Cases tab on the top right, you'll find Education ...more
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Felt is a free map creator that makes it easy for anyone to create and work with maps. Under the Use Cases tab on the top right, you'll find Education with ideas for teaching with Felt. Easily share your maps with others by sharing a link or embedding them in another tool. Felt's simple toolbar makes it easy to map data or routes and add notes, links, or images. Pinning locations, adding notes, coloring specific areas, clipping out any location to emphasize, and adding layers to your maps allows you to map just about anything you could imagine! You must be at least thirteen years old to create a free account to create maps. This site is currently in a public beta version.
tag(s): map skills (63), maps (220)
In the Classroom
Visualizing data and creating maps just became easier for teachers and students. Help your students understand current events worldwide by creating a map and embedding it on your classroom website or learning management system. For example, use maps in science to track migration patterns, explore climates, or map weather events. Teachers of students aged 13+ years can have students create and edit maps in real-time from anywhere. Build upon your student's knowledge by adding layers to your maps to show new information. Teachers of younger students can create maps for student viewing to map a story or show animal habitats.Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12Georgia Virtual Learning is the online education headquarters for the Georgia Department of Education and offers over 100 virtual courses for middle and high school students. Choose...more
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Georgia Virtual Learning is the online education headquarters for the Georgia Department of Education and offers over 100 virtual courses for middle and high school students. Choose from studies in all core content areas and the fine arts and world languages. An additional option features courses in CTAE/Electives. These offerings include classes in finance, computer science, fitness, and more. After selecting a course to view, use the module to proceed through the contents. Each module includes an introduction featuring essential questions and interactive content and concludes with final assessments and a module test.
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In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Open-Ended Social Studies - Thomas Kenning
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6 to 12Open-Ended Social Studies is an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook designed to foster critical and historical thinking skills through interactive content. Find resources related...more
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Open-Ended Social Studies is an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook designed to foster critical and historical thinking skills through interactive content. Find resources related to the United States and World History in many ways: browse lessons by concept, country, films, travel writing, or search the library of lessons by keyword. The lessons are designed to be used by students and include many hyperlinks, images, and videos that support the included content. In addition to the teaching materials, this site contains a beneficial blog with content that supports the site's philosophy, which is to teach students through a broader world lens.
tag(s): 1600s (20), 1700s (36), 1800s (75), 20th century (62), american revolution (82), civil war (139), colonial america (95), colonization (21), gettysburg (15), gettysburg address (12), native americans (108), OER (43), washington (28), westward expansion (39)
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This site is an excellent addition to any middle or high school social studies curriculum. Bookmark this site to include with your other lesson resources. Use individual lessons to supplement your lessons through a new viewpoint since many of the tasks encourage students to think of history through the eyes of a traveler. Each lesson begins with a series of focus questions to keep in mind throughout the article. Engage students in learning and provide support for focusing on important information using Read Ahead, reviewed here. This handy tool lets you transform any text into a guided reading activity that highlights critical components of the text. As students collaborate on learning activities, enhance learning by using Notejoy, reviewed here, as a collaborative note-taking tool. Ask students to add the preview questions listed before the lesson and any other focus points, then share ideas and responses in Notejoy throughout the reading and discussions of the content. As a final learning extension, ask students to use Open-Ended Social Studies as a model for telling history through the eyes of a storyteller or from the perspective of one location. Use Vizzio, reviewed here, to create interactive timelines using animated maps. Include text descriptions, images, and videos as part of your interactive timelines.
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World History Encyclopedia - World History Foundation
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6 to 12The World History Encyclopedia takes encyclopedias to the next level through the addition of media, timelines, teaching materials, and much more. Use the keyword search to find specific...more
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The World History Encyclopedia takes encyclopedias to the next level through the addition of media, timelines, teaching materials, and much more. Use the keyword search to find specific information or select the index to find content in alphabetical order or by region or date. Explore interactive maps of prehistoric sites, the Roman Empire, and more. This encyclopedia also shares many downloadable lessons and curated collections. Finally, don't forget to visit the media library to find images, videos, 3D images, and audio recordings.
tag(s): china (81), climate change (99), colonial america (95), egypt (56), explorers (64), greeks (46), japan (56), maps (220), medieval (32), primary sources (117), religions (95), romans (52), slavery (79), vikings (10), women (151)
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.
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WisdomMaps - Terrence Monroe
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9 to 12WisdomMaps uses the power of MindMeister, reviewed here, to provide a collection of over 50 interactive learning map sets. Select any map from the...more
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WisdomMaps uses the power of MindMeister, reviewed here, to provide a collection of over 50 interactive learning map sets. Select any map from the list to open and explore concepts and information related to the activity. Key to the concept of WisdomMaps is the ability for you to view information through exploration of the different ideas and concepts offered. Topics include history and ethical topics from around the world and across different times.
tag(s): american revolution (82), asia (116), central america (20), ethics (21), greece (47), industrial revolution (22), north america (15), religions (95), renaissance (38), romans (52), south america (47)
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.Reading Treks: Farewell to Manzanar - TeachersFirst
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6 to 12Let TeachersFirst Reading Treks be your guide to a virtual field trip based upon the novel Farewell to Manzanar. Based upon real events, the author tells the story of her ...more
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Let TeachersFirst Reading Treks be your guide to a virtual field trip based upon the novel Farewell to Manzanar. Based upon real events, the author tells the story of her family who lost their home simply because they were Japanese-Americans during the Second World War. Use our robust Instructional Guide and the accompanying Google Map with students in grades 6-12. Content correlates to Common Core Standards, ISTE Student Standards, National Core Arts Standards for Visual Arts, and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Find the entire selection of Reading Treks here.
tag(s): japanese (47), virtual field trips (128), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
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.
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World History for Us All - Public History Iniative, Department of History, UCLA
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7 to 12World History for Us All is a free curriculum for middle and high schools that offers history as a single story instead of unconnected stories of various civilizations. The teaching...more
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World History for Us All is a free curriculum for middle and high schools that offers history as a single story instead of unconnected stories of various civilizations. The teaching units are divided into nine significant eras and include history, geography, and time and a look at the past and future. Each unit addresses the same three essential questions that offer the opportunity to explore history through a focus on the bigger picture. Select the link to any unit to see an overview of the content and download the unit in a PDF or DocX format. All materials correlate to state and national standards.
tag(s): africa (148), asia (116), cold war (30), environment (252), europe (84), greeks (46), industrial revolution (22), migration (45), north america (15), population (51), religions (95), south america (47), world war 1 (77), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use in whole as your history curriculum or use parts of lessons to supplement your current instruction. Collaborate with your peers to modify and adjust information in these units to suit your needs. If using Microsoft Word, share your document with peers and add highlights and comments as you adjust the unit. If using the PDF version, use the tools found at SmallPDF, reviewed here, to annotate, merge with your current materials, or convert to another format. As you use this curriculum to view the world from a global perspective, use Google Earth, reviewed here, to create a collaborative project by adding markers to areas around the world to create virtual tours of historic events told through the lens of different locations and perspectives.
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Uprooted! An American Story - California Museum
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4 to 10This distance learning lesson uses four oral history videos of persons that lived through incarceration camps to teach the story of discrimination toward Japanese Americans during WWII....more
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This distance learning lesson uses four oral history videos of persons that lived through incarceration camps to teach the story of discrimination toward Japanese Americans during WWII. The content is correlated to Common Core Standards and California Content Area Connections. A set of discussion questions accompanies each of the videos in the first portion of the lesson. During the second activity, students dig deeper into the symbolism and feelings evoked from watching the videos. The California Museum also provides a playlist of videos to accompany these activities, learn more about them here. The videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (173), difficult conversations (57), japanese (47), oral history (13), world war 2 (161)
In the Classroom
Use the videos and lesson activities included on this site as part of any unit on discrimination, WWII, and American History. Engage students in learning as you start your unit using IdeaBoardz, reviewed here. Ask students to add sticky notes or text to a prompt that asks them what they understand about discrimination or events during WWII. Instead of providing a worksheet for students to respond to the questions included in this activity, use edpuzzle, reviewed here, to add questions and discussion activities within each video. Extend learning further by asking students to create blog posts using Edublogs, reviewed here, to discuss discrimination against the Japanese during WWII and reflect upon how that impacts Japanese Americans in current times.
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Useful Charts YouTube Channel - Matt Baker
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7 to 12Each week, Useful Charts adds a new video that explores history through family tree charts. Follow along to find out who would be King of France today if still ruled ...more
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Each week, Useful Charts adds a new video that explores history through family tree charts. Follow along to find out who would be King of France today if still ruled by a monarchy or travel further back in time to explore Chinese emperors' lineage. Select the Playlists to find several different compilations of videos, including several royal family trees. The videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, then they may not be viewable.
tag(s): asia (116), china (81), egypt (56), europe (84), famous people (19), france (41), germany (28), politics (118), presidents (135), romans (52)
In the Classroom
Include links to videos found on this channel to help students understand the complicated family trees found throughout history. After watching the videos, ask students to use an organizational tool such as Genially, reviewed here, to diagram family trees for American Presidents, European Royalty, Asian Dynasties, or other ruling families. When finished, use a timeline creator such as Vizzio, reviewed here, and find the "layered timeline" to view information in chronological order that includes additional information such as text, images, and primary documents.Resources on Racism and Discrimination - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As educators, it's our duty to teach our students to respect people of all races, genders, orientations, and cultures, both in our classroom and in the outside world. Racism, sexism,...more
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As educators, it's our duty to teach our students to respect people of all races, genders, orientations, and cultures, both in our classroom and in the outside world. Racism, sexism, and orientation discrimination can be difficult topics to broach in the classroom but are essential to discuss as students find their voices and form their understanding of the world. In this collection, we share resources about combatting racism, lesson plans about the human cost of discrimination, and additional activities to spark meaningful discussion and encourage students at all grade levels to treat all people with respect.
tag(s): black history (133), empathy (34), racism (79)
In the Classroom
Find resources to educate yourself and your students about various topics related to racism and discrimination. This collection includes lesson plans and interactives too. Share these resources with your colleagues and families.Google Arts and Culture - Google
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6 to 12This unique collaboration between Google and many of the world's most respected art museums enables viewers to discover the museum's thousand of artworks in extraordinary detail. All...more
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This unique collaboration between Google and many of the world's most respected art museums enables viewers to discover the museum's thousand of artworks in extraordinary detail. All content pertaining to individual artworks was provided by the museums. Visit over 2,000 museums without leaving home through the lens of Google Arts & Culture's presentations. Explore the studios of famous artists, take tours of historical cities through virtual trips, or use the search bar to find the categories for "selfie" (then take a selfie to find a piece of art that looks like you). Use the menu (the three lines at the top-left of your screen) to choose from the different collections, themes, and experiments. Collections include resources to learn about art, music, and drama through many different options. Other choices include searches by artists, historical events, and art movements. You won't want to leave the profusion of engaging content at this site!
tag(s): art history (102), artists (84), museums (52), virtual field trips (128)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students and allow them time to explore on their own. Encourage students to find and share interesting art and activities with their peers. Use Padlet, reviewed here, as a collaborative tool for students to share items from this site. Ask them to include a link to a favorite portion, then add a comment on why they found it interesting. Include information from Arts & Culture when studying historical events to provide interest and perspective on that period. Have students use a map storytelling tool such as Google My Maps, reviewed here, to add information found on this site and others to tell the story of art around the world throughout history.Images of Early Maps - Tony Campbell
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6 to 12Images of Early Maps is a curation of links to free maps found on the Internet organized by continent and themes. Select a link to go to the list of ...more
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Images of Early Maps is a curation of links to free maps found on the Internet organized by continent and themes. Select a link to go to the list of map links that includes a short description of the map features and time period. Pay attention to the bolded words; these indicate links to high resolution and large collections of maps.
tag(s): maps (220)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a resource for you and your students to find maps from different periods around the world. Share maps with students using a bookmarking tool such as Raindrop.io, reviewed here. Links to maps found through this site are perfect for use when creating a historical timeline. Have students include links using eStory, reviewed here, to tell the story of a state, country, or important changes over time.Art History Teaching Resources - Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR)
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8 to 12This site is a collaborative resource for curating and sharing art history teaching content. Begin with the Lesson Plans to find ideas divided into three broad themes, each with several...more
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This site is a collaborative resource for curating and sharing art history teaching content. Begin with the Lesson Plans to find ideas divided into three broad themes, each with several subtopics. Each lesson includes background information, ideas for content, and suggestions for after-class activities. Visit the Resources section of the website to find information for AP Art History, book suggestions, podcast ideas, and much more. Art and History's e-journal provides articles and a forum for educators to share and learn about teaching art history.
tag(s): 1600s (20), 1700s (36), 1800s (75), 1900s (72), 20th century (62), architecture (75), art history (102), artists (84), china (81), greece (47), medieval (32), photography (130), renaissance (38), romans (52)