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Elie Weisel - First Person Singular - PBS
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): holocaust (42), jews (33), nazis (8), world war 2 (160)
In the Classroom
This site is a very moving resource for covering WWII and the Jewish Holocaust. Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered in the teaching guide on this site. US and World history teachers will appreciate this one.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Panda Central - San Diego Zoo
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (295), china (81), endangered species (27), species (16)
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Both elementary and secondary teachers will find this one useful.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dictionary of Units of Measurement - Russ Rowlett, University of North Carolina
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): measurement (123)
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Celebrating Yom Kippur - Katherine Neer - howstuffworks
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4 to 12tag(s): holidays (187), yom kippur (15)
In the Classroom
Include this site as a resource as you study religious traditions and celebrations of different cultures. Consider using Read Ahead, reviewed here, to share this information with students. Next, ask students to compare religious traditions in different cultures. Create a comparison/contrast "map" to promote cross-cultural understanding. Replace paper and pencil by using a free online tool such as bubbl.us, reviewed here. Student groups can make their own maps or work together as a class on interactive whiteboard. Another idea would be to have students create a holidays and celebrations wiki using TWiki, reviewed here, with different groups explaining events in different cultures. Or try writing children's books to promote cross-cultural understanding. Make the books interactive using an online tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrating Rosh Hashanah - Julia Layton - howstuffworks
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): holidays (187)
In the Classroom
Include this site as a resource as you study religious traditions and celebrations of different cultures. Have students create a holidays and celebrations wiki using TWiki, reviewed here, with different groups explaining events in different cultures. Or try writing children's books to promote cross-cultural understanding. Make the books interactive using an online tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Islamic Arts - Islamic Arts and Architecture Organization
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): crafts (62), middle east (50)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an introduction to this unit or as review. This site would be a great resource for a classroom studying Islamic culture and history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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GeographyIQ
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): demographics (13), maps (218), population (51)
In the Classroom
This site would be great in a geography or World History classroom, helping students review for a final assessment. Have students "plan" a trip to some of the places/times studied in your class. Have them maintain a budget with their trip, and use this site to help students translate their financial dealings to have it all make sense. This is a great way to get students thinking about the mechanics of travel, as well as a great way to review the geography of the places being studied - both culturally and physically.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Galileo's Battle for the Heavens - PBS/Nova
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): galileo (6), gravity (43), moon (72), renaissance (38), solar system (108)
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A teachers' guide is in the works, but was unavailable at the time of this review.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela - PBS Frontline
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (147), biographies (94), Nelson Mandela (7), racism (79), south africa (13)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered for ideas on how to integrate this site into your classroom! This would be a great resource for almost any Social Studies teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Aneki.com- Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
This quickly addicting site would be great in a Math classroom studying statistics OR in a World History class doing the same. Students can focus one one angle of a ratings list, or can look at a specific country and see how they rank across the spectrum. This could be used in a Government or World History classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adventure Learning Foundation
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
There are lesson plans and links for each expedition.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Who2
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): biographies (94)
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Use this site as a starting point for students working on research projects about a famous historical character. Though the bios are brief, they offer some solid information that could help students in the beginning phases of their research.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Berlin Wall - The Newseum
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): china (81), cold war (30), egypt (56), german (49), germany (28), iran (8), politics (118)
In the Classroom
Teachers should plan on spending ample time previewing the site before using it in class. Initially view the video as a class and have a discussion. You might want to use a backchannel tool like GoSoapBox, reviewed here, for the discussion. The advantage of a backchannel chat is that every student has a voice, no matter how shy. Have small groups choose which of the extension activities they would like to investigate. Allow students to create a final project other than an essay to share their findings and present to the class. Suggest something like an online poster using Genial.ly, reviewed here, or a simple infographic using Snappa, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NPR Middle East Transcripts - National Public Radio
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
The entire NPR news feed is also available at this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Muslims - PBS
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): religions (95)
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This content could be useful in social studies or world cultures classes, whether you use the film or not.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Origami Learning Center
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): japan (57), origami (15), paper folding (3)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an supplement to the book "One Thousand Paper Cranes." After the students have completed the book, use some class time to allow students to create their own cranes in class. Introduce the site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to explore it further in cooperative learning groups. Once students have created a crane, encourage them to try more complicated shapes and figures! This is a great way to lead into a conversation on the significance of origami and why it was so important in the book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Council on Foreign Relations
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): terrorism (41)
In the Classroom
Open this site on the interactive whiteboard or projector during a unit on modern politics. This link specifically focuses on Terrorism, but there is abundant information on other subjects that can be accessed by simply clicking on the other subject headings. Select an article and share it with the class. Once students have read the article, begin a class discussion based on their reaction and opinions. Teachers could also assign students articles, and have them report their findings to the class the next day as a news report.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Newspapers in the US
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): news (229), newspapers (92)
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This is a huge collection of links. Although they try to keep them updated, there will probably be some that will not load. The good thing is that there are many alternatives!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MidEast Backgrounder - CNNFyi
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): arab (12), israel (14), middle east (50), salem (5)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plan on this site guiding teachers on successful ways to use this site in their classroom. This site can also be used as a learning center or station during a unit on one or more of the conflicts in the Middle East. Save this site as a favorite on classroom computers to allow for easy student access and retrieval. Have students research further on the site one of the specific conflicts with the intentions of presenting their results to the class. Have students use a tool such as Zeemaps, reviewed here. Zeemaps allows students to create audio recordings AND choose a location (on a map) where the story takes place. Students can retell the events of the conflict in a way that visually corresponds with their descriptions. This would be a great resource for a Government or Cultural Geography class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wrapped in Pride - Kente Cloth - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (147), african american (111), cross cultural understanding (172), holidays (187), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Use this activity Kente Cloth Lesson Plan for Kids in your own classroom during a unit on African culture. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to guide the classroom on how and when to wear Kente cloth. Students can do this with their own cloth, just so long as they are still grasping the significance of the real thing. This would be a fun activity during a class period that's devoted to presentations & the like.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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