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US Geography Map Game    A great challenge for students - could be used as extra credit!

GLOBAL SCHOOL HOUSE - VIDEO CONFERENCING AND MORE!

Books in History - History Reading Lists   This is the history booklist you have been looking for! :  History titles are arranged chronologically to make it easy for you to find good, fun books to correlate with any time period, ranging from elementary to high school reading levels

Home Grown:  Models of Excellence in Teacher- Designed Social Studies Websites (Social Education, Volume 68, Number 7, November/December 2004)

    Ms. LeBeau's Home Page: "All About Writing", "Social Studies Links", "Cool Links for Kids"

    Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport:  study guides, lesson plans, HW assignments, tests

    Mr. D's WebsiteUS History teacher, class policies, note taking hints, creative activities and projects

    Mr. Dziubek's Virtual Classroom:  US Government and Advanced Placement US and               comparative government

    Ms. Raff's History Classroom:  tireless US and World history teacher

    Mr. Diaz's Home Page:  bilingual site to help students find sources of information for project

Intro to Primary Sources:   Includes lesson on how to use primary sources in your classroom.  A very valuable source used by many teachers!

ECONOMICS LINK:  Includes lessons and basic information about teaching and learning about economics

Fun Social Studies  Everything to do with social studies in a child friendly environment, with age appropriate links.  Includes "Homework Help", "Teacher's Resources" and "Virtual Tours"

Gilder Lehrman Institute Not only will you find valuable primary source documents but also excellent opportunities for free teacher seminars all over the country!

TRULY GREAT site for all US Classes

"While Shirley Pedersen and I (Joe Pastva) were trying to find primary sources ... a site that is loaded with great stuff for any class covering U.S. history. It has audio, visual, and print primary sources broken down by decades from the Antebellum period up to the 9/11 attacks, and is extremely easy to navigate ..."

Eyewitness Accounts of Events in History  Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Journeys West  What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?

Immigration Resources  This feature presentation links educators to primary sources from the Library of Congress' online collections. These Web resources can make history come alive for students!

Huntington Archive of Buddhist & Related Art  Online Expeditions, Projects, Digital Databases

Picturing Modern America:  1880 - 1920 Historical Thinking Exercises for Middle and High School Students - Practice Doing History the Way Historians Do.

Indian Boarding Schools: Civilizing the Native Spirit In the late 1800s, the United States supported an educational experiment that the government hoped would change the traditions and customs of American Indians. Special boarding schools were created in locations all over the United States with the purpose of "civilizing" American Indian youth . Thousands of Native American children were sent far from their homes to live in these schools and learn the ways of white culture. Many struggled with loneliness and fear away from their tribal homes and familiar customs.  Some lost their lives to the influenza, tuberculosis, and measles outbreaks that spread quickly through the schools. Others thrived despite the hardships, formed lifelong friendships, and preserved their Indian identities.

Through photographs, letters, reports, interviews, and other primary documents, students explore the forced acculturation of American Indians through government-run boarding schools.

Papers of John Jay  Image database and indexing tool comprised of thousands of pages scanned from photocopies of original documents gathered by the John Jay publication project staff at Columbia University.

Electoral College Flashcards  Created by C-SPAN students will enjoy getting "hands on" with these "cards" that show the states and their assigned number of electors and compliment the Electoral College Map.

Free Homework Help  Q and A NJ is designed to provide fast answers to your questions, using information found on the Internet and in proprietary databases funded by libraries.  In most cases, Q and A NJ Librarians will provide an answer online in 15 minutes or less!  If your question involves lengthy research, we'll get you started and/or provide a referral for you or your question.

PowerPoint in the Classroom:  A tutorial

Hyper History Online HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps.

World History Timeline This is a timeline of important events in astronomical history. Some events which are not specifically astronomical in nature are listed to give historical perspective as to what was happening in those times.  Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Levels.

High School Hub  Homework Help - Subject Guides - Reference Tools - College Prep Resource

Martin Luther King Jr.  Research and Education institute from Stanford University.

The Great Wall of China  National Geographic Photographs

Printable Maps

Interactive Maps  Learn United States and World geography with Maps that Teach. Free interactive maps to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments.

US and World Geography - Maps That Teach

The Bill of Rights Institute

The Library of Congress

The History Channel

History Matters  Digital Blackboard, Reference Desk, Talking History, Syllabus Central, Students as Historians, Secrets of Great History Teachers, Puzzled by the Past

Electronic New Jersey Digital History from Rutgers University Special Collections - using primary sources to teach New Jersey History.

Thomas - Guide to Current Legislation

Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism

Article:  Students using the Internet for research

Worksheet Generator

A & E Biography

The History Place:  Timelines, photos, and quotes

Noodle Tools  Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list that complies with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. NoodleBib takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list for import into Word.

Unlike expensive "you're on your own" bibliographic software, cost-effective NoodleBib guides you through data entry for every citation. Our team offers personal assistance via e-mail at no additional cost.

Civil Rights Movement

US Civil War

Great Depression and the New Deal

Korean War

World History on the Web

World War I

World War II

African Culture and History

Latin American History

Economic Education  Provides instructional materials and tools to increase teachers' and students' understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and personal finances. Resources include publications and videos, online learning and links to Federal Reserve System and other economic education web sites.

We Are Living History: Reflections of a New York City Social Studies Teacher

The Trauma of Terrorism: Helping Children Cope

Bangladesh

Nevada Indians

How to write a Lesson Plan

America's Story from America's Library

New Jersey History's Mysteries

New Jersey History:  Prehistoric to the Present

New Jersey Professional Education Port

Harriet Tubman & William Still Underground RR Walk Across New Jersey

Political Cartoon Index from Daryl Cagle

Laptop Learning Challenge

Laptop Lesson Plans for Elementary School

Aerial Views- Virtually Fly Over the US