Web Resources: Teaching U.S. History: Standards, Strategies, and other Teaching Tools
The following Web resources offer supplementary information for teachers of
American history. If you'd like to share information about useful history
or education Web sites, please contact us and we'll add them to the list.
NOTE: The Teaching American History Grant Program is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites.
Dr. Julianne Phillips 'article on lesson "hooks." Hook, Line, and Thinker! - Getting Students Engaged in Classroom Lessons
Ohio Department of Education. Content Standards www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acssocialstudies.asp
Ohio Department of Education. State Assessments / Tests www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency/
Ohio Department of Education. Fine Arts Academic Content Standards
Smithsonian Lesson Plans on Abraham Lincoln. www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/lincoln/
Smithsonian Lesson Plans: Various Topics. www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/lesson_plans.html
National History Education Clearinghouse. www.teachinghistory.org
The Opper Project. The Cartoon Research Library at the Ohio State University has developed a website, the Opper Project, hti.osu.edu/opper, which provides information on using editorial cartoons to understand history. Note: while the Opper Project site does have things to meet standards for the grades covered by the grant, much of it is geared towards the period after our Ever Growing Freedom grant.
Discovery School. http://school.discovery.com/
Infohio, The information network for Ohio Schools www.infohio.org/
Quizstar4 teachers. Online Quiz Maker http://quizstar.4teachers.org
NationalGeographic.com Kids! National Geographic's site for young readers is one of the best resources for information on the Net about the world, its people, and its wildlife. www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
POPClock Projection. A daily update of the U.S. population by the U.S. Census Bureau! For more information go to the U.S. Census Home Page at http://http://www.census.gov/. www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
Atomic Clock and the History of Time-Keeping. www.time.gov/index.html
Today in History. The Library of Congress began a day-by-day listing of historical events on April 1, 1997. Search the archive for the day of your choice. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
U.S. Historical Documents Archive. Comprehensive archive of American documents from the U.S. Historical Documents Archive. Here you will find a number of famous historical documents from United States history, including famous speeches and presidential inaugural addresses. These documents are searchable, and there are scanned photos of the original documents. http://w3.one.net/~mweiler/ushda/ushda.htm
U.S. Historical Documents Regarding Slavery. This page contains links to a variety of historically significant documents regarding slavery and the history of slavery in the United States. Contains links to various online books and court decisions. www.bungi.com/cfip/slavery.htm
U.S. Postal Service. A wealth of games and puzzles, stamp collecting information, and more for young people. Contains a brief history of letter writing. www.usps.gov/kids/welcome.htm
Mr. Donn's Pages. A great site for lesson plans, resources, and ideas. http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/SiteIndex.html
Virtual Field Trips. Take a virtual field trip with tramline's virtual tourmaker. www.tramline.com/
Teachers Curriculum Institute - History Alive! www.teachtci.com/default.asp
The Interactive Classroom. Exploring History www.interactiveclassroom.com/index.html
Lies My Teacher Told Me www.uvm.edu/~jloewen/
Great Sites for Kids - The American Library Association www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm
Teacher Templates from Laura Candler. www.lauracandler.com/
Graphic Organizers. www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
Outline Maps. www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/index.html
The Big 6 Research and Instruction Model. www.big6.com/
Schools of California Online Resources for Education. Social Studies http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/index.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellences http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9
Rick Sowash. Local Storyteller and Ohio History Author. www.sowash.com/
Electronic Pen-pals www.epals.com/
WCET - Channel 48 www.cetconnect.org/index.asp
Cincinnati Museum Center www.cincymuseum.org/cmc/education/school_services.html
Ohio Center for Law Related Education www.oclre.org/
National Council for the Social Studies www.ncss.org/
Ohio Council for the Social Studies www.ocss.org/ CSPAN - http://www.c-span.org
National Underground Freedom Center www.freedomcenter.org
