General+Web+Resources

1. **C-SPAN Classroom** [|www.c-spanclassroom.org]

2. **Presidential Libraries** [|www.c-span.org/presidentiallibrarires]

3. **The American President** [|www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/academic/americanpresident]

4. **E-Field Trips** [|www.efieldtrips.org]

5. **Federal Resources for Educational Excellence** [|www.free.ed.gov]

6. **PBS** [|www.pbs.org]

7. **Social Studies Lesson Plans** [|www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies]

8. **Explore Iowa History** [|www.iptv.org/iowapathways]

9. **Free Powerpoints** [|www.pppst.com/index.html]

10. **ABC-CLIO** [|www.issues.abc-clio.com] Teacher login- Username: dmps1801 Password: dmps1801 Student login- Username: desmoineskids Password: student

11. **Eyewitness to History** [|www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/eyindx.htm]

12. **The Avalon Project** [|www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm] Thousands of searchable primary source documents

13. **Read-Write-Think** [|www.readwritethink.org]

14. **Teaching American History** [|www.teachingamericanhistory.org]

15. **Gilder Lehrman Institute** [|www.gilderlehrman.org]

16. **History Now** [|www.historynow.org]

17. **New York Times** [|www.nytimes.com/learning]

18. **Thinkfinity** [|www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx]

19. **Envision Project Exchange** [|www.envisionprojects.org/cs/envision/print/docs/750]

20. **Educator's Reference Guide** [|www.eduref.org/index.shtml]

21. **National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)** [|www.archives.gov]

22. **Facing History** [|www.facinghistory.org]

23. **The History Channel** [|www.history.com]

24. **Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame** [|www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-plans]

25. **History Encyclopedia** [|www.encyberpedia.com/history.html]

26. **Library of Congress** [|www.loc.gov]

27. **Chronicling America** [|www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica]

28. **Historical Maps** []

29. **Geography and Maps Reading Room** [|www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/gmpage.html]

30. **Library of Congress Teacher Resources** [|www.loc.gov/teachers]

31. **Veteran's History Project** [|www.loc.gov/vets]

32. **Portals to the World** [|www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html]

33. **Today in History** []

34. **Google Earth** [|http://earth.google.com]

35. **Rulers of the World** [|www.rulers.org]

36. **Students' Guide to Government** [|www.students.gov]

37. **Civics Online** [|www.civics-online.org]

38. **Project Vote Smart** [|www.vote-smart.org]

39. **United Nations Cyber School Bus** [|www.un.org/CyberSchoolBus]

40. **The Smithsonian** [|www.si.edu]

41. **The Smithsonian- For Teachers** [|www.smithsonianeducation.org]

42. **Americans at War** []

43. **Teaching with Historic Places** [|www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/descrip.htm]

44. **CNN for Students** [|www.cnnfyi.com]

45. **National Endowment for the Humanities** [|http://edsitement.neh.gov]

46. **Discovery Education** [|http://school.discoveryeducation.com]

47. **Internet Public Library** [|www.ipl.org]

48. **New York Public Library Digital Gallery** [|www.nypl.org/digital]

49. **American Rhetoric** [|www.americanrhetoric.com] Audio and visual documentation of great American speeches.

50. **Landmark Supreme Court Cases** [|http://landmarkcases.org]

51. **History of the Supreme Court** [|www.historyofsupremecourt.org]

52. **Supreme Court** [|www.supremecourtus.gov]

53. **Oyez Project** [|www.oyez.org] Contains transcriptions and some audio files of every Supreme Court case.

54. **National Constitution Center** [|www.constitutioncenter.org]

55. **CIA World Factbook** [|www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html]

56.**World History Matters** [|http://worldhistorymatters.org]

57. **Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms** [|www.newberry.org/k12maps]

58. **EASE History** [|www.easyhistory.org/index2.html] Contains a variety of primary sources including video clips of Presidential campaign ads from 1952-2004.

59. **Digital History** [|www.digitalhistory.uh.edu]

60. **Our Documents** [|www.ourdocuments.gov] Contains a collection of the 100 most important documents in American history.

61. **History Globe** [|www.historyglobe.com]

62. **Find a Grave** [|www.findagrave.com]

63. **Webquests** [|http://bestwebquests.com]

64. **Gutenberg Project** [|www.gutenberg.org] Downloadable audio books

65. **Gateway to 21st Century Skills** [|www.thegateway.org]

66. **Foreign Policy Research Institute** [|www.fpri.org]

67. **Primary Source Learning** [|www.primarysourcelearning.org]

68. **Education Oasis** [|www.educationoasis.com/index.htm]

69. **Rubic Star** [|http://rubistar.4teachers.org]

70. **National Museum of American History** [|http://americanhistory.si.edu]

71. **Save Our History** [|www.saveourhistory.com]

72. **Graphic Organizers** [|www.graphicorganizers.com]

73. **National Humanities- Toolbox Library** []

74. **Webfeet Guides** [|www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/GaleK12.html]

75. **Farmer's Insurance** [|http://teachers.farmers.com] OR [|www.freedomssong.net] Variety of curriculum guides which include VHS/DVD resources.

76. **Federal Reserve Banks** [|www.federalreserveeducation.org]

77. **How much is it worth?** [|www.measuringworth.com] Discover how much money was worth from 1776-2006.

78. **U.S. Department of State** [|www.state.gov/countries] OR [|www.state.gov/youthandeducation] OR [|www.furture.state.gov/educators/lessons]

79. **Freedom Museum** [|www.freedommuseum.us]

80. **Center for Civic Education** [|www.civiced.org]

81. **Political cartoons** [|www.politicalcartoons.com]

82. **eHISTORY** [|www.ehistory.com]

83. **STEPS Handbook** [|www.edmond.k12.ok.us/socialstudies/reading_room.htm] Tons of graphic organizers, rubrics and documents related to teaching writing, reading, communication, and critical thinking skills within social studies

84. **University of Virginia- Center for Politics** [|www.youthleadership.net]

85. **Teacher's Curriculum Institute** [|www.teachci.com]

86. **Speaking of History** [|www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com]

87. **National Political Campaign Materials** []

88. **Federal Judiciary** []

89. **Annenberg Classroom** [|www.annenbergclassroom.org]

90. **Scholars Online** [|www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline.php]

91. **National Archives Experience** [|www.digitalvaults.org]

92. **Zip Skinny** [|http://zipskinny.com]

93. **Patriotic Tunes** []

94. **Electoral Geography** [|www.electoralgeography.com/new/en]

95. **Nobel Peace Laureates** [|www.nobelpeacelaureates.org]

96. **Rights Matter** [|www.rightsmatter.org] The story of the Bill of Rights

97. **White House Tapes** [|www.whitehousetapes.org]

98. **American President** [|www.americanpresident.org]

99. **Presidential Timeline** [|www.presidentialtimeline.org]

100. **Historical Thinking Matters** [|www.historicalthinkingmatters.org]

101. **Map Light** [|www.maplight.org] Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection

102. **National Institute on Money in State Politics** [|www.followthemoney.org]

103. **Teaching History** []

104. **Footnote** [|www.footnote.com] The place for original historical documents online

105. **Museum of Missing History** [|http://museumofmissinghistory.org]

106. **Best History Sites** [|http://besthistorysites.net]

107. **Cable in the Classroom** [|www.ciconline.org]

108. **iCUE** [|www.icue.com] Tons of video clips organized by content areas within social studies

109. **Debating our Destiny** [|www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/index.html] A look at the last 50 years of Presidential campaigns

110. **Opper Project: Editorial Cartoons Archive and Lesson Plans** []

111. **Authentic History** [|www.authentichistory.org]

112. **History Teacher** [|www.historyteacher.net]

113. **DBQs** [|www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentspa.html]

114. **Blue Web'n Social Studies Sites** http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/categories.cfm#8

115. **American Journeys** [|www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp]

116. **A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents** [|www.law.ou.edu/hist]

117. **Make History** []

118. **SCORE** [|http://score.rims.k12.ca.us]

119. **Congressional Hearings- The Law Library of Congress** []

120. **Great Achievements of the 20th Century** []

121. **Omaha Public Schools- Reading/Vocabulary Strategies** []

122. **Literacy Web- University of Connecticut** []

123. **Reading Quest** []

124. **ProCon** [|www.procon.org]

125. **American History in Video** []

126. **aMap- Create your own visual argument** []

127. **Glogster** []

128. **Picturing the Century** []