Teaching Resources

Assignments and Lesson Plans

• edhelper: History Lesson Plans http://www.edhelper.com/cat98.htm
• EducationWorld: History http://www.educationworld.com/history/
• Learning Page: American Memory http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
• SCORE: Schools of California Online Resources for Education http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
• Edsitement http://edsitement.neh.gov/
• School Discovery Lesson Plans http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/

Webquests and Their Evaluation

• Webquest 101 (how to site) http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-a.shtml
• Kathy Shrock, What is a Webquest http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0003.htm
• Template for Webquest http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson-template.htm
• Using Webquests in the Secondary Classroom http://www.coe.ufl.edu/Courses/EME4406Sec/Notes/webquest.htm
• Rubrics http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/rubrics.html
  

Online Textbooks

• History Matters: U.S. Survey http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
• World History Matters http://chnm.gmu.edu/whm/
• Digital History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

General Sites

• History and Social Studies Sites for K-12 http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/boals.htm
• Center for History and The New Media http://chnm.gmu.edu/index1.html
• Digital History (National Archives ) http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/history_in_the_raw.html

Curriculum Standards and Profientcy Tests

Ohio

• Ohio Proficiency Tests http://www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency/
• Academic Content Standards http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/

Indiana

• Indiana Academic Standards http://doe.state.in.us/standards/

Kentucky

• Kentucky:Curriculum Documents and Resouces http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Curriculum+Documents+and+Resources/default.htm

Web Site Design

For Teachers

• Web Style Guide http://www.webstyleguide.com/

For Students

• WebMonkey for Kids http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/kids/
• HTML an Interactive Tutorial http://davesite.com/webstation/html/
• Building a School Website http://www.wigglebits.com/

Web Site Evaluation

• Digital Classroom (National Archives) http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/worksheets.html
  Worksheets to evaluate primary sources.

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