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An excellent site designed
for teachers, parents and students. Current events,
news summaries, related activities and lesson plans for
Grades 3-12.
Hundreds of lesson plans
9tied to the standards) in a wide range of subject
areas.
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Project
Look Sharp
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Project Look Sharp provides materials, training and support
to help teachers prepare students for life in today's media
saturated world. Project Look Sharp promotes the effective
integration of media literacy and critical thinking into
classroom curricula at all educational levels and
instructional areas.
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Visit to access a free e-curricula, sample lessons and other
information.
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http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/
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SAMPLE:
Media Construction of the Middle East
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Thinkfinity: Internet
Content For the Classroom
is
a comprehensive educational site from Verizon dedicated to
providing the highest quality Internet content and
professional development to teachers and students.
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
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Seven content Web sites
(soon to be eight) with lesson plans, student interactive
content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed
Web sites and additional resources created by the nation’s
leading education organizations.
The sites
specifically related to the study of United States History
include:
EconEdLink
National Council on Economic
Education
Developed by
the National Council on Economic Education, EconEdLink provides
teachers and students with lessons and classroom learning
activities based on economics topics in the news and real-time
economics data. EconEdLink content is designed to help integrate
economic concepts across the curriculum as outlined in the
Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics.
EDSITEment
National Endowment for the
Humanities
Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities,
EDSITEment features lesson plans and additional classroom
resources in art and culture, literature and language arts,
foreign language, and history and social studies. It also serves
as a gateway to the best humanities sites on the Web, and it
features a monthly theme-based teaching resource calendar.
Xpeditions
National Geographic Society
Developed by
the National Geographic Society, Xpeditions brings rich,
standards-based geography content to teachers and students. This
site includes materials for K-12 teachers and students and their
families, including an interactive atlas with over 1,600
printable maps and Xpedition Hall, a virtual learning museum
with exhibits aligned to the U.S. National Geography Standards.
Smithsonian
National Museum of American History The National
Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays
American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural,
scientific and military history. Documenting the American
experience from Colonial times to the present, the museum looks
at growth and change in the United States. This Partner site is
currently under development.
ThinkfinityNY
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http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/
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ThinkfinityNY,
a Web-based resource that offers 2,500-plus lessons for
teachers, each lesson aligned with the New York State
Standards. This program, available to all N.Y. State
educators at no cost, was developed jointly with the New
York State Education Department (NYSED), New York State
Teacher Centers, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT),
Thinkfinity and MCI. ~
The lessons
are organized and can be accessed according to the state’s
Learning Standards, key ideas, performance indicators, grade
levels and content areas. A simple click of the mouse
navigates the user through the lessons.
You may
visit the program at
http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/
or at Virtual Learning System
http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls
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National History Education
Clearinghouse
- Welcome to the National History
Education Clearinghouse, the central online location for
accessing high-quality resources in K-12 U.S. history
education. This site began in 2008 and is rapidly becoming
one of the best sources for United State History Educators
including access to History Content, Teaching Materials,
Best Practices, Issues and Research, Professional
Development, and TAH Grants.
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http://teachinghistory.org/
SELECTED
LESSON PLANS
These lesson plans have been reviewed and designated
as exceptional by educators participating in our Teach
American History Program.
Historical Time Period: Current Events
Title of the Lesson Plan: Bill of Rights in the News
Activities
Grade Level: Middle or High
School
General Description: This site organizes
activities based on Bill of Rights issues in the news;
however, you must click on the “Daily Bill of Rights in the
News Headlines” near the bottom to get access to the actual
current article links. The daily headlines are broken down
into issue categories such as Religion, Personal Liberty,
and Expression. While formal lesson plans are not given,
the articles themselves lend themselves to many classroom
activities.
URL:
www.billofrightsinstitute.org/article.php?sid=417
Historical Time Period: Current Events or Civics
Title of the Lesson Plan: Rounding Up of “The
Enemy:” Civil Liberties and National Security
Grade Level: Middle or High
School
General Description: This lesson is very
extensive, but could be modified to fit your specific
classroom situation. The lesson includes a week-long
activity in which some students are identified as
“enemies.” It explores racial profiling and citizens’
rights.
URL:
http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/activities/lesson2.html
Historical Time Period: Current Events
Title of the Lesson Plan: Defining the Enemy:
Aftermath of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor and September 11
Grade Level: Middle or High
School (appropriate for any social studies classroom)
General Description: Students explore an
eye-opening collection of quotations and article excerpts in
the Fact Sheets that are included, discussing the American
perception of “the enemy.” It also emphasizes the
government and media role on our perceptions and the
limitations of citizens’ rights. Could be used for any
class at any time in the year.
URL:
http://www.itvs.org/facetoface/activities/lesson1.html