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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.
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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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PBS:
Teacher Source
- Over 4000 lesson plans and activities for all grade
levels. Most a directly related to the hundreds of PBS
video presentations (most available through BOCES)
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http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
PBS: Social
Studies Home Page Highly recommended--please visit.
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National History Education
Clearinghouse
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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/
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Explorers Experience: Making Maps
- A lesson combining art, geography, internet resources.
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http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?curriculum_id=50000510&mode=full
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Cultural Symbols and Characteristics of Place
- Neighborhood changes and the relationship to world
regions. Grades 3-5
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/06/g35/symbols.html
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GIS and Geographic Inquiry
- With the
generous financial support of ESRI, the editors of
eSchool News have compiled this special collection
of news stories, best practices, and other
resources--all designed to help you integrate GIS and
other geospatial technologies into your classrooms and
district offices.
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http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/gis-and-geographic-inquiry/
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SELECTED LESSON PLANS
These lesson plans have been reviewed and
designated as exceptional by educators participating in our
Teach American History Program.
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