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The African American Mosaic - Library of Congress.
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6 to 12
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The African American Mosaic and related exhibits such as The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship present a sweeping, multi-century panorama of African American experiences,...more
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The African American Mosaic and related exhibits such as The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship present a sweeping, multi-century panorama of African American experiences, from colonization and slavery through abolition, migration, the Great Depression and World Wars, the civil rights movement, and into the present. The Library of Congress draws from its vast collections of books, periodicals, photographs, manuscripts, music, film, and other primary sources to document how African Americans have shaped and contributed to United States history. These exhibitions highlight major periods and themes, including the fight for freedom and civil rights, migration, cultural achievements, and the ongoing pursuit of equality. The result is a rich and accessible resource that helps students, teachers, and the public explore the depth and diversity of Black history in America.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (131)
In the Classroom
Use the primary documents on this site to introduce the Slave trade AND the importance of analyzing primary sources in history. Print out 5-6 of the primary sources on this site assigning student groups one of the sources. Have groups analyze and interpret the content of their source with the intentions of presenting their results to the class briefly through a speech. After all the groups have presented their findings, each group will send one representative to the front of the class where students will defend their piece by its validity and reliability. Survivor style, the class will vote off documents in rounds until one piece is left standing - the most valid and reliable. An interesting way to combo both content and historical thinking skills in one class!You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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BlackPast - BlackPast.org
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4 to 12
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BlackPast.org is a free, nonprofit online encyclopedia dedicated to the history of Africans and people of African descent worldwide, with a special focus on African American history....more
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BlackPast.org is a free, nonprofit online encyclopedia dedicated to the history of Africans and people of African descent worldwide, with a special focus on African American history. It includes extensive biographies, primary documents, key speeches, and detailed timelines that help students and teachers explore major events in civil rights history. The site has grown into one of the largest and most respected online collections of Black history. It serves as an excellent starting point for learning about important movements, leaders, and moments that have shaped the United States.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (131)
In the Classroom
Create small groups of students. From the menu on the left, click African American History. Under Browse Our Online Encyclopedia assign one of the Entries About...(People, Places, etc.) to each small group. Ask students to choose on topic per student in the group from their Entries About. After reading their encyclopedia entry and taking notes with an online tool like Simplenote, reviewed here, have them share the info they learned with their small group. Tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Simple note allows you to access and update across all devices. If you have the time, you could then mix the groups up and have them share what they learned with the new group, thus giving students a little more knowledge about a huge topic: African American History.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Diversity Employers - Black Collegiate Services, Inc.
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9 to 12
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IMDiversity.com is an online career and self-development resource originally founded in 1995, growing out of a magazine that began in 1970, and created to serve underrepresented minority...more
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IMDiversity.com is an online career and self-development resource originally founded in 1995, growing out of a magazine that began in 1970, and created to serve underrepresented minority groups including African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Latino and Hispanic, Native American, and women. The site offers a job board featuring equal opportunity employers, along with tools for career planning, graduate school information, internships, professional development, and diversity-related news and support. Although it was designed with people of color and women in mind, its resources are available to all job seekers.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (131)
In the Classroom
Use the site's news and career-development articles to highlight stories of professionals from diverse backgrounds. Students can read one profile, identify the individual's challenges and successes, and connect these experiences to themes such as perseverance, equity, or leadership. Guide older students through the internship and professional development sections to draft a personal "Future Pathway Plan." They can identify areas of interest, skills they want to build, and steps they might take in high school or beyond to reach their goals.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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K-12 Toolkit for Teachers - Harvard Library
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K to 12
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The Native American Studies section of Harvard Library's K-12 teacher toolkit curates open and freely available resources for teaching Native American history, cultures, and contemporary...more
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The Native American Studies section of Harvard Library's K-12 teacher toolkit curates open and freely available resources for teaching Native American history, cultures, and contemporary experiences. A featured resource is the Smithsonian's Native Knowledge 360'?, which provides educators and students with Native-centered perspectives that challenge incomplete or stereotypical accounts of Indigenous history. The broader toolkit also includes subject-area pages, curriculum resources, open educational-resource repositories, children's literature, media-search guidance, educational technology, and professional-development materials. The guide is designed as a starting point rather than a complete unit, so teachers should preview each external resource for grade level, cultural accuracy, accessibility, account requirements, and continued availability.
tag(s): native americans (169), OER (53), primary sources (171), Teacher Utilities (224)
In the Classroom
Have students connect nations, homelands, treaties, removals, and present-day communities in a geographic narrative using StoryMap JS, reviewed here. Students can organize events and evidence with Padlet's age-friendly Timeline board, reviewed here, or create evidence-based profiles of leaders, artists, writers, activists, and important concepts with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island - Brittany Casolare
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3 to 6
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This engaging YouTube video serves as a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, immediately drawing students into the sights and stories of this landmark in U.S. history. As students explore...more
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This engaging YouTube video serves as a virtual field trip to Ellis Island, immediately drawing students into the sights and stories of this landmark in U.S. history. As students explore the island, they learn how millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island in hopes of building a new life. The video highlights key locations and explains what immigrants experienced during inspections, while also emphasizing the courage, challenges, and dreams that shaped their journeys. It is an accessible and meaningful way to help students connect personally to America's immigration story and understand its lasting impact on families and communities today.
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tag(s): civics (129), ellis island (6), immigrants (50), virtual field trips (153)
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Have students draw or list 5 items they would pack if they were immigrating to a new country. For each item, they can explain why it is important and what it represents about their life, culture, or hopes for the future. Students can create a simple comic strip using Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here that shows the steps immigrants experience from arrival to inspection to entry or detention. In small groups, have students compare immigration in the early 1900s to immigration today using a Venn diagram with 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by ClassTools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Maps & Earth Tutorials - Richard Byrne
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4 to 12
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Explore practical ways to use Google Maps and Google Earth through this short collection of video tutorials. The playlist demonstrates mapping and tour-building techniques, including...more
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Explore practical ways to use Google Maps and Google Earth through this short collection of video tutorials. The playlist demonstrates mapping and tour-building techniques, including creating a custom Google Map and developing tours with Google Earth or Google Maps. These step-by-step videos can support teacher professional learning or introduce students to digital mapping before they begin a geography, history, science, or community-research project. Because interfaces and features change, teachers should preview each tutorial and compare the directions with the current version of the tool. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): Google (21), maps (223), multimedia (70)
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Have students explore a real-world location connected to a unit of study, such as a historical site or natural wonder, using Google Earth. They can record observations and questions about what they see from different viewpoints. Using Google Maps tools, students can measure distances between key locations along a migration route, trade path, or scientific expedition, and compare them using math skills. Students can design their own narrated Google Earth tour about a topic they are researching, such as landforms, national parks, or famous landmarks, and present it to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jeannette Rankin - Futuro Media Group
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6 to 12
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The story of Jeannette Rankin is part of the PBS series "Unladylike2020," which features lesser-known American women from the 20th century. This site includes a video, biography, and...more
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The story of Jeannette Rankin is part of the PBS series "Unladylike2020," which features lesser-known American women from the 20th century. This site includes a video, biography, and timeline of Rankin's life. Visit the lesson plan link to find discussion questions that focus on student comprehension and critical thinking explorations, as well as a printable vocabulary list. Sign in to your PBS Learning account to view correlations to standards in your state.
tag(s): 20th century (171), congress (37), politics (120), women (193), womenchangemaker (84), womens suffrage (63), world war 1 (88), world war 2 (169)
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Students can work in pairs or small groups to write and perform short skits imagining Jeannette Rankin giving a speech in Congress defending her vote against war. Students can write a letter to a current political leader about an issue they care about (ex., climate change, education, peace). Students can choose another historical figure who was a "first" in the U.S. government. They can create a podcast using Anchor reviewed here or Castbox Creator Studio reviewed here highlighting similarities and differences.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anna May Wong - Unladylike 2020
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6 to 12
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Unladylike 2020 features Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star and fashion icon. The site features a short video created by PBS, a biography, and a timeline. ...more
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Unladylike 2020 features Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star and fashion icon. The site features a short video created by PBS, a biography, and a timeline.
tag(s): fashion (14), movies (51), women (193), womenchangemaker (84)
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Students can watch one of the films that featured Anna May Wong. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create summaries of all the films featuring Anna May Wong. Students can learn about Anna May Wong's fashion using Kidrex, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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U.S. Presidents: John F Kennedy - Miller Center - University of Virginia
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6 to 12
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Find resources related to John F Kennedy: facts, links to several speeches, and a multimedia gallery. Each speech includes a video, audio, and published transcript of the text of ...more
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Find resources related to John F Kennedy: facts, links to several speeches, and a multimedia gallery. Each speech includes a video, audio, and published transcript of the text of the speech, This is part of a larger collection of all the United States presidents but provides a nice starting point for important events and information related to our 35th president.
tag(s): 1960s (54), kennedy (25), presidents (151)
In the Classroom
View video clips with your class on your interactive whiteboard. Share a link with students for use on any project relating to United States presidents or John F Kennedy. Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore the site independently or in small groups. Enhance learning by having students choose one speech and create a simple infographic sharing their findings about its themes using Venngage reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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3 to 8
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This interactive site is especially designed to give upper elementary students an introduction to ancient civilizations, World War 2, and the Victorian era. It contains interactives,...more
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This interactive site is especially designed to give upper elementary students an introduction to ancient civilizations, World War 2, and the Victorian era. It contains interactives, artwork, printables and quizzes.
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Introduce this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector and try the activities as a whole class. Or have small groups rotate to a whiteboard and manipulate the activities together. Put a link to the activities on your class website and let students use as a center. Use the quizzes as a pretest to see what students already know. When you have finished studying the unit have students retake the quiz to see how much they learned. Print out the provided activities and use for homework or to provide extension activities for more advanced students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BridgeURL - BridgeURL
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K to 12
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Share a number of URL's easily with just one link. Simply enter a title, enter the URL's, and click "Create Link." BridgeURL makes it easy to share the URL's. ...more
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Share a number of URL's easily with just one link. Simply enter a title, enter the URL's, and click "Create Link." BridgeURL makes it easy to share the URL's.
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Create a simple link with this free resource. No sign up is required for use. Use the sliders in the two sections to navigate between the links. Hover the mouse over sections to see the 'Next' or 'Previous' link. Click on the box icon on the top of the slider to open the link in a new page. Use BridgeURL for anytime that many links need to be shared such as for projects, research, or webquests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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