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History Day Resources! - National Archives
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1 to 12
tag(s): history day (39)
In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite and use it to generate ideas for lesson plans and classroom activities. The lessons can expand to your everyday, it doesn't have to be exclusive to a History day! American History teachers everywhere will appreciate this one.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Presidential Debates Information
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4 to 12tag(s): debate (38), presidents (149)
In the Classroom
If teaching about the historic 1960 television debates, use the videos and transcripts to provide students with something more tangible than the summary in their textbook. Click on the debate history section of the site, selecting the year 1960. There are multiple transcripts and videos that can easily be printed or viewed on the interactive whiteboard. To show the impact of technology, have students listen to the debate before watching - and also select a winner. After, have students repeat the activity; this time through watching the video. Have a class discussion on how seeing the candidates affected their opinions, and whether a similar effect occurred in 1960. Great for a US government classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Library of Congress: for Teachers - U.S. Library of Congress
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4 to 12tag(s): primary sources (124), Research (80)
In the Classroom
Use the learning page as a launch pad for planning your own lessons in conjunction with the vast array of resources available from the Library of Congress. Many of the documents and images are in the public domain and can therefore be used as visuals in other multimedia projects created by teachers and students. Be sure to read the permissions. Share an image on your projector or interactive whiteboard or a voice recording to start a lesson. Assign students to explore and explain collections you select. Be sure to check out the self-directed professional development modules, as well.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Census Quick Facts - US Government
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3 to 12tag(s): census (13), population (54)
In the Classroom
Use this site as the starting point for individual or group projects. Have pairs of students create multimedia presentations about specific states or counties. Have students use a mapping tool such as as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of the locations they have researched (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wyoming
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4 to 12tag(s): states (126)
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North Carolina
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4 to 12tag(s): north carolina (4), states (126)
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West Virginia
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New Mexico
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Jeannette Rankin - Futuro Media Group
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6 to 12tag(s): 20th century (168), congress (37), politics (123), women (184), womenchangemaker (79), womens suffrage (64), world war 1 (85), world war 2 (168)
In the Classroom
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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U.S. Presidents: John F Kennedy - Miller Center - University of Virginia
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6 to 12tag(s): 1960s (55), kennedy (26), presidents (149)
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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Stossel in the Classroom - Center for Independent Thought
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5 to 12tag(s): charactered (77), civics (127), endangered species (28), financial literacy (93), foreign policy (13), news (222), politics (123)
In the Classroom
Use these streaming videos to help create "background knowledge" for your students and improve listening and note taking skills. Small groups of students could rotate through stations with the video, or you can use it with the whole class. Either way, students can practice their two column (Cornell) note taking skills using the left column for keywords and/or questions and the right side of the paper for important information about the topic they are viewing. Have students discuss and look up answers to their questions. If using the videos as a whole class, you may want to use a discussion program that allows "backchanneling" such as Socrative, so everyone can comment on the issue(s) presented and see each other thoughts. Another idea is to use the videos as a jump-off point for research by small groups. There are many huge topics you can break into parts for small groups to investigate after watching Stossel's take on it. Then challenge the groups to create a multimedia presentation using one of many TeachersFirst Edge tools.Comments
I found lots of interesting information here. Great work Thanks for the share loved reading the article, please do share more like this with us .Temple, TAMPS, Grades: 0 - 12
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