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Lost Colony of Roanoke - National Park Service
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5 to 12
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What happened to the colonists who disappeared from Roanoke Island? This National Park Service resource introduces students to the enduring mystery of the Lost Colony through a chronological...more
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What happened to the colonists who disappeared from Roanoke Island? This National Park Service resource introduces students to the enduring mystery of the Lost Colony through a chronological set of readings about the English voyages of 1584, 1585, 1587, and John White's return in 1590. Students can follow the changing goals and difficulties of the expeditions, including relationships with Carolina Algonquian peoples, shortages, conflict, English-Spanish rivalry, and the clues left behind when the settlement was abandoned. A linked section on major theories asks readers to weigh evidence for possibilities such as hurricanes, famine and disease, Spanish attack, or relocation to the Chesapeake Bay, Albemarle Sound, or Croatoan. The combination of historical narrative, maps, images, quotations, and competing theories makes the resource especially useful for evidence-based history activities.
tag(s): colonial america (86), national parks (30)
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Assign small groups one theory from the Major Theories page and have them create an evidence chart listing facts that support the theory, facts that weaken it, and unanswered questions. Groups can then conduct a class hearing in which they argue for the explanation best supported while acknowledging uncertainties. Have students map Roanoke Island, Croatoan or Hatteras Island, Albemarle Sound, and the Chesapeake Bay with Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding notes that explain why each location matters to a theory about the colonists' fate. The NPS theories section specifically considers possible movement toward each of these locations. Invite students to examine the historical maps, illustrations, and other visual evidence alongside the written narratives, then annotate what each source reveals and what it cannot prove. Students can use Image Annotator, reviewed here, to create an annotated image that distinguishes observation from inference.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Castillo de San Marcos - National Park Service
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1 to 12
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Take a virtual tour of Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonarey fort in the United Sates. An introductory video with audio and captions will start your journey. Scrolling down ...more
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Take a virtual tour of Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonarey fort in the United Sates. An introductory video with audio and captions will start your journey. Scrolling down the page clidk Castillo Videos to view several short, informative videos about the history of Castillo (along with slavery, the underground railroad, and more). Click the Education tab to find a virtual field trip with a lesson plan, and the navigation seems more directed for students.
tag(s): black history (132), florida (12), national parks (30), slavery (82), virtual field trips (151)
In the Classroom
If you are studying U.S. history, the history of Florida, or Black history, you will want to bookmark this site. Introduce the site by viewing several of the videos as a class, or if you have a blended class or are on distance learning, you can adapt the videos using your or your student's comments and questions with Moocnote reviewed here. Moocnote allows adding questions, comments, links, etc to any video.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Roanoke Revisited for Young Readers - National Park Service
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3 to 12
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Explore layers of American history through the stories preserved at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. The site examines the Algonquian-speaking...more
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Explore layers of American history through the stories preserved at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. The site examines the Algonquian-speaking people of the region, the English voyages and mystery of the Lost Colony, the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony during and after the Civil War, archaeology, and later developments such as early radio experiments. Teachers will find history and culture articles, photographs, John White watercolors, short ranger videos, a 29-minute virtual learning program for grades 4-8, field trip programs, and classroom education resources. The education section includes options for in-person, classroom, and virtual learning, as well as lesson plans on the Lost Colony and the Freedmen's Colony.
tag(s): civil war (148), colonial america (86), north carolina (6), primary sources (163), virginia (16)
In the Classroom
Ask students in small groups to trace the English voyages and major events surrounding Roanoke Island with Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, creating a chronological timeline that distinguishes exploration, conquest, settlement, and John White's return. Have students work in pairs to investigate the site's Lost Colony theories, sort the evidence supporting or challenging each explanation, and defend which theory they find most convincing in a short evidence-based discussion. The NPS presents multiple proposed explanations and discusses strengths and weaknesses of the evidence connected with them. Have students collaborate on a geographic investigation using Google My Maps, reviewed here, to mark Roanoke Island and other locations important to the English voyages, proposed Lost Colony movements, and the Civil War-era Freedmen's Colony. Ask each group to add short explanations connecting geography to historical events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fort Caroline Was First - National Park Service
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This site features a description of Fort Caroline, the first, and very brief French presence in Florida. Explore, plan a visit or just read about the history of the fort. ...more
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This site features a description of Fort Caroline, the first, and very brief French presence in Florida. Explore, plan a visit or just read about the history of the fort.
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Coastal Defense Systems - National Park Service
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A site from the National Park Service on Coastal Defenses and Artillery. ...more
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A site from the National Park Service on Coastal Defenses and Artillery.
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Documenting the American South - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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8 to 12
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Documenting the American South, commonly called DocSouth, is a free digital archive of primary sources related to the history, literature, and culture of the American South. The browse...more
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Documenting the American South, commonly called DocSouth, is a free digital archive of primary sources related to the history, literature, and culture of the American South. The browse page organizes materials into sixteen thematic collections that include digitized books, letters, speeches, manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and other historical documents. Topics include enslavement and emancipation, the Southern Black church, North Carolina history, Southern literature, the Civil War, World War I, and oral history. Users can also browse by author, title, Library of Congress subject heading, or geographic location. Many texts include searchable transcriptions alongside scanned pages, making close reading easier, although the older site design and the length and complexity of some documents may challenge younger learners. Teachers should preview selections because some primary sources contain racist language, descriptions of violence and enslavement, and other historically sensitive material.
tag(s): african american (131), civil war (148), emancipation proclamation (15), north carolina (6), primary sources (163), slavery (82)
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The images and primary sources all show different perspectives of what society was like in our Southern States during this time. Teachers can also use this site as an example of great primary sources or to demonstrate the kinds of evidence historians can draw from sources like this by having group work focused on analyzing a particular source from the site. Have students create a source-based timeline with Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here, using brief quotations, dates, captions, and citations from DocSouth.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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An Online History of the Millennium
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Use this site as a tool to helping students understand the historical context of events, and as an activator to new units. Simply type in the year being studied to access a summary article of the big events that happened. The articles are mostly western-centric, but for an American or European history class it is still a useful tool.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Center for the Prevention of School Violence - North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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Center for School Safety from North Carolina. ...more
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Center for School Safety from North Carolina.
tag(s): safety (63)
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Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is a large, multifaceted organization working for racial justice in the south and beyond. The site uses a three-pronged approach to dealing with racial...more
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is a large, multifaceted organization working for racial justice in the south and beyond. The site uses a three-pronged approach to dealing with racial and social injustice. The three methods include monitoring hate groups and extremists, using the court system to advance reform, and education provided through it's Learning for Justice program.
tag(s): civil rights (224), courts (26), elections (87), immigrants (50), immigration (86), racism (82), sexuality (15), tolerance (7)
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Take advantage of the information on the site to include when teaching lessons about equality, racism, and social injustice. Learn more about the classroom resources offered through Learning for Justice, reviewed here. Include selections from the Features and Stories portion of the site as part of any integrated unit. Consider using a learning management system like Actively Learn, reviewed here, to include videos and additional text sources as part of your unit. Actively Learn also includes resources that provide feedback on student learning. Extend learning by asking students to gather data and share information through various digital tools including infographics and digital storytelling resources. For example, as students learn about civil rights issues, ask them to share information by creating infographics with Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, create a multimedia presentation with Sway, reviewed here, or use Powtoon, reviewed here, to create an animated video explanation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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El Sabor del Caribe/ A Taste of the Caribbean - Yale University
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9 to 12
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Enhance the foreign language curriculum through the integration of geography, food, and literature as related to Spanish culture. Students analyze literature created by modern Latino...more
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Enhance the foreign language curriculum through the integration of geography, food, and literature as related to Spanish culture. Students analyze literature created by modern Latino authors who use foods as symbols for identity, patriotism, religion, and nostalgia. This series of lessons promotes understanding of the Creole culture as it exists on the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans hosted on this site! These would be excellent resources for a World history or Cultural Geography class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Camp David - US Government
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A brief background on Camp David and what the President uses it for. ...more
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Use this site at a computer station or flip your classroom and have students look at it at home. Have them write a blog entry to document their learning using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.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 (161), OER (53), primary sources (163), Teacher Utilities (224)
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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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Free Learning Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month - Common Sense
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The Common Sense Education resource page on free learning resources for Hispanic Heritage Month offers a comprehensive collection of tools to help teachers celebrate Hispanic culture...more
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The Common Sense Education resource page on free learning resources for Hispanic Heritage Month offers a comprehensive collection of tools to help teachers celebrate Hispanic culture in their classrooms. It features a variety of free resources, including lesson plans, videos, and interactive activities suitable for all grade levels. Teachers can use curated media content, such as documentaries and digital books, to enhance learning. The article also provides recommendations for culturally relevant apps and websites that foster student engagement while teaching about Hispanic heritage, making it a versatile resource for in-person and virtual learning environments. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
tag(s): central america (26), cross cultural understanding (175), cultures (298), dance (42), hispanic (53), south america (79)
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Have students choose a Hispanic historical figure or cultural tradition and create a short video or digital story. They can use a free tool like Canva, reviewed here to combine images, text, and narration. Ask students to create a playlist of traditional and contemporary Hispanic music, ranging from salsa to reggaeton. Have students explore poems, artwork, or literature by Hispanic authors and artists. They can create artistic interpretations or write poems inspired by Hispanic culture, traditions, or history.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enemy Aliens - Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
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6 to 12
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This virtual exhibit illustrates a little-known chapter of Canadian history - the story of Canada and Jewish Holocaust refugees. Choose tabs to follow the story of the refugees from...more
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This virtual exhibit illustrates a little-known chapter of Canadian history - the story of Canada and Jewish Holocaust refugees. Choose tabs to follow the story of the refugees from "We Had to Leave" through "New Lives." Each section includes detailed information about the refugees' stories including photos, videos, and additional readings. Also, each portion of the site includes lesson plans for classroom use. This site is available in English and French.There is an abundance of excellent material on this site, regrettably the videos use Flash. Nothing else does.
tag(s): canada (23), germany (25), hitler (5), holocaust (42), jews (65), world war 2 (169)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans included on this site as part of any World War II unit. Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Have each group become "experts" about different sections then teach their portion to their classmates. Have students create a simple infographic sharing their findings using Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, or Venngage, reviewed here. Have students collaborate and create maps using MapHub, reviewed here With MapHub students can add icons, text, images, and locations of different points of refuge for those fleeing the Holocaust.
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U.S. Presidents: John F Kennedy - Miller Center - University of Virginia
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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 (152)
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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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