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Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center
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6 to 12
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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 (219), courts (25), elections (87), immigrants (51), immigration (85), racism (80), sexuality (15), tolerance (7)
In the Classroom
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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Lonely Planet Destinations
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6 to 12
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This site contains info on continents and countries of the world. While it is targeted toward travelers, this site offers an incredible amount of information on countries, including...more
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This site contains info on continents and countries of the world. While it is targeted toward travelers, this site offers an incredible amount of information on countries, including history, economy, culture, events, reading material (reference and personal accounts of experiences), etc. It's easy to navigate and search. This site could be used for many disciplines (science, English, history, art, music, even math-unit on other currencies and how to convert).
tag(s): atlas (4)
In the Classroom
Use this site during a geography, economics, or civic class on a unit that compares the cultures of countries around the world. Save the site as a favorite on classroom computers, and have students access the site individually. Assign every student a country and have them create a travel brochure about it using a tool such as Padlet (reviewed here). Make sure to have students include similar topics to allow for a compare/contrast discussion to follow! An excellent site to introduce topics such as GDP, population, resource usage, and the effects of globalization.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interactive World Fact Book
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4 to 12
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This site offers short, factual summaries on hundreds of different countries. There's not a lot of extensive detail, but there are enough basics here for an elementary report, or for...more
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This site offers short, factual summaries on hundreds of different countries. There's not a lot of extensive detail, but there are enough basics here for an elementary report, or for a starting point for a more advanced exploration of another country. The short synopses make comparisons particularly easy.
tag(s): maps (224)
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Use the country reports on this site as a resource for students working on research projects or papers. Be sure to post the site on your teacher wiki or webpage, allowing students to access the material both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Historic American Maps - Library of Congress
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4 to 12
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The Library of Congress has produced this collection of historic maps in half a dozen categories ranging from convervation to cities to military campaigns. Users can view maps online...more
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The Library of Congress has produced this collection of historic maps in half a dozen categories ranging from convervation to cities to military campaigns. Users can view maps online or download them for inclass use.
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Teachers will probably want to suggest which maps are most useful.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Electronic Embassy
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4 to 12
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This Washington, DC - based site offers a collection of information from foreign embassies located in the nation's capital. Its most useful feature is a set of links to the ...more
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This Washington, DC - based site offers a collection of information from foreign embassies located in the nation's capital. Its most useful feature is a set of links to the embassies themselves, some of which are fairly obscure. Good resource for a student interested in finding out specifics of a foreign country and their diplomatic services.
tag(s): foreign policy (15)
In the Classroom
Use the embassy row tour as a hands-on activity during a lesson on international diplomacy. Have students look at the site in cooperative learning groups, with the intentions of creating their own tour of embassy row. Using the images and information on the site, have students create a multi-media presentation detailing what an embassy is, why it's important, and show examples of embassies in D.C. Have students create a multimedia presentation using PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. This site allows users to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report. To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Pikwizard, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Around the World in the 1890s - Library of Congress
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4 to 12
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This is a Library of Congress collection of photos taken for the World Transportation Commission in the 1890s. Teachers, students, or parents could use this online archive to illustrate...more
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This is a Library of Congress collection of photos taken for the World Transportation Commission in the 1890s. Teachers, students, or parents could use this online archive to illustrate both what foreign nations were like a hundred years ago, and also the subjects that Americans were interested in recording during their journeys. This is a nice example of the primary resources which the Library makes available on the web.
tag(s): cultures (290)
In the Classroom
Use the images on this site to create a visual discovery activity in your classroom, introducing the topic of evolving transportation. Select 3-5 images from this site, choosing the most powerful and moving images. Placing the images on individual slides, allow students 1-2 minutes to observe each image. During that time period, students should be taking notes based on what they observe, predict and infer about each image. The more powerful and detailed the image is, the more information students can take out. After the class has observed all the chosen images, have a class discussion based on the notes students took. This is a great way to introduce content in a way that gets students thinking, as well as avoiding the typical lecture format.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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St. Petersburg in Pictures - Gateway to Russia--Russia Beyond
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4 to 12
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This site has 12 photos from St. Petersburg, Russia. Quality is uneven, but it's authentic. ...more
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This site has 12 photos from St. Petersburg, Russia. Quality is uneven, but it's authentic.
tag(s): russia (33)
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Use the images on this site to create a "picture walk" in your classroom, introducing the topic of Pre-communist Russia. Select 8-10 of the more powerful and diverse images, hanging them up in different locations around your classroom. Have students rotate around the classroom every 30-45 seconds, jotting down what they observe and infer about each image until the entire class has completed the circuit. After the class is back in their seats, have a class discussion based on what they observed and what this says about Russia before the communist revolution. A great way to get students thinking about the content in a way that's more personal and lecture-less!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Renaissance - CPB/Annenberg
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4 to 12
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This offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to Renaissance life and thought. Developed as part of the Annenberg/CPB project, it exposes students to the interplay of...more
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This offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to Renaissance life and thought. Developed as part of the Annenberg/CPB project, it exposes students to the interplay of art, philosophy, and science which made the renaissance unique in European history. There is particular emphasis on the Italian renaissance.
tag(s): europe (82), italian (32), italy (29), renaissance (38)
In the Classroom
This is an excellent resource to explore all events within the renaissance, from the emergence of the middle class to the impact of the Bubonic Plague. Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Have each group pick an element of the presentation to explore in more depth, and have each group create a poster to "teach" their peers about their section. Use an online poster creator, such as Padlet (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mythweb
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4 to 10
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Don't let the cartoon style fool you! This site is a very complete resource for students to study Greek mythology, stories, characters, and more. It presents the content is small, ...more
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Don't let the cartoon style fool you! This site is a very complete resource for students to study Greek mythology, stories, characters, and more. It presents the content is small, visually appealing doses, and includes links to lesson plans and other related information. Well worth a look if you want a site that students can use on their own.
tag(s): greek (45)
In the Classroom
Use the stories on this site as a learning center or station during a unit on Ancient Greece OR a unit on myths/fables, depending on whether it is for a Language Arts or History classroom. Have students recreate the stories in an online book with a tool like Bookemon, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medieval Siege - PBS
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The PBS Nova series describes life in a medieval castle and the process of laying siege to a castle. The highlight of this site is the building of a trebuchet ...more
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The PBS Nova series describes life in a medieval castle and the process of laying siege to a castle. The highlight of this site is the building of a trebuchet - a medieval catapult with huge throwing capacity. There's even a "besiege the castle" shockwave game that shows the principles of physics on which the trebuchet operates. The castle buffs in your class will love this one.
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Looking at the site and the Teachers Guide, there are plenty of ways to incorporate this site into your classroom. The guide itself lists ways to use the site within lessons, so be sure to look at that before using. The game would also make a great hands on activity for students directly after instruction, whether used as a learning station or as a cooperative group activity. A very cool site for World History teachers.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Middle Ages - CPB/Annenberg
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4 to 8
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A comprehensive look at the Middle Ages - religion, medicine, food, the arts, entertainment, and daily living. More text than pictures, but an interesting, high-quality presentation....more
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A comprehensive look at the Middle Ages - religion, medicine, food, the arts, entertainment, and daily living. More text than pictures, but an interesting, high-quality presentation. Funded in part by the Annenberg Foundation.
tag(s): medieval (38)
In the Classroom
This site would make an interesting learning center or station on any unit on Medieval Europe. Have students explore the site in class, and to show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online infographic to share using Visme, reviewed here. Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. You can do this and mor using a tool like WordSift, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Microsoft Terraserver - Microsoft
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4 to 12
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Terraserver is Microsoft's very popular satellite photo database which can produce aerial images of almost any point on earth. Users can key in a location, see an image, then pan ...more
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Terraserver is Microsoft's very popular satellite photo database which can produce aerial images of almost any point on earth. Users can key in a location, see an image, then pan and zoom to isolate particular features. Works fine with a 28.8 connection, but be patient, lots of others are using this service.
tag(s): maps (224)
In the Classroom
Use this site to find local topographic maps to use in a physical geography class. To allow students to connect to the content, have them search for topographic maps in the local area to use within class. This would be useful when teaching about contour lines, and various point of elevation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Maps and Mapping - National Geographic
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3 to 12
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National Geographic's Maps and Mapping contains maps and articles. Maps and Articles mostly contain a short description on the left side. Articles featured include frequently asked...more
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National Geographic's Maps and Mapping contains maps and articles. Maps and Articles mostly contain a short description on the left side. Articles featured include frequently asked questions, between the lines, and species ranges. Maps of the North Pole, Lake Huron, and a Martian Map allow you to zoom in using the Open Photo in a New Tab icon.
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Use these maps on your interactive whiteboard as you teach about any location, and have students use the whiteboard pens and highlighters to indicate landforms, places, and more on the maps. Also, include this link on your teacher's web page so students can generate map images to include in projects, multimedia presentations, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Castles in Wales
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1 to 12
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Learn about castles, Pre-Modern Europe, and more. ...more
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Learn about castles, Pre-Modern Europe, and more.
tag(s): europe (82)
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Use this site as an introductory activity before beginning a lesson on the always interesting subject of castles, and why they were so important in Pre-Modern Europe. Students always seem to love looking at castles, so let students peruse the site in cooperative learning groups. Have groups search the site for the castle they think would offer the best protection in the time period being studied, and describe what qualities make it the best. Use an online poster creator for students to argue their cases, such as Padlet (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exploring the Mandala - Ask Asia
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2 to 8
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Use a study of this Buddhist art form to learn about Asian cultures and people. ...more
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Use a study of this Buddhist art form to learn about Asian cultures and people.
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Introduce this site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to read it on their own on classroom computers or paper. This would be a great addition to a unit on Buddhism in a wold history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Berlin Airlift - Project Whistlestop
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4 to 12
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This site chronicles the airlift that kept West Berlin alive during the period immediately after World War II. Though written from an American perspective, there is coverage of the...more
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This site chronicles the airlift that kept West Berlin alive during the period immediately after World War II. Though written from an American perspective, there is coverage of the broader European involvement in one of the first cold war crises.
tag(s): cold war (39)
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Use this site as a resource to find primary sources about the Cold War and the end of WWII. Primary sources could be used to teach both the content and historical thinking skills in your classroom. Divide students into 5-6 groups, with each group assigned a different primary source to read and evaluate. (Sources should come from various perspectives to make the game more interesting) Have the groups present quick summaries of their source to the class, making sure to mention who the author is and whether or not there could be bias. After all have presented, have each team pick a representative to argue in front of the class as to why their source is the most reliable and valid. After all have made their argument, have the class vote off the least reliable "survivor style" until you are left with just one!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Playing the Race Card: Two Famous Criminal Trials - Yale University
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1 to 12
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A study of the trials of O.J. Simpson and Bernhard Goetz addresses the question, "When is race an important factor in the American justice system?" and goes beyond the individual ...more
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A study of the trials of O.J. Simpson and Bernhard Goetz addresses the question, "When is race an important factor in the American justice system?" and goes beyond the individual trials to look at race in our criminal system and lessons we have learned from the trials.
tag(s): civil rights (219)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! US history and government teachers alike will enjoy this one - just be sure to save this one as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Constitution Center Lesson Plans
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6 to 12
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The Education section of this site offers a collection of topical lesson plans and discussion themes on issues with constitutional implications. Topics include Voting Rights, Civil...more
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The Education section of this site offers a collection of topical lesson plans and discussion themes on issues with constitutional implications. Topics include Voting Rights, Civil Rights, National Elections and the Electoral College, and more. Each presentation presents Big Questions, Videos, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans, Along with the relevant constitutional issues.
tag(s): constitution (105)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! Within the classroom resources page are plenty of online games and quizzes that can be used to help students review. Post the site on your class wiki or webpage to allow students to review it both in and out of the classroom!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multicultural Issues and the Law: Gender and Race Based Schooling - Yale University
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6 to 12
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This unit uses five legal cases to probe issues of gender and race-based schooling and their relationship to the fourteenth amendment. ...more
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This unit uses five legal cases to probe issues of gender and race-based schooling and their relationship to the fourteenth amendment.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (178), segregation (20)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and classroom activities hosted on this site! US History and Government teachers alike will love this one - just be sure to save it as a favorite on your classroom computer to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Justice Demands an End to Segregation, But it Does Not End - Yale University
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7 to 8
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This unit centers on the civil rights movement of the nineteen sixties and uses this as the foundation for understanding Constitutional rights and the history of legal cases that clarified...more
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This unit centers on the civil rights movement of the nineteen sixties and uses this as the foundation for understanding Constitutional rights and the history of legal cases that clarified rights as we know them today.
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