Teaching American History Feb. 12, 2011
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February 12, 2011
Teaching American HistoryFeb. 12, 2011
The Peacemakers by George Healy
Project from the National Archives3,000 primary source documentsSeven online activities designed to reinforce
historical thinking skillsDocuments categorized into eight historical
periods, 1754 to presentSave or publish your own activities or use those
already created by others and sharedYou have to be registered to create activities but
not to use the ones already thereSection on “How to Teach with Primary Source
Documents”
Docs Teach
Examples: Browse/search by historical era:
(Civil War/Reconstruction)
Browse/search by historical thinking skill:
(chronological thinking)
Browse/search by tool:(Mapping History)
Gathering place of primary source informationOriginal stories created to help you learn and do
researchStories exist as a way to place primary source
materials in contextLesson plans – only available for site members;
currently expanding Links are color-coded to distinguish between videos,
text/documents, images, audio clipsSome files are supplemented with audio Sign up to get lesson plans and all features of the site
Awesome Stories
American PresidentsThomas JeffersonJohn F. Kennedy’s Assassinati
on
Examples :
Combines Google Search with YouTube and images
Goal: “… to deliver information in a format that's quintessentially human -- via storytelling instead of search…”
Can embed in projects such as blogs, wikis, etc.
Currently about 2 million reference terms available
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Web-based lessons and activities in core subject areas
Inquiry-based approach with focus to develop higher order thinking skills
To help teachers employ a blended learning model
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Interactivity: Lincoln and the Civil War
Lesson: Battles of the Civil WarDocument Analysis: John Brown’s Rai
d on Harper’s Ferry
Examples:
You Tube Videos Parodies of popular songsUses karaoke versions of musicStudents or teachers write lyrics from
historical research Produce movie, slide show, digital story, do
performance, etc.
Examples:
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