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History -- Study and teaching Center for History and New Media (CHNM) 
 The site for a project dedicated to combining "the most exciting and innovative digital media with the latest and best historical scholarship." Gateway to projects such as "History Matters," the "September 11 Digital Archive," and more. Features interviews with historians, recommended readings, quizzes, and tools for students. From George Mason University. http://chnm.gmu.edu/ Topics: History, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 16, 2005 The Cold War and Red Scare in Washington State
Curriculum project about McCarthyism and the fear of Communism in post-World War II Washington state. The site features essays on topics such as radicalism and anti-radicalism in Washington politics and "Hunting Reds in the Evergreen State," and dozens of related primary source documents. Also includes a timeline, bibliography, and glossary. From the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington. http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Resources/Curriculum/Cold%20War/Cold%20War%20Main.html Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 23, 2009 A Historical Investigation into the Past: Lizzie Borden/ Fall River Case Study
Contains "late nineteenth century primary source materials from the Lizzie Borden axe murder trial and from Fall River, Massachusetts." Includes photographs, illustrations, census data, maps, newspaper clippings, Borden family documents (land purchases and sales, wills, credit ratings, a family tree), and transcriptions of Edmund Pearson's "Trial of Lizzie Borden" (1937) and Edwin H. Porter's "The Fall River Tragedy: A History of the Borden Murders" (1893). From the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crime, Geography, History, Mysteries and More, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Jun 24, 2003 Picturing Modern America 1880-1920: Historical Thinking Exercises for Middle and High School Students
This site offers interactive activities aimed at deepening "students' understanding of common topics in the study of modern America 1880-1920" and building "students' skills in analyzing primary sources, especially visual sources." Critical thinking exercises cover topics such as women's history, child labor, prairie life, industrialization, and social customs. From Educational Development Center's Center for Children and Technology. http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/ Topics: History, K-12 Education, Labor, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students
This extensive guide to writing history papers is divided "into several categories: reading, writing, researching, and evaluating"; some topics about thesis writing are covered in depth in several different sections. From a professor of history. http://www.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/ Topics: Communications, English Language, History, Writing Last updated Apr 5, 2009 Renaissance Secrets
This website explores four mysteries from a historian's point of view: one concerning Venice, one about medical patients in Renaissance Italy, one about a conspiracy to poison Queen Elizabeth I, and one about Gutenberg, the German inventor of the printing press. Although built to support a BBC television series, this site can be used independently. http://www.open2.net/renaissancesecrets/ Topics: History Last updated Jun 18, 2006 Spartacus Educational
An online encyclopedia primarily covering the history of England and the United States. Also includes information about Russia, Germany, and France; timelines for World Wars I and II and the Spanish Civil War; and the weekly Teaching History Online newsletter. Searchable, and browsable by topic. Produced by Spartacus, a publishing company formed by a group of teachers. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Topics: Education, History Last updated May 27, 2005 UWired Outreach: Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
This site contains news pertaining to the history of the Pacific Northwest, curriculum materials for secondary-school teachers and students, articles from back issues of Pacific Northwest Quarterly , and materials from a University of Washington course on Pacific Northwest history. http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 1, 2003 World History for Us All
This website provides "a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools." Features an overview of the integrative approach to world history, lesson plans arranged by "Big Eras," a glossary, and links to related websites. Some portions in development. A project of San Diego State University in cooperation with the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles. http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ Topics: History Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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