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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Gilder Lehrman

Gilder Lehrman:
The Gilder Lehrman website (and group) is a huge help for US history teachers.  The site has 60,000" 60,000 letters, diaries, maps, pamphlets, printed books, newspapers,
photographs, and ephemera that document the political, social, and
economic history of the United States."  There also have presentations, contests, etc. and even more benefits if your school becomes a member (and at $0.00, the price is right).





An overview
of all of the great new resources and tools is available here.
Some of the highlights of the new site include History by Era section,
which includes podcasts,
interactive features, online exhibitions, timelines and terms, primary sources,
teaching tools, and content spanning all of American history. 

The new
website also includes 10
Common Core
units by 2009 National History Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey.
For more literacy-based learning, you can also take a look at our new Featured
Primary Sources, from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, annotated and accompanied
by teaching guides and questions. Our Collection search.  Ten new short-videos, “Essential
Questions in American History
,” which features ten essential American
history questions and in our multimedia section you can find nearly 40 under
five minute video clips, great for use in the classroom!

Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage:
To continue Ken's blog about on line storage, you might check out Amit Argarval's blog in which he compares the three services and also does a price comparison of the three services (Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive). He offers a lot more detail than the Post.  Here is his price comparison chart and here is his comparison of services.

Cold War cartoon on Iron Curtain

Cold War cartoon on Iron Curtain:

The Cold War is rich with symbols that help students truly understand the conflict. This cartoon is no exception.
Published in 1947 in the wake of Soviet involvement in Greece and Turkey, Jay “Ding” Darling captures the feelings of the hopelessness ahead in resolving issues with communist Russia.
We have included questions and answers for your classroom use.
For more Cold War resources check out our PowerPoints:
Classroom history games:

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Eye Witness to History

Eye Witness to History:
Eye Witness to History is a wonderful website to incorporate primary sources such as first-hand accounts, vintage photographs, and radio broadcasts into your classroom.
Eye Witness to History is a wonderful website for both Global and United States History. The website presents history through the perspective of those who actually lived it – from the ancient world through the 20th century.