Teacher Links

The EGUSD TAH Project has provided links below to some of the most frequently used web sites that provide instructional strategies, historical resources and professional development opportunities.  Do you have a great link for history instructional strategies? If so, send it to Don Azevada at dazevada@egusd.net.  

Smithsonian National Museum of American History
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
The National Museum of American History creates learning opportunities, stimulate imaginations, and present challenging ideas about our country’s past.  Our web site offers online exhibitions, behind-the-scenes glimpses into our collections, and an overview of Museum programs and activities.

Teaching American History.org
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/
A project of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University.  The web site offers connections to historical documents, professional development seminars, audio lectures and special exhibits. 

Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ 
Too many students spell history b*o*r*i*n*g. They regard history as a jumble of disconnected facts. Our teaching resources are designed to help instructors at all levels bring the past to life and to help students understand that knowledge of the past is our best guide in making decisions that will determine our future.

A Biography of America
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/index.html
A Biography of America is a telecourse and video series that presents American history as a living narrative. This series web site lets you delve further into the topics of the 26 video programs.  For each program you'll find an interactive feature related to the subject or the time period of the program.

Historical Maps of the United States
http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/Maps/histus.html
The collections of the University of Texas Libraries are the result of more than one hundred years of continuing commitment by librarians, faculty, students, and private donors to build one of the great library collections of the world.

Eyewitness: History through the eyes of those who lived it
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/18frm.htm
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc. a digital publisher of educational programming.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon
Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government with links to supporting documents

Authentic History
http://www.authentichistory.com/
The Authentic History Center is comprised of images of artifacts and historic sounds from American popular culture.  To present an authentic interpretation of American history is the ultimate goal of the site.

The Gilder Lehrman Collection
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
On deposit at the New-York Historical Society, this collection contains more than 60,000 documents detailing the political and social history of the United States. The collection's holdings include manuscript letters, diaries, maps, photographs, printed books and pamphlets ranging from 1493 through modern times.

Harper's Weekly
http://www.harpweek.com/
Electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization" from 1857-1912.  HarpWeek's electronic database makes it possible for the user to discover the lively news stories, illustrations, cartoons, editorials, biographies, literature, and even advertisements that shaped and reflected public opinion in this era.

A Teacher’s Guide to Fair Use and Copyright
http://home.earthlink.net/~cnew/research.htm
Well-done site with lots of “do’s” and “don’ts” for educators

How to Cite Your Sources
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/citing.html

Instructions on how to properly cite web pages and other electronic sources

Library Research Using Primary Sources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/PrimarySources.html
University of California at Berkeley’s excellent site illuminating what primary sources are/are not and includes an outstanding chart with tips on how to search for different types of primary sources.