Resources for US and World History

Resources for teaching US History
History Alive tutorial:
http://tutorial.teachtci.com/
History Matters website:
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Timeline of history - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/index.html
A biography of America - http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
Gilda Lehrman - http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/index.html
NY TImes Project: http://www.nyt.ulib.org/
History Now - http://www.historynow.org/06_2007/index.html
The Learning Page – Library of Congress - http://learning.loc.gov/learn/
Maps - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/introduction.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Freedom in the US - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/
PBS American Experience - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/archives.html
PBS Frontline - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/
Migration in North America - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/migrations/
Reading Writing and researching history - http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/
Smithsonian - http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/index.cfm
Today in History - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/
Teaching American History - http://www.indiana.edu/~jah/teaching/
Sample Syllabi:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/syl.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~jah/textbooks/2002/Crothers.shtml
http://www.indiana.edu/~jah/textbooks/2002/Reichard.shtml
http://www.indiana.edu/~jah/textbooks/2002/Hunter.shtml
Great books:
1) A Pocket History of the United States by Nevins
or, America: A Narrative History Vol. 2, by Tindall and Shi


2) A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn

AP resources also very good:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/3501.html



Resources for teaching World History 1852 to present:

PBS world history - http://www.pbs.org/history/history_world.html

World history resources:
http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/

History Alive – the Medieval World and Beyond – Good resource to develop outline
http://www.teachtci.com/products/secondary/mwh_program.aspx

History of nations:
http://www.historyofnations.net/
World civilizations:
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/

History resources:
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2713
HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronoptic lifelines, timelines, and maps. http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
History central - http://www.historycentral.com/dates/
Best of history websties: http://www.besthistorysites.net/
Internet history sourcebooks: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

Teaching materials:
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/world-history/teaching/

Syllabi:
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/world-history/teaching/coursesyl1500topresent.html


Article:
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-923/high.htm

Reading about the world:
http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/

World History:
http://www.fsmitha.com/