Website+Resources

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|Smithsonian National Museum of American History] Subject Area(s): U.S. History Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Interactive URL: [] Brief Description: This is a great site for students. It has an online exhibit that is available. It also has a lot of information about US History. You can go on this site and learn about everything from Abraham Lincoln to Daguerreotypes. It also has the information split up into subject for easy navigation.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|American West Virtual Library of History] Subject Area(s): U.S. History/Westward Expansion Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Informational for Student Use URL: [] Brief Description: This is an awesome site! I love it. It is put into several different categories. You can click on the category, time period, or topical index. This website is great for any type of American History searches. It has everything from recipes of the old west to religion and wars. This site is run by Dr. Lynn Nelson who teaches at the University of Kansas and has authored several books. If you have any need for history up through the Westward Expansion, this is a great site for information.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|US History] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Interactive URL: [] Brief Description: This is a great website for American history. It has a virtual tour of historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is great for students to be able to see all of the history of America that has happened in Philadelphia. It covers everything from Benjamin Franklin to Brandywine Battlefield. It also has a lot of information on the Declaration of Independence, the flag, and several other links.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|America's Story from America's Library] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 6-8 Type of Site: Interactive URL: [] Brief Description: This is a website from the Library of Congress. It is great for students, because it has a lot of interactive features. There are games to explore the states, write ups on famous Americans, place to put in your birthday and an important event in history on that day is brought up for you to read. There is also a game on there called Super Sleuth that will help students to find out a lot about history and a part about music in America’s past.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|American History in Video] Subject Area(s): American History Grade Level(s): 6-12 Type of Site: Teacher Resource URL: [] Brief Description: This website has a lot of videos for use by teachers. They break down the videos by subject and historical era. There are newsreel videos, war videos, videos about people, and a lot of other videos. This is definitely a great site for teachers who want to have a visual aspect to what they are teaching to help the students understand. The best part is that all the videos on this site are free.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|American History Resources] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Informational for Students URL: [|http://www.hbci.com/~tgort/docs.htm] Brief Description: This website has a lot of great information for students. It has transcribed speeches, the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, and several other primary sources. This is a great site for students and allows them to find what they need easily.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|Journal of American History] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Informational for Students URL: [] Brief Description: This is the website for the Journal of American History. You can search for journal articles by subject or just read what is in the newest journal. This is a great site for students to find information regarding what they are studying.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|American History] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 6-12 Type of Site: Informational for Students URL: [] Brief Description: This is a website of American History done by the government. It has several primary sources and historical documents. It also has the history of several things, such as the Liberty Bell, Grants, US Court System, and Abraham Lincoln. There is also a place that has links to other sites. It is a great website for learning about the US through the eyes of the government.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|History of the United States] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 6-12 Type of Site: Informational for Students URL: [] Brief Description: This website has several different ways students can gain information. There is a lot of written information on this website, but there is also a video component. There are several subjects available to look at. These subjects range from D-Day to the history of the telephone. It a great site for students to start at for getting information in US History.

Hyperlinked Name of Site: [|Journal of African American History] Subject Area(s): US History Grade Level(s): 9-12 Type of Site: Informational for Students URL: http://www.jaah.org/ Brief Description: This is a site for the journal. It has a search engine to search past publications, you can download the current journal, and also you can go to their links page to go to other websites. It has a wealth of knowledge and is easy to navigate. It is a great source for students studying African American history.

Jenirae, I loved the interactive website by the Library of Congress. It would be especially helpful for my ELLs because it offers the most pertinent content, but it is concise. My ELLs struggle when they have a great deal of academic language to read during research. The site is colorful and appealing to students. I would use it as a starter site for my students and build them up to full-blown 3-page web articles, etc. Thanks so much for this resource. It is also entertaining how it offers opportunities to click on facts as to whether they are true or false. I just loved it. Thanks so much.

Angelique