Recommended Websites
Activities and Lesson Plans
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Enchanted Learning – Assorted information and activities
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/home.html
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Heroes 4 Us – (by Dr. Dennis Denenberg) information on heroes
http://www.heroes4us.com/
Mr. Nussbaum – assorted information and activities
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
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PBS Teachers – assorted information, lesson plans, and activities
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/
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Scholastic – assorted information, lesson plans, and activities
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
Clip Art
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Pics4Learning – clip art – http://pics.tech4learning.com/
Geography
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National Geographic – geography information and activities
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
Government
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Ben’s Guide – information about the U.S. government for kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
 Kids.gov – Official kid’s site for the U.S. government – http://www.kids.gov/
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Kids House – kid-friendly information on Texas government
http://kids.house.state.tx.us/
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Texas Law-Related Education – information on Texas and U.S. government
http://www.texaslre.org/
Primary Sources
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ABYZ News Links – Newspapers and other news sources from around the world
http://www.abyznewslinks.com
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American Rhetoric – Famous speeches both as recordings and as written transcripts
http://www.americanrhetoric.com
Recommended Websites
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American Treasures of the Library of Congress –
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/
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Awesome Stories - http://www.awesomestories.com/
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BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
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CIA World Factbook – Maps and statistics about countries around the world
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
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Colonial Williamsburg – http://www.history.org
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Digital History - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
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DoHistory - http://www.dohistory.org/
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Eyewitness History.com - Eyewitness accounts of historical events
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
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Governors of Texas-1846-present Texas State Library and Archives Commission
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/governors.html
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Hanover Historical Texts Project - Primary sources dating from ancient to modern times
http://history.hanover.edu/project.html
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History Place-Sounds of Presidents - Presidential speeches and announcements
http://historyplace.com/specials/sounds-prez/
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Historyteacher.net - http://www.historyteacher.net/
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July 1942-United We Stand (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/1942/
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The Library of Congress - http://loc.gov
Prints and Photographs Reading Room – http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
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The National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.archives.gov/
Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
http://archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html
Digital Classroom - http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
Exhibits – http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/
Presidential Libraries and Museums
http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/index.html
The Charters of Freedom
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
Recommended Websites
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National Council for the Social Studies - http://www.socialstudies.org/
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National Geographic.Com - http://www.nationalgeographic.org
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National History Day - Main site for people interested in this yearly history competition
http://nationalhistoryday.org/
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New York Public Library - Collections of digitized primary sources
http://www.nypl.org/digital/
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Newseum - Interactive Museum of News - http://www.newseum.org/
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Our Documents - 100 milestone documents in American history
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/
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PBS Online - http://www.pbs.org/
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Picturing the Century-One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/
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Sounds of History - Over 300 sound recordings – http://www.sinberg.com/~history/
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Truman Presidential Museum and Library - http://www.trumanlibrary.org
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - http://www.ushmm.org/
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Yale University Library - http://www.library.yale.edu/
Technology
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Animoto – digital stories with pictures, videos, and text – http://animoto.com/
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Glogster – online posters with pictures, videos, and text – http://www.glogster.com/
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Google Earth – locate places and create tours of places
http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
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Mixbook – online scrapbook - http://www.mixbook.com/home
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Tagxedo – word clouds in shapes – http://www.tagxedo.com/
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Traci Blazosky Wikispace – amazing tutorials and examples
http://ktitraci.wikispaces.com/
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Wallwisher – surveys with “post-it” notes – http://www.wallwisher.com/
Recommended Websites
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Wikispaces – distribution of information and collaboration
http://www.wikispaces.com/
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Wordle – word clouds – http://www.wordle.com/
Texas
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Texas Beyond History – information on Texas history
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
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The Handbook of Texas Online – information on Texas
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online