Resources for Freeland Timeline
Cart of books
Under Classroom Applications
Databases:
Big Chalk (Proquest)
A-elibrary curriculum – http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculum/do/search
(you can restrict what you are looking for)
SEARCH box – India (you have to hit EXPAND to see all)– Modern Society, Changing
Society, Articles, Gallery (Massacre in Mumbai)
B-Historical Newspapers (Graphical) http://hn.bigchalk.com/hnweb/hn/do/search
select either Search, Timelines or Topics
1-Search – Put in terms Africa, Under Advanced Search Select decade 1990 and change
to 1995 – look at results 7,000+ and then click on View All (Choose Sri Lankan Rebels
Jan 1995)
2-Topics - show (Clinton Years or Turn of the Millenium AND subtopic list)
3-Timelines – show it works like the topics
C-World Conflicts Today –
http://worldconflictstoday.com/?a_username=ABINGTON&a_password=ABINGTON
Choose a conflict – Afghanistan, Darfur, Colombia, Iraq or Palestinian Territories
D-Culturegrams –
http://online.culturegrams.com/?a_username=ABINGTON&a_password=ABINGTON
World Edition – Use the map to choose any country – Go to topics on left - History
World Book Onlinehttp://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome+Abington+School+District
Choose World Book Student
Under Search World Book put in 1996 search Back in Time (on left side)
Results look like this:
Africa (1996)
Asia (1996)
China (1996)
Google news Archive –
http://news.google.com/archivesearch
I put in search terms 1997 Africa
You then are given a choice of Articles or Timeline
SweetSearch – search engine for students
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
1996 Africa (I chose the the lst article- woman’s Bday)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/j/ellen-johnson-sirleaf.html
1997 China
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Asia-Pacific/2009/june/As-China-s-GenderImbalance-Grows--So-Does-Threat-to-Girls.html