Welcome to
Times Newspapers Ltd.
The Times of London - back issues to January, 1996
Houston Chronicle Interactive
Free subscription provides access to archives
Yahoo News
Online Newspaper Links
Lots of lists of media sources worldwide
CNN
The Los Angeles Times
The Nando Times
World news updated every few minutes
USA Today
Washington Post
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Curriculum/Instruction
Big Chalk.Com
Very useful site for social studies teachers and students - user-friendly
resources
College Board Online Home Page
AP publications, course and exam information, institute sites and dates
TEA Lighthouse
Initiative for AP
Excellent strategies and lessons for Pre-AP and AP
SchoolHistory.co.uk
Graphic organizers, lessons, games, PowerPoints on numerous historical
topics
Filamentality
Create your own online lessons - from the simple to the complex
Texas Education Agency
A must visit for any information related to state programs and
requirements
Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills
The TEKS online, for all subject areas
Social Studies Center
A new and growing site with excellent information for implementing the
TEKS
Social Studies Center's Annotated Bibliography
Excellent source of fiction and non-fiction books for each grade level
History Alive!
Web site of the Teachers' Curriculum Institute
NCSS Online
National Council for the Social Studies
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Searchable list of educational sites available through the federal
government
Statistics
Interactive site for teaching students about polling and samples
The Graphic Organizer
All types of Graphic Organizers and ideas for using them
EdHelper
Graphic Organizers
Generate your own organizers/webs
WWW CyberGuide Ratings for
Content Evaluation
Form for rating Internet sites
Kathy Schrock's
Links for Evaluating Web Sites
Excellent list of links to sites devoted to evaluating Internet sites.
Evaluating Web Sites - Sources to Teach Aspects of Validity
Links to Sites/Pages for discussing authority, accuracy, objectivity, and
currency
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EcEd Web - Economics Resources
for K-12 Teachers
Huge list of annotated links for economics teachers - also excellent
lesson ideas
EconomicsAmerica
National Council on Economic Education - standards, publications, lesson
ideas
The Universal Currency Converter
A fine resource for your unit on international trade and finance
Edinburgh
town council accounts, 1502 - 1780
Wage rates for lots of occupations - great primary source to study
inflation
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current economic data - simple enough for students to use - information on
careers
The World Bank Home Page
World development indicators, economic data on countries, tables and
graphs
Economics Glossary
Searchable database of economics terms from Biz/Ed
The Stock Market Game
Interactive and in-depth way to teach students about the stock market and
investing
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Excellent basic information on government at whatever level you choose
Jamestown Online Adventure
High Quality online game where students have to make decisions about the
Jamestown colony.
Texas Senate Kids
State-of-the-art website with explanations of the state government, games,
pictures, etc.
Harriet Tubman
and the Underground Railroad
An informative and interesting site created by a second grade class
Holidays Around the
World for K-12
Very large list of links to sites about holidays in different parts of
the world
Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade
Class
One of the best classroom websites ever
The United States Flag Page
Everything you wanted to know about "Old Glory"
National Flags and
National Anthems
From all over the world
This Day in History
Just what it says - in several different categories
National Geographic
Xpeditions
High quality site with many interesting activities
50 States and Capitals
Basic information about the 50 states all in one place
The
Underground Railroad
Very interesting, interactive site that simulates an escape from
slavery - with sound
The Multicultural Calendar
Calendars of holidays from many cultures developed by children
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Geography/Global Studies
NationalAtlas.Gov
The updated National Atlas provides national-scale maps and other
information.
Map Collections:
1500-2002
Very large collection of historic maps from the Library of Congress
The World
Factbook
Detailed data on all the world's countries - maps of each country and
region
The Virtual Tourist
Geographic directory of all the world's WWW servers
MapQuest
Street directions and maps to anywhere in the U.S. and much of the world
Census Bureau Home Page
The best site for U.S. demographic data - also great for U.S. economic
indicators
Tiger Map Service Experimental Browser
Make maps of any U.S. location - can enter location or coordinates
China on the Web
A super collection of Internet sites on China from Filamentality
K-12 Geographic
Resources
Very good set of geography links organized by the National Geography
Standards
Library of Congress
Country Studies
Extensive information on 85 countries
Infonation
Outstanding new U.N. site - compare demographic data among countries
Nations of the World
Like World Factbook - large quantities of data on the world's countries -
maps
National Geographic
Society
Some excellent lessons in the "Geography Education" section
EE-Link - Environmental Education
on the Internet
The site contains Internet based school projects, classroom activities and
lesson plans
Texas Alliance for Geographic
Education
The latest information from this outstanding association for geography
teachers
Voices of Youth
Unicef site which offers activities on issues that affect the lives of
children worldwide
WorldClimate
Average temperatures for each month for all the countries of the world
The Great Lakes - An
Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
Extensive information on the Great Lakes - especially environmental
concerns
United Nations Population Information
Network (POPIN)
Excellent data on population and population trends
Altapedia Online
Physical and political maps from all over the world
Blank and
Outline Maps
Links to numerous sites for outline maps from About.com
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Thomas: Legislative Information on the
Internet
Everything one could possibly want to know about Congress
Supreme Court Decisions
Current and historic decisions - in detail
U.S. Federal Government
Agencies
Huge list of links to all the U.S. Government agencies
United Nations
Extensive information on the U.N. - links to home pages of member's
missions
International
Relations Links
Vast list of links to international relations sites
Political Cartoons (current)
Hundreds of current political cartoons
Political Science Resources
Internet links relevant to political science - divided by topic and
annotated
The History of Social
Security
Everything you could want to know about our most important social program
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Graphics/Web Site Development Resources
Clip Art Searcher
Search for that piece of clip art you have been looking for
Fly-by-Net Backgrounds
Mainly backgrounds
The Free Graphics
Store
Backgrounds, bullets, icons, buttons
Clip Art Directory
Long list of graphics links
Graphic Maps
Perfect for social studies teachers - lots of graphic maps in all styles,
sizes, colors
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Historical Collections
for the National Digital Library of the Library of Congress
A large and growing number of massive collections of all things American
National History Day
Excellent information for History Fair, including rules, teaching
materials, themes, etc.
The History Net - Where History Lives
on the Web
Dynamic site with articles of interest from all areas of history
Special Collections
Library - Duke University
Primarily
American collections of rare books, manuscripts, images, and other primary
sources
Art History
Resources on the Web
Comprehensive list of art history resources on the Web - very well
organized
Repositories of Primary Sources
Large list of links to primary sources - organized geographically by world
region and country here
WebMuseum - Paris
Large collection of very high quality images of famous paintings from
artists around the world
History and Historiography
Odd and eclectic list of primary source links - primarily U.S. and world
history
Historical Map Web Sites
Extensive list of links to sites with historical maps - organized by
continent
Cultural Maps
Growing collection of historical maps - primarily U.S.
Minnesota Historical Society
The place to order the best History Fair teaching resources available
The History Place
Miscellaneous large and high quality exhibits from U.S. and world history
National Gallery of Art
Items from the NGA collections - images not as high quality as WebMuseum
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History - U.S.
Jamestown
Historic Briefs - Topic Index
Extensive information about Jamestown
From Revolution to Reconstruction
Numerous fairly mainstream documents from this era
The Real Johnny Tremain
A WebQuest on the American Revolution for grades 6-8
The Louisiana
Purchase
Information and a game about the Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. - Mexican War
Information and Resources about the Mexican War
American Civil War Home Page
Massive and updated list of Civil War links
Civil War Women -
Primary Sources on the Internet
Links directly related to women's lives during the Civil War
Civil War Unit Plan
(Upper Elementary/Middle School)
A literature/Internet-based plan - excellent to teach with a language arts
colleague
WestWeb - Western History
Resource
Large, comprehensive, well organized, and attractive list of links on the
West
The Era
of William McKinley
Ohio State site - interesting images and information about McKinley
The Age of Imperialism
An online history - images and text - from Small Planet
Voices from the
Dust Bowl
Huge source of Depression era primary sources from the Library of Congress
American Slave
Narratives
1936-38 interviews with former slaves
Alternatime
A collection of timelines
National Archives
Online exhibit hall of primary source collections - also excellent
teaching ideas
Indigenous Peoples'
Literature
Literature and other information from a huge number of tribes - use the
tables format
Archiving Early America
Historic documents from Eighteenth Century America
Civil War
Sources - South Carolina
Small, but interesting collection of primary sources
The Avalon Project at
the Yale Law School (Documents)
Extensive collection of documents for all of U.S. history - organized
chronologically
Writing
Black
Collection of links to texts written by African Americans
A Chronology of US Historical
Documents
Collection of a moderate number of prominent documents - organized
chronologically
RETRO - Super Cool
Stuff from the 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s
Pop culture links from the period
“Lewis and Clark:
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery” - Classroom Resources
Lessons to accompany the PBS special
Native Americans -
Internet Resources
Links from large number of sites devoted to Native Americans
U.S. Historical Data Browser
Excellent source of historic census data
Democracy in America
-Alexis DeTocqueville
Attractive and very informative site about America in the 1830's
The United States Flag Page
History and lots of other useful information about our flag
Television News Archive
The world's most complete archive of television news
The Columbus Letter
Includes the letter written by Christopher Columbus to announce the success of
his first voyage
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History - World
Cybrary of the Holocaust
Extensive information, images, lesson plans, discussion forums, and
current issues
Labyrinth
Home Page of Medieval Studies
Vast resource of primary sources, and course materials - for the serious
medieval scholar
Exploring Ancient World
Cultures
Organized by culture, a very appealing resource for primary sources on the
ancient world
The World War I Document Archive
Conventions and treaties,
other documents from each year, remembrances, images, links
World War I and
II Posters
Authentic propaganda posters from many nations
EuroDocs: Western European
Primary Historical Documents
Vast collection of documents, organized by period and by country
Eighteenth
Century History
Collection of links for the period, organized by region
Documents on International Relations
Very large and impressive collection of documents from pre-1898 to the
present
HyperHistory
Online
Large, integrated encyclopedic resource of world history with excellent
navigation tools
AncientSites
Become a "citizen" of this virtual ancient community
Pyramids: The Inside Story
Wander through the chambers and passageways of the great pyramid at Giza
Guardian's Egypt
Large and superbly done site concerning huge amount of information on
Ancient Egypt
Collapse: Why Do
Civilizations Fall
Traces the collapse of four ancient civilizations and seeks the causes
The European Voyages of
Exploration
Attractive and informative site (with maps and illustrations) organized by
nation
World History
Association of Texas
A very active association with an excellent website
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Education First's
Black History Month Website
Five activities for using the Internet to study Black history
Stamp on Black
History
Black history through postage stamps
Hotlist: Black
History
List of 17
links to Black history sites
The African-American
Mosaic
A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history and
culture
Asian Studies WWW
Virtual Library
Very large and well-organized gateway to the study of all things Asian -
by country
Native Web
Excellent site to begin research on any project on Native Americans
American Indian Culture
Research Center
Excellent for the study of Native American culture
The Martin Luther King Papers
Project
Primary and Secondary sources related to Dr. King's life - comprehensive
collection
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The Foxfire Fund
The famous oral history organization
Library of Congress Using Oral History Lesson Overview
An interesting lesson on U.S. social history through the voices of
ordinary Americans
Mankato
Memories
Memories of World War II in Mankato, Minnesota by eighth graders at Dakota
Meadows Middle School
What Did You
Do in the War, Grandma
World War II project from South Kingston High School in Rhode Island
The Bland County
History Archives
Projects from Rocky Gap High School in Rocky Gap, Virginia
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Yahoo
Metacrawler
Infoseek
Google
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Armadillo's WWW Server
Large and well-organized list of links related to Texas - an excellent
place to start
Documents of Early Texas
Five famous documents from Texas history
Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas
Outstanding site on all aspects of this early Texas Colony - extensive
information with images
Texas - American
Relations, 1838-46
Nine documents at this site
The Texas Ordinance of
Secession
The document that officially separated Texas from the United States in
1861
Texas Primary Legal
Sources
Links to various legal documents - bills, laws, attorney general opinions
The Texian Heritage Society
Online journal of the society - articles, news, information, reading lists
Texas History
Online
Gateway to links for universities, museums history sites, state and
federal offices
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Excellent news and information on Texas parks
Texas Environmental Center
Extensive list of environmental links, especially those pertaining to
Texas
Texas Trails -
Guide to Texas Outside
Information on travel, outside activities, Texas cities, and Texas history
Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Features more than 200,000 historic site records
Handbook of
Texas Online
This huge resource now on the Internet
The Institute of
Texan Cultures Presents the Alamo
Nice site from ITC developed largely by the Albright Historical Society of
1998-99
Aztecs
Home Page
School site designed to teach about Aztecs and other civilizations in
Ancient Mexico
Pictures of Texas
Numerous links to sites with picture collections about Texas
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