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American Decades Project - Grade 11 [Mr. Koenig]
History Central - Includes timelines, a section devoted to American wars, and the 20th Century Almanac, which gives popular culture and historical information for any given year in the twentieth century. American Cultural History - The 20th Century - These research guides by the decade provide an excellent overview of what happened in the U.S. during the 19th & 20th centuries. Eye Witness to History: 20th century - An award-winning website presenting history through the perspective of those who actually lived it - from the ancient world through the 20th century. Awesome Stories - primary-source information created to help educators and individuals find original sources located at national archives, libraries, universities, museums, historical societies and government-created web sites. American Studies: The 1930's - The University of Virginia hosts this site on the 1930's Infoplease Almanac - Includes a "Year by Year Chronology: 1900 - 2008, a "This Day in History" section, biographical information on more than 30,000 people, etc. HistoryNet - Contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in HistoryNet's various magazines, covering almost every period of history. American Memory - Collections of primary source materials from the Library of Congress. Includes a "Today in History" section with information on what happened in American history every day of the year. National Archives - Good source for primary documents from American history eThemes - This source has links to up-to-date and safe online resources, maintained by the University of Missouri. For this project, click on the A-Z link, then D to get to the list of links to Decade information. Archer Audio Archives - Headlines and audio from 1900 - 1999
Additional Sites: (prices, names, language) Popular Names - The most popular baby names by decade from the 1880's to the 2000's, determined by the Social Security Administration Food Timeline - Historic food prices Historical Timeline of Milk - A brief history of cow's milk, from the ancient world to the present Historical Dictionary of American Slang - Over 2200 slang words with the centuries in which they were first printed Infoplease Perpetual Calendar - View any month, any year, in the Gregorian calendar
***************************************************************************** Informative Paper on Ancient Greece - Grade 9 [Mr. Koenig] Best of History Web Sites: Ancient/Biblical Greek History - an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to web sites on Ancient and Biblical Greek history History Link 101: Ancient Greece - written by a history teacher, this page connects you to art, biographies, daily life, pictures, and research on Ancient Greece. Ancient Greece - Online source of information on the Ancient Greek World provided by University Press Inc. Ancient Greece - The British Musuem - explores the world of ancient Greece using objects from the British Museum. Livius: Articles on Ancient History - Greece - website on ancient history written and maintained since 1996 by Dutch historian Jona Lendering. Greek Medicine - Materials and information about Greek medicine compiled by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The Ancient Greek World - the Ancient Greek World virtual gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Ancient Olympics - showcases research efforts from Tufts University (Perseus Digital Library Project). Ancient-Greece.org - A collection of images and resources about Ancient Greece created by a professor of Art at the State University of New York.
***************************************************************************** Of Mice and Men Webquest - Grade 9 [Mr. Koenig] GEOGRAPHY Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce John Steinbeck (1902 - 1968): A Brief Literary Biography Encyclopedia of World Biography: John S. Steinbeck
GREAT DEPRESSION American Experience: The Great Depression American Cultural History: 1930 – 1939 The Great Depression: Causes and Effects
MIGRANT WORKERS
MENTAL DISABILITIES Intellectual Disability Fact Sheet History of Mental Health and Community Care (key dates) The Mentally Disabled and Happiness Mental patients in State Hospitals, 1929 – 1930 Psychiatric Care in the 1930’s: The Lobotomy’s Origins AMA’s 1930 Survey of Mental Hospitals Timeline: Treatments for Mental Illness
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: New York Public Library Digital Gallery - free and open access to over 700,000 images Library of Congress Digital Collection - access to print, pictorial & audio-visual collections
***************************************************************************** English Comp I - [Mrs. Dean] Journal Articles International Media and Conflict Resolution: Making the Connection The Role of Radio in the Rwandan Genocide Flatter World and Thicker Walls? Blogs, Censorship, and Civic Discourse in China Creating Social Change: 10 Innovative Technologies Communication Technology, Conflict Resolution, and the North-South Divide
News Articles Protests in Moldova Explode, with Help of Twitter Iran's Intelligence Minister Admits Hacking Into Opposition E-Mail Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
Online Reports Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics Bridging Babel: New Social Media and Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding Use and Abuse of Media in Vulnerable Societies Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster-Affected Haiti Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan Understanding Information Literacy: A Primer Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs UN Foundation Vodaphone Report: New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts Applying Technology to Crisis Mapping and Early Warning in Humanitarian Settings Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies Power of Peace: Building Peace through Communication and Information Globalization, Information Technology, & Conflict in the Second and Third Worlds: A Critical Review
Multimedia/Web Resources Erik Hersman on Reporting Crisis via Texting Visualizing the Underwear Bomber's Online Life Media, Confict, and Peacebuilding PopTech: PeaceTXT: Using Mobile Technology to End Violence USIP. "Winter 2011 Peacewatch/United States Institute of Peace"
Classroom Resources
***************************************************************************** World History - Resources for Poster-display Project [Mr. Mason] History Central - Includes timelines, a section devoted to American wars, and the 20th Century Almanac, which gives popular culture and historical information for any given year in the twentieth century.
History Timeline of the 20th Century: A Decade-by-Decade Timeline - a timeline of people and events in history American Decades - a reference that documents and analyzes periods of contemporary American social history National Archives Digital Vaults - Browse through hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips to create posters or movies
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***************************************************************************** Why Use Databases For Research? [Mrs. Odle/Mrs. VanEaton] K-Statewww.lib.k-state.edu/db/">K-State Cloud County Community College
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Links to Information on the Globe Theater
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