http://netvouz.com/jgordon/folder/6924487911511169940/Social+Studies+U.S.+History?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks in folder U.S. History on Netvouz http://www.beyondbooks.com/ush72/2c.asp This site is a sample of the resources in Beyond Books Interactive Textbooks Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Mon, 29 May 2006 00:48:34 GMT http://www.montanakids.com/landc.htm Lewis and Clark: This site is part of a tourism site for the state of Montana. It has many photographs of the actual placesLewis and Clark visited. It also has some interactive Lewis and Clark games. Recommended for grades 3-5. Recommended by Mary Lynn Buckner Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:35:17 GMT http://www.pocanticohills.org/revolution/revolution.htm This is a student-friendly website created by a teacher and students from Pocantico Hills School in New York. The site features students’ writing and artwork related to the Revolutionary War. The site is easy to understand and includes a student made time line, interactive cause/effect chart, Match the Country game and Complaints Against George III which would be helpful as assessment tools or for student practice. This site was actually created by an LD classroom. The site is easy to understand, and includes the main ideas, events and people from the Revolutionary War. Recommended by Lynn Pahl Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:06:43 GMT http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/archive.html Crime Scene Investigations Meet History, This site provides multiple online interactive lessons that explore the mysteries of historical deaths, for example the deaths in Jamestown. See lessons with team jigsaw applications to explore conflicting theories. Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Mon, 29 May 2006 01:17:56 GMT http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/studhist/ A continuing project of high school history and science classes, this site presents thousands of political cartoons concerning the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:03:43 GMT http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html This site is linked to many other sites about the American Revolution. Some of the things I found especially interesting were midi files I can download with folk music from the time period, virtual tours of Betsy Ross’ house, actual spy letters, and an activity where kids write their own “spy letters” with invisible ink, a colonial stamp art project and lesson plans for the Revolution. Recommended by Lynn Pahl Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:03:29 GMT http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/independence.htm This interactive Oregon Trail Map shows how, where and why pioneers travelled from Missouri to Oregon in 1843. There are graphics for each major stopping point along the trail, along with interesting facts about the various locations and people. The writing is limited and focused in a way that should not be overwhelming for ESL students. Rec. by John Cronfel. Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:06:55 GMT http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html This interactive Mexican History Timeline has pictures and videos displaying critical events from 1519 to 2000. The main focus, however, is the key events of the Mexican-American War. It is in both English and Spanish. This is a PBS website that is very professional and loaded with resources. Each event on the timeline also has pop up information boxes that provide concise information about the event.Rec. by John Cronfel Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:10:17 GMT http://nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/ This website should be used by students who are learning about the Underground Railroad. It is interactive and asks students to pretend to be a slave and then make some tough choices. The best aspect is the music and actual photographs. One down side is the large amount of advertisements. Rec. by Melissa Flores Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:10:27 GMT http://mcsc.k12.in.us/madedo/ "We Made Do" is an on-going project of the students in Mooresville High School in Mooresville, Indiana. The project's focus is on the 1930's, the era of the Great Depression. It contains oral histories, period photographs and e-mailed contributions of viewers who have taken time to share their memories of living in this period of economic upheaval. This page is dedicated to that generation who were forged on the anvil of the Great Depression and then tempered and toughened by the bellows wind of World War II... an era that produced a remarkable group of humankind. Social Studies > U.S. History jgordon Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:02:00 GMT