29 September 2006
NARA - Educators and Students - For Educators and Students
(via)Welcome to the Digital Classroom, the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students.
The Concord Review
The Concord Review, a journal of history that is the only quarterly journal in the world to publish the academic work of secondary students. Submit history papers to The National Writing Board to be assessed against an independent academic expository writing standard endorsed by such colleges as Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and many more. Learn how you can encourage the reading, discussion, writing, and enjoyment of history at your school through the National History Club.
Fayette's The Point - Instructional Examples 2006-1
Miss Williams: Joint AP English and U.S. History Blog. Nice example of classroom use of a blog for discussions of current event topics.
02 August 2006
Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
by 29 othersWikibooks is a collection of free, open-content textbooks that you can edit. Great for classroom projects.
New Learning Technologies Buffet -
A quick sampling of some of the latest tech tools
New Learning Technologies Buffet / TryWikis
Great info about wikis geared for education
Diigo Tools: Your Best Companion for Online Research
by 4 othersWeb-based bookmarking with some very useful features: highlighting, commenting, bookmarking, forwarding, and posting directly to a blog.
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