http://www.oac.cdlib.org/

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddnzwcn8_15g3jrbpdf

http://www.civiced.org/

brief explination of the charters

http://jamestowne.org/Jamestowne_Society_Charters.htm

http://www.peterpappas.com/journals/civicdecisions.htm

http://www.historycentral.com/Civics/index.html

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/histCE.pdf

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/civildisobedience/

http://content.loudlit.org/audio/declaration/pages/01_01_declaration.htm

Voting Information

http://www.declareyourself.com/

http://www.edhelper.com/Constitution_Day.htm?gclid=CPmQ6sPnoYgCFQ-ZHgodn2YPWw

http://theelectoralvote.com/

great for teaching the electoral college

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/index.html

http://www.270towin.com/

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/supremecourt/

School House Rock

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=18329939acf1095cdc5a

http://www.house.gov/house/Educate.shtml

http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/index.html

School House Rock

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4bd0cf05c37c246f215f

http://www.kids.gov/

http://clerk.house.gov/

mulitple reading levels

http://www.landmarkcases.org/index.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/picamer/paPrescamp.html

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/constitu/conintro.html

COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2008

http://www.ourcourts.org/

http://www.chrysler.org/education/teacher_resources/civics/civics_webquest.asp

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/dream/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/

http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediabackground.htm

http://www.historycentral.com/elections/index.html

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/boundaries/charters.html

http://legis.state.va.us/

http://www.virginia.gov/cmsportal2/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

http://www.civiced.org/byrd2006/

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/map/

http://www.pbs4549.org/constitution/watch.htm

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/histCE.pdf

http://www.econedlink.org/

http://www.e-connections.org/

http://econsources.com/EconSourcesBook.asp?PageID=1

http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/learning/index.html

http://www.themint.org/

Free Stock Market Game

http://www.weseed.com

Interactive

http://www.270towin.com/

Campaign Commercials

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/index.php

http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/index.htm

by Annenberg

http://www.factcheck.org/

http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout.html#

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/moviespeeches.htm

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

http://www.congressforkids.net/

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/hyper_titles.cfm

http://www.dohistory.org/

http://www.edhelper.com/

http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/government.html

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb

http://www.kidinfo.com/SchoolSubjects.html#AmericanHistory

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/American_bookmarks.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/

http://www.archives.gov/index.html

http://www.ncss.org/

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/histryotln/index.htm

http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/

http://chnm.gmu.edu/probateinventory/

http://www.saveourhistory.com/pres_org/index.html

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/

http://guest.portaportal.com/solss

http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/index.htm

http://www.historyplace.com/

http://www.matrix.msu.edu/~civics/timeline/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.ushistory.org/

excellent portal

http://42explore.com/

audio stories from American History

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/Topics.cfm?CatRegName=american_history

http://www.roanoke.k12.va.us/departments/technology/lincoln/vs/images.html

http://www.free.ed.gov/HandSS.cfm

excellent

http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html

a Portal to some great sites

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-title.shtml

History Channel -- Interactive

http://www.history.com/genericContent.do?id=53503

Teaching American History

http://www.vahistorical.org/tah/intro.htm

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_GreatDepression.shtml

EXCELLENT - also videos

http://www.visionaryproject.org/index.asp

PBS series on American Indians

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

http://uweb.txstate.edu/teachamhistory/lessons/notebook.pdf

http://chnm.gmu.edu/7tah/index.html

http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9

http://chnm.gmu.edu/fairfaxtah/lessons.php?browse=level&function=find&level=middle

http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/teachers/koneil/CivicsNotes.html

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/journal/index.html

http://www.nonags.org/members/dasaunders/

http://www.u-s-history.com/

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states.html

http://www.teacheroz.com/states.htm

http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/va_maps.htm

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson3/

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_divine_app_6/0,2437,32719-,00.html

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/SS-units/maps.htm

Easier -- Broken down by area

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=PuzzleMaps

Interactive maps

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

http://www.gelessons.com/cgi-bin/lessoncatssearch.cgi?ccategory=Social+Studies

http://whitney.org/learning/

http://whitney.org/learning/

http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/SAMcollection/code/emuseum.asp

Interactive

http://www.phillipscollection.org/lawrence/

http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/indexflash.php

http://www.si.edu/

http://www.americanmusicco.com/search/

http://www.flashkit.com/loops/

http://www.ourmedia.org/learning-center/open

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html

http://findsounds.com/

http://www.findsounds.com/

http://www.squidoo.com/freesounds

http://www.nebo.edu/misc/learning_resources/ppt/sounds/

http://guest.portaportal.com/misti_wajciechowski

http://guest.portaportal.com/progressiveera

http://guest.portaportal.com/coldwar_wh2

http://guest.portaportal.com/sol_usi

http://guest.portaportal.com/ccpsnewteacher

http://guest.portaportal.com/sol_civicsecon

http://guest.portaportal.com/beth_harvey

http://guest.portaportal.com/prov

http://www.google.com/educators/p_sketchup.html

http://etc.usf.edu/plans/default.htm

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html?detoured=1

William Vann's Picture site

http://www.edupic.net/

http://narademo.umiacs.umd.edu/cgi-bin/isadg/viewseries.pl?seriesid=486

http://www.fotosearch.com/illustration/economics.html

http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

http://www.mrdonn.org/clipart.html

http://pdphoto.org/

http://www.sxc.hu/category/1095

photos going back to Corp of Discovery

http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/index.html

http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/

http://www.pics4learning.com

pics

http://www.constitution.org/cs_image.htm

http://www.school-clip-art.com/

http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/

http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/index.html

http://www.pdimages.com/web6.htm

http://photo2.si.edu/

http://www.freepixels.com/

http://www.openclipart.org/

Photographs of John Collier, Jr.

http://americanimage.unm.edu/

GREAT PICTURES -

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/index1024.htm

use search to find your topic - over 2000 entries

http://www.liberty.k12.mo.us/~elanghorst/

http://www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm#indep

http://www.authentichistory.com/

audio with text

http://www.uh.edu/engines/engines.htm

http://nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm/

Teaching History with Political Cartoons

http://hti.osu.edu/opper/

gives interpretations of the cartoons

http://cartoons.osu.edu/nast/index.htm

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/cartoon.html

http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/shaping_the_constitution/

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/Davis/photography/reform/reform.html

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/parentsteachers/business_lesson14.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events.html

MOST EXCELLENT SITE

http://portal.chaminade-stl.com/Default.aspx?tabid=4839

http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/#

http://www.how-to-study.com/

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html

create a flip book online

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/

assists with writing a letter

http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

helps generate a brochure

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110

compare primary sources

http://www.edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=803

http://www.mypearsontraining.com/index.asp

free teleprompter program

http://www.cueprompter.com/

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

ITRT Portaportal

http://guest.portaportal.com/itrtacademy

http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/#

http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/155330.html

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/american1.html

http://www.earlyamerica.com/

http://civilwar.si.edu/

http://www.mrburnett.net/civilwar.html

http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/civilwar.htm

http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/

basic info on founding of all 13 colonies

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.swf

http://www.edhelper.com/Constitution_Day.htm?gclid=CPmQ6sPnoYgCFQ-ZHgodn2YPWw

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/

does not list the greviences

http://content.loudlit.org/audio/declaration/pages/01_01_declaration.htm

A ThinkQuest

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

http://www.cumbavac.org/Explorers.htm

http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/index.htm

http://www.evgschool.org/The%20Indians%20of%20the%20New%20World.htm

http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/danielle_longhouse/keepers/titlepage.html

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/constructionone.html

interactive

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone

http://www.jamestown1607.org/storiesnation.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events.html

http://www.kids.gov/

By Voice of America -- in Special English -- very good for ESL

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-11/2005-11-15-voa2.cfm?CFID=118133343&CFTOKEN=99185684

EXCELLENT - IN DEPTH

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/into/index.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/155499.html

http://ab.mec.edu/jamestown/gljnt.html

http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi835.htm

http://www.quia.com/rr/154864.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/americanrevolution.pdf

http://www.shmoop.com/history/study-guides/

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html

EXCELLENT

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Civil_War/index.htm

colonial economics

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/market_to_market/index.html

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/histUSI.pdf

EXCELLENT

http://socialstudies.cayennepaper.com/6thgrade.htm

http://chnm.gmu.edu/vcsssce/camp.html

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/holocaust.html

Imperialism vs Anti-imperialism Cartoons

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/filmmore/reference/primary/index.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1491981

Learning Page by LOC

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/dime/student.html

http://www.caringonthehomefront.org.uk/

http://www.llgc.org.uk/illingworth/illingworth_s040.htm

http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/

http://www.chicagohistory.org/dramas/overview/main.htm

http://www.history.com/minisites/ellisisland/

http://www.mhrcc.org/fdr/fdr.html

http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm

http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/grapesofwrath/

Think Quest

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01794/home_page.htm

http://immigrants.harpweek.com/Default.htm

http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/index.php

http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/

clips from famous movies

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG02/FILM/musicalframe.html

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/silentwitness/

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/holocaust/

By Voice of American -- in Special English -- good for ESL

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2007-02-24-voa1.cfm

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/immigration/index.htm

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/economic/index.cfm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/timeline_text.html

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/parentsteachers/business_lesson14.html

http://www.sfmuseum.org/war/evactxt.html

http://www.kids.gov/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/070_immi.html

INTERACTIVE

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/ax/map.html

http://newdeal.feri.org/index.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/maps/index.html

Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/dime/photo.html

http://www.privateletters.net/photos.html

Sod houses and more

http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/exhibitions/pioneer/camera/exhibit.htm

interactive

http://chnm.gmu.edu/fsa/

http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/ss_skills_tutor/#

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/ushisgov/themes/reform/index.htm

short life stories from the Depression

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53511--,00.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/hiroshima/index.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/pearl/index.htm

Interactive -- lots of fun

http://www.ww2sci-tech.org/exhibit/dark.html

http://www.shmoop.com/history/

100 year old photos

http://www.shorpy.com/

http://www.pbs.org/crucible/

http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp

interviews about the Depression

http://www.studsterkel.org/htimes.php

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/life/topic2.html

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/business/topic20.html

http://presidentialtimeline.org/

http://www.solpass.org/7ss/standards/StudyUSII.3.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events.html

interactive

http://www.nps.gov/archive/stli/teachercorner/page8.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Eihist.html

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/histUSII.pdf

http://www.vahistorical.org/civilrights/main.htm

more then just schools

http://www.vaschools.history.vt.edu/education/

http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/westward.html

National Museum of American Indian

http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/

learn about farming and causes of the dust bowl

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/index.html

http://hcpssocialstudies.com/msresources/?p=161

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/

http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediabackground.htm

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/resourcelinks.aspx

http://www.easehistory.org/upgrade_flash/upgrade_flash.html

http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/lessons/lesson_plan4.html

http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/civics/civicslessons.asp

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df8b89sj_324h7b58tgq

http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/sms/Reviews/Civics/1%20Civics%20Review.htm

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/core/questions/topics.cfm?Course=USHG

http://www.history.com/genericContent.do?id=57117

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/socstre/regentushg.html

4teachers.org

http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/checklist.shtml

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/

Project Based Learning

http://www.tech4learning.com/staffdev/pl_academies.html

http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/Visualranking/

Gives a printable score sheet

http://tutorial.teachtci.com/