Primary Source Learning
Primary Sources
Seek and Ye Shall Find: Locate original documents on the Web - Feature - Lifehacker
variety of links to primary source documents around the web
Primary Source | Resources | Web Links | US
Welcome to PrimaryAccess
Teacher Resources- Lesson plans
volunteervoices wiki
Digital Projects- James E. Walker Library - MTSU - Murfreesboro, TN
Crossroads Home
Crossroads to Freedom is a digital archive of materials that documents the Civil Rights era in Memphis TN. The purpose of this archive is to promote and support conversations in our community about the impact of this historical era on our city today. The archive is intended to capture the picture of life in Memphis during the era of the Black freedom struggle.
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices is a statewide digitization program that provides online access to sources that document Tennessee’s rich history and culture. This program involves the collaborative efforts of Tennessee archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and schools. The initial Volunteer Voices digitization project, “The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee,” will build a collection of 10,000 historically significant photographs, letters, artifacts, and other items from across the state. This project is funded by a three-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web
AwesomeStories.com uniquely uses the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world's best on-line primary sources. Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you see relevant maps, pictures, artifacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT, within each story.
American Memory from the Library of Congress
ovides free and open access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps and sheet music. Includes a Teacher's Page that provides classroom materials, including lesson plans, themed resources, primary source sets, and activities. The collection can be browed by topic, time period, format (map, photo, recording, etc) and place.
Creating the Historical Record for the Future, One Student at a Time
RT @KevinLevin: I went ahead and wrote up this thread as a blog post so it can be more easily shared.
Resources for School Librarians
America: A Narrative History, 8e: W. W. Norton StudySpace
US History Tours powered by Google Earth. This new format traces historical developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources.
Comparative Religions - Directories
Lesson Planet
Created and managed by an experienced team of educators (editors, writers, reviewers and programmers) that are passionate about teaching and learning, Lesson Planet is constantly adding new teacher-reviewed resources, features and tools. Launched in 1999, Lesson Planet has evolved into a popular, curriculum-focused, niche search engine, designed specifically for educators. Lesson Planet is designed to help teachers discover quality, relevant teacher resources…fast. Lesson Planet provides numerous ways for teachers to refine and narrow their searches for online curriculum resources, including:
American Memory from the Library of Congress - Page Not Found
About This Tutorial
American Women's History A Research Guide
Humanities Text Initiative
Making of America
Future-Proofing the News: Preserving the First Draft of History
Lesson Plan Search – Google in Education
The History Place
History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History
Resources for the Classroom (Education at the Getty)
NASA's Space Place :: Home :: NASA's The Space Place
Google in education
TeacherTube - Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos | Student Video Lessons | Online Teacher Made Videos | TeacherTube.com
USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal