In Search of Shakespeare

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http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/

The educator section contains resources designed around six thematic strands: Shakespeare’s Language, Shakespeare on Film, Performance, Primary Sources, Teaching Shakespeare to Elementary Students, and Teaching Shakespeare with Technology. You’ll find professional development strategies, lesson plans, a multimedia library of curriculum resources, and much more. Each component integrates the study of Shakespeare’s greatest works with his life and the times that defined him. The “investigation” sections contains entensive information based on countless hours of research that went into PBS show. The investigation includes sub-sections entitled: Dossier (timeline), Players, Locations, Evidence (primary source materials), Glossary, and Works. There is also a game.

Use The Gateway

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Looking for good lesson plans? Need something new to add some ZING to your content? Visit The Gateway to 21st Century Skills and browse through thousands of online lesson plans, or just use the search engine to find what you need by grade level, content area, or keyword. A great resource for teachers! Some of the cool lessons you’ll find include:

  • Fastball Physics - using baseball to teach aerodynamics and more
  •  Macbeth 2000 - bringing classic characters into contemporary times
  • Not Big, Not Bad - Just a Wolf - This National Geographic Geoguide lesson explores the reality of the gray wolf—not its mythical or fairy tale cousin—and its relationships with animals, humans, and the environment.

There are thousands more to see…go now…don’t wait…

http://www.thegateway.org/

Evolution of Black History

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Scholastic brings you this incredible, interactive timeline of the Evolution of Black History. A must have resource!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm

WhoWhatWhen

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This interactive timeline allows you to select your dates, or view timelines by keywords or descriptors. You can find information on mathmeticians, musicians, kings and queens, sports figures, scientists and much more. Each entry allow you to view the timeline, google the individual/event, or visit that entry in Wikipedia. Fun to see!

http://www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/index.php

What Was His Name?

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Want to learn more about the historical figures of Britain? This interactive, alphabetical list of the famous - and infamous - will give you an inside look at the people who made history! Brought to you by our friends at the BBC!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

History Trails

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Another gem from the BBC treasure chest, this site offers:

Articles, games, activities and quizzes that help make sense of the past and the sources that made history.
Pick a trail and start your journey.

You can chose from eight different topics (most with a British twist - it is the BBC after all):

  1. Church and State: Track the history of Britain’s historic institutions and their turbulent relationship.
  2. Victorian Britain: Who were the winners and losers in the race for industrial supremacy in Victorian Britain?
  3. Family History: Take the first steps to uncovering your family history; what can documentation and memorabilia reveal?
  4. Local History: Discover how history happens all around you; enthusiasts and experts offer their top tips for reading the past.
  5. Wars and Conflict: Discover more about the personal experience of battle. Chart the emergence of a British standing army.
  6. Conquest: What was the impact of the Vikings and the Normans? Michael Wood charts the legacy of invasion.
  7. How to do History: Follow in the footsteps of professional historians and find out how they bring the past alive.
  8. Archeology: Find out more about the world of archaeology. Join Julian Richards as he goes digging for clues.

Are you ready to get historical? Visit the site at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/

Interact with History

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The BBC brings you phenomenal resources for exploring history.

This section of the extensive site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/ brings you scores of interactive history activites.

You’ll find games, galleries, timelines, virtual tours, audio and vidoe clips…and much more.

This is a MUST SEE site for all teachers!

Library Zen

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A great blog, search engine, and portal site for librarians and all bibliophiles!

http://libraryzen.com/blog/

LibraryHQ Resources

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This incredible site offers links and resources for a variety of topics:

  • Library technology and the internet
  • Library education and library development
  • Library management issues
  • Books, journals, publishers
  • Legal concerns, library access

and much, much more! A must see site for Librarians at http://www.libraryhq.com/resources.html

Resources for Librarians

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A large collections of links for librarians to help with administrative and creative functions in the library.

http://www.sldirectory.com/

Mixing Art and History

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These two sites offer AMAZING resources for art history.

Sweet Briar College has a giganunormous database of art history resourses at http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

And the University of Michigan offers up an selection called “The Mother of All Art History Links Page” and you can find it at http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/

Have fun and happy surfing!

NOTE: Some artistic nudity especially in classical pieces

PBS Teacher Resources

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You can find lesson plans, videos, enrichment activities and more on this wonderful site offered by PBS. You can search by content area and recieve a multimedia list of helpful resources for teachers and students. A Must-have site for your favorites. Go now to http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

Math.com

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This comprehensive site has links to online activities, practice problems, useful tools and online calculators. This is an excellent resource for secondary math teachers. Don’t wait…visit!

http://www.explore.math.com/school/subject2/practice/s2u4l1/s2u4l1pract.html

Ask Dr. Math Forum and Resources

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Provided by Drexel University, this forum is a great place for teachers to find help and activities for their students in math including:

  • Ask Dr. Math
  • Teacher 2 Teacher
  • Problem of the Week
  • Math Awareness Month
  • Links to software and tools

and much more! Visit this site at http://mathforum.org/dmath