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BackStory with the American History Guys is a nationally distributed, weekly, one-hourpublic radio program produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and hosted by three historians who explore the historical contexts of current events. On each show, US historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths. Over the course of the hour, they are joined by fellow historians, people in the news and callers interested in exploring the roots of what’s going on today. Together, they drill down to colonial times and earlier, revealing the connections (and disconnections) between past and present.…
Voices, Votes, Victory: Presidential Campaign Songs presents a sampling of the rich collection of campaign songs housed in the Music Division of the Library of Congress. From pocket-sized songsters to sheet music, the wide variety of subjects reflects virtually every party platform and national issue on which presidential elections have focused. This look at presidential campaign songs, whose melodies so faithfully mirrored contemporary popular music and whose lyrics ranged from broad satire to sincere political expression, demonstrates just how effective a messenger music can be. These songs helped rally the crowd, encourage enthusiasm for the candidate and sometimes say something about the candidate and…
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Teachers’ Domain, an online repository of free media resources for teachers run by the Boston-based WGBH Educational Foundation, provides multimedia-rich science and social studies curricula infused with literacy lessons for struggling readers in grades 5–8. Each self-paced online lesson uses videos, interactive activities, note taking, reading andwriting to present students with an engaging science or history topic. The lessons address a range of literacy strategies: Categorizing Basic Facts and Ideas; Comparing and Contrasting Ideas; Constructing Summaries; Determining Important Information; Establishing Cause and Effect; Identifying and Using Text Features; Making Inferences; Sequencing Events; and Understanding Problem/Solution. So far, there are about 15 lessons, with plans to create 25 more in 2011. Click Here to Access Free…
EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of United States history. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available. Students can learn about United States history through the prism of presidential campaign ads, better understand the complexities of campaign issues and their historical context by looking at historical events and explore the meanings of core values by examining how these values have been applied in both historical events and campaign ads. Click Here to Visit Web Site Plus: A comprehension online Learning Guide includes free lesson plans and downloadableworksheets for teaching about historical events, campaign ads and core values. Click Here to Access Free Learning…
The online activities and background information on this Civil Rights site from the Library of Congress will help students explore the fight for voting rights as well as the racial history of the United States in sports and schools. Students study maps, baseball cards and political cartoons as well as pamphlets, legal documents, poetry, music and the personal correspondence and oral histories of the famous and the ordinary. Click Here to Access Free Resources This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies Coach…
The Smithsonian Folkways site presents lessons, interactive games and activities, folklife education kits and more. Simply browse the online map to find world music curricular experiences from Smithsonian Folkways’ Network of Music Educators. All lessons can be downloaded as PDF files. The Flash-based virtual Musica del Pueblo exhibition features a diverse range of Latin American and Latino music. The 24 high-quality videos are arranged by thematic categories. Web (lessons): http://www.folkways.si.edu/tools_for_teaching/lessons.aspx Web (activities): http://www.folkways.si.edu/tools_for_teaching/activities.aspx This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate…
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