| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Social Studies for Homeschoolers Audio-Visual and Computer-Based Materials by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 The History Channel Online - articles, video clips, audio speeches, timelines, "This Day in History", listings of their TV documentaries, related products Talking History: Holiday Series -- from the Organization of American Historians, a series of 15 minutes lectures/pod casts about holidays Thanksgiving holiday websites -- a list of kid-oriented resources KiddyHouse.com Holiday Activities for Kids and Teachers -- a nice group of links to educational websites, includes major Jewish and Muslim holy days, too. Liberty's Kids -- a cartoon series re-telling of the American Revolution Myth Web -- cartoon approach to Greek Mythology, ideas for teachers High School Level: World History: The Fertile Crescent To The American Revolution -- Linwood Thompson, Bellflower High School, California, a teacher (and trained actor) who portrays himself as a character from history while delivering entertaining lectures Calisphere: A World of Digital Resources -- from the University of California, free online world of primary sources, over 150,000 digitized items (photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, etc) document the diverse history and culture of California, some classroom tips included AncientWeb.org -- info about several ancient civilizations America's Story from America's Library -- multi-media about the past "America: Why I love Her" arranged by Sagebrush Patriot -- an essay written by John Mitchum Narrated by John Wayne, includes stunningl photos of the different regions of America (scroll down to Patriotic Piece #1) The Pledge of Allegiance -- an old recording of comedian Red Skelton receiting the pledge as he defines each word Google Earth -- "combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips" American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank -- full text for over 500 speeches, some audio and video streaming Abraham Lincoln's Speeches and Writings -- from Abe Lincoln Online A Chronology of US Historical Documents -- full texts of selected speeches, Acts, Proclamations, Charters, letters and other important events Generations -- Native American Radio Archives, historic speech archive in progress, two study guides available The Bayeux Tapestry comes alive by Proff Richard Nokes, Troy U Harley J. Earl's Car of the Century -- interesting website on the history of car design America: A Look Back by Time Life Videos -- a 12 volume video set from Time Life, a very entertaining series with clips of entertainers and everyday life interspersed with history, out of print but available used and at libraries America The Way We Were: The Home Front -- a 3 volume video set about World War 2 by Reader's Digest, very entertaining series with clips of home life and entertainers interspersed with battle footage and history History Happens -- music and lyrics to songs about US history Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts -- enhanced audio files on various topics centering on historic Williamsburg Adventure of the American Mind Homeschool Program -- free online lessons and guided research (webquests) in American History from the US Library of Congress Court TV: "ACLU Freedom Files" - actual cases are discussed with reference to Constitutional basis for decisions Families of the World Video Series -- each video documents the daily activities of two children/families from various countries, narrated by children in the first person (in English), geared to 5 - 11 year olds, but interesting to the whole family, "Families of Thailand" is award-winning Each video is a "day in the life" type video, seeing each the child (usually one family lives in the city and one in a rural area) wake up, eat breakfast, go to school, etc. They are narrated in first person, by children (in English). Each video has a title like "Families in Sweden" Families in India" , etc. Some public libraries have them. The "Families in Thailand" was award-winning Xpedition Hall -- interactive geography adventures from Marco Polo The Food Timeline - food throughout the ages miniature earth -- a short video clip shows what proportion of humanity fall into various ethnic, religious, and economic categories History of Video Games by PBS -- trace the roots, from 1952 on Time Ticker -- see what time it is in different time zones Timeline Clock -- an interesting way to display the time Ice festival: Harbin, China -- amazing ice and snow sculptures Africam Wildlife by Wavelit TV -- a live webcam of Nkorho Pan, a natural water hole in the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, in South Africa Paula's Archives -- lists of literature and movies for learning about history and science NGA Classroom -- online tutorials integrating art into other subject areas, such as science, math, and social studies, from the National Gallery of Art Teaching With the News -- (7 - 12) part of the Choices Program from Brown University, international current events are discussed and evaluated using study guides that pertain to the history of the region involved, some online curriculum and discussion ideas are available for free but the study guides must be purchased, reportedly presents multiple viewpoints Teaching Company Video Lecture Series - great social studies courses taught by great teachers (Ivy League, Stanford, Georgetown, etc.), these are not flashy or fast-paced... just really good lectures, available on DVD, video, audiotape, and CD Teaching with Movies -- take a look at popular American fashion, culture, values, music, choreography, and humor in America, from 1927 to 2006 -- The American Film Industry's 100 Funniest American Movies and The AFI 100 Greatest Movies of All Time and AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals -- you can make every night movie night! |
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