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National Geographic Podcasts |
Free audio and video podcasts from National Geographic now make it possible for students and teachers to experience an African safari, catch the week's top science and nature news stories, and listen to interviews and songs of world music stars. Available for downloading to an iPod or MP3 player, the podcasts aim to inspire audiences to care about the planet by tapping into a wide range of newly produced and existing content from National Geographic. "Podcasting is the ultimate tool for learning about the world," said Betsy Scolnik, vice president of content operations for National Geographic Digital Media. "It makes it easy for everyone--from students and teachers looking for study resources, to armchair travelers or on-the-go adventurers--to access great stories through video, audio, music, and still photos. National Geographic's podcasts build on more than a century of exploration. The lively topics and engaging sights and sounds captivate audiences of all generations.
from: http://eschoolnews.com/news/showstory.cfm?ArticleID=6696 |
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Harper's Weekly Archive |
The 56 years of Harper's Weekly provide a continuous record of what happened on a weekly basis from 1857 through 1912. The first segment includes the Civil War Era: 1857-1865. The next two cover Reconstruction: 1866-1871 and 1872-1877. The last six encompass the Gilded Age: 1878-1912.
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Cyberschoolbus: United Nations - |
The United Nations Cyberschoolbus was created in 1996 as the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The Global Teaching and Learning Project produces high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for training teachers. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources (both online and in print) to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalization. The Global Teaching and Learning Project is part of the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information.
The UN Cyberschoolbus captures the growing potential of the Internet as an educational tool and provides an effective medium with which to disseminate information and resources about international affairs, as well as bring together diverse communities of students and educators from around the world. Within the Cyberschoolbus site there are a number of activities and projects that teach students about global issues in an interactive, engaging and fun way. |
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Center for History and New Media - |
Since 1994, the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University has used digital media and computer technology to democratize history?to incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage popular participation in presenting and preserving the past. We sponsor more than a dozen digital history projects and offer free tools andresources for historians. |
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project |
The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. |
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Understanding World Events |
Throughout its history ESR has focused on developing developmentally appropriate ways of discussing global issues with students.
For more than two decades teachers at every level have looked to ESR for assistance during times of crisis. ESR continues to provide guides and curricular suggestions to help teachers address national and global issues constructively.
Resources, Lessons, Guides, and Best-of-the-Web Links
Current Events Lessons:
Click here for a special series of ESR lessons designed for Secondary School educators to address current world events with their students.
Dealing with Crises and Teaching about Traumatic Events:
Guides for helping children express themselves, deal with trauma, and build community.
Understanding War:
Lessons to help students understand, discuss, and analyze war. Plus, materials to help students analyze the historical and contemporary Iraq, North Korean, and Middle Eastern crises.
Stopping Discrimination:
Lessons and information to help address and stop bigotry and hate crimes including a specific section on information and lessons to confront discrimination against Arabs, Sikhs, and Muslims.
Analyzing 9/11:
Lessons on ways to understand the long-term impact of September 11, 2001, including materials to place the events of September 11, 2001 in historical context and lessons related to understanding the history and cultures of Afghanistan. |
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Mesolithic Food Quiz |
Social studies grade 6 and above
Could you survive today as a hunter gatherer?
The hunter-gatherers of the Stone Age did not plant their own crops, but lived off the plants which grew around them, taking fungi, leaves and flowers, and nuts and berries. Some are good to eat, but some are poisonous. To survive as a hunter-gatherer you have to know which you can eat and which to avoid. |
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The Mummy Maker - |
The Mummy Maker
From the BBC. Enter the embalmer's workshop, where you are to prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial.
The chief embalmer, Kha, is watching your work closely.
You must do it perfectly - Kha's reputation rests on your shoulders.
And Ramose's prospects of reaching paradise depend entirely on you. |
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Google Earth |
Geographic images all ages
Google Earth ? Explore, Search and Discover
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
Source: Staff member Rita Hong |
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