Some weeks ago I had put out a request for websites that included primary sources and suggestions on how to use those materials in primary or secondary curriculum. I had some great responses. Some folks asked that I share what I received. Hence the attachment.(Please note before deleting: I am still looking for government sites, museum sites, historical association sites, etc. which include curriculum resources alongside primary sources. If you know of any such sites, please share them! Thank you.)
A number of sites that were recommended could be used in curriculum activities very easily. But what I was looking for, specifically, were sites that showed teachers how they could be used. In short, I was looking for ready-made curriculum guides, aids, and assistance. These are the sites that are useful to teachers who are "new" to the concept of integrating primary sources into school projects. As a result, some very good content sites that were suggested are not included in my list.
The attachment is a four-page Word document. The sites referenced are listed below in case anyone has an interest in checking them out and: 1) either doesn't want to open the attachment or 2) finds that the hyperlinks come through as "error" messages. The links are in the order they are presented in the attachment:
http://www.sara.nysed.gov/services/teachers/ctspromo.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/pshome.html
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/teachers/primary.html
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/teachers.html
http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/index.htm
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/calheritage/k12/index.html
http://www.mnhs.org/school/classroom/
http://newdeal.feri.org/classrm/classlp.htm
http://newdeal.feri.org/classrm/links.htm
http://www.gcedunet.peachnet.edu/gather/content/oldgovmansion/ogmfront.html
http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/edu.htm
http://www.schistory.org/getty/tableofcontents.html
http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalus8it.htm
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/k12/programs/cavalcade.htm
http://www.civiced.org/stds.html
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/hstocb.html
http://cnets.iste.org/sfors.htm
http://www.iste.org
Keyword: "learnnc"I am still looking for sites that include primary sources and curriculum aids. If you are aware of any that are not included on this list, please let me know.
I intend to share this information during a panel presentation entitled "Access to Government Records" at the AMRA Midyear Seminar, April 4-5 at Archives II in College Park, MD. (For conference information: http://www.arma.org)
Part of the content of that presentation will be to show how local governments and archival institutions can work with educators to place primary sources on a website in such a way as to make them useful to the local school's curriculum. Whatever information I have gathered by that time will be shared with conference participants. Your help would be welcomed! (And if there is interest this time around, too, I will share the additional sites that are recommended to me with the listserv).
In advance...thank you.
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Using Primary Sources Online.doc
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