Teacher Links

Digital History - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

 This website has A TON of primary sources, secondary source readings, and even virtual exhibits. I like this source a lot.

e-History - https://ehistory.org/

This has a lot of very cool infographics and maps. It has a nice interface, but you sort of have to know what you are looking for. I think this would be best to use as an aid to walk students through material instead of boring lectures. They are great discussion starters (i.e. “Invasion of America” under the projects tab)

Railroads & Expansion – http://railroads.unl.edu/ ; http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/website/

These two websites provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln & Stanford are really cool. They have online exhibits, documents, pictures, maps, and are all very very reputable. For the UNL website, it has some neat infographics under the “views” tab. The Stanford project focuses specifically on the Chinese labor aspect of the railroads and is very well done.

Spatial History Project - https://web.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/index.php (World History + US History)

This is SO COOL! So, this website (Stanford again) has many different projects that they list. I found a few that did not have any information other than their project description, but I have sent out an email to a research assistant trying to access a specific project (Global Atlas of Oil). Most of the finished projects are under the “gallery” tab.

Picturing America - https://picturingamerica.neh.gov/english-resource.html (Great for English/History cross curricular)

This looks like it is designed specifically for English teachers, but it was created by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It has a bunch of readings, pictures, etc. for various time periods and topics. I also attached the PDF the NEH provided.

Princeton & Slavery Project - https://slavery.princeton.edu/

Tons of resources about the history of slavery at Princeton University. Over 400 primary sources, digital maps, and even a multimedia category. I plan on making this a staple in the portion of my curriculum that discusses slavery.

Women’s History - https://www.womenshistory.org/

This has all the historical information on women in the United States from the Colonial Period through to the present day. It looks like they even have electronic field trips, and I know that the district IT has said a number of times that they will support virtual field trips and have done them for elementary sites.

National Archives’ Records of Rights (CIVIL RIGHTS MATERIAL) - http://recordsofrights.org/

This is all created and maintained by the National Archives and has A BUNCH of really really awesome primary sources and museum style exhibits. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The Price of Freedom: Americans at War - https://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/resources/education.asp (World History + US History)

Collections created and maintained by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that goes through American involvement in various wars/conflicts. Very good supplemental materials for military conflicts.

History through the Native Lens - https://nativephilanthropy.candid.org/; https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/resources/lesson-plans-list.html

I think this is very important for helping us adapt the historical narrative when talking about Native Americans and the relationship between European/American settlers and various Native Tribes. LOTS of information, documents, and maps that can be easily integrated into our classes. Also, the second link has lesson plans for different Native resources.

California specific content - https://calgeography.sdsu.edu/resources/california-atlas/

This was created and is maintained by San Diego State University and has an abundance of geographical and historical material that is specific to California.

Historical Geography & Atlas of the US - http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/

Awesome graphics and information that would help with various lessons and content areas within US History.