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: Description: An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature [ More Information ] : Description: A telecollaborative project to create a multimedia tool for a Remembrance Day presentation...two different versions – one viewing version that could be played on its own and a second performance version that allowed for interaction with live guests – buglers, reading students, speakers, etc. [ More Information ] : Description: This archive of primary documents will be of interest to historians, history teachers, students or anyone interested in the “Great War”. The archive contains hundreds of documents that are grouped into categories such as diaries, commentaries, maritime war and medical front to name a few. One section groups the documents by year from pre-1914 to post 1918. Visitors can peruse everything from a letter personal letters of a driver at the front to fleet deployments to brief biographical sketches and photographs of prominent people of the Great War era. The photograph area includes more than 1800 photos that are grouped into fifteen categories such as troops, commanders, aviation, individuals and locations [ More Information ] : Description: AlbertaSource is the gateway to the Heritage Community Foundation's collection of online learning resources... These websites present Alberta's historical, natural, cultural, scientific and technological heritage - a media-rich source for facts, stories, images and interesting things to do and places to go in Alberta. [ More Information ] : Description: A collection of oral histories from the vietnam war. [ More Information ] : Description: For almost 100 years, The Champlain Society has increased public access to Canada's rich documentary heritage. Explore four centuries of adventure,travel, social change, economic growth, and nation building through the Society's books and on-line Digital Collection. Experience this rich history through the words and images of those who were there. [ More Information ] : Description: A resource for courses in Victorian literature [ More Information ] : Description: This site offers teachers a framework for teaching history through primary sources... Teachers simply complete a fill in the blank template and choose the available resources and primary documents to create the lab... Teachers can store their lessons in the History Lab database and retrieve or modify them at any time... The archive of labs includes lessons in American History, World History, Ancient History, and European History that cover a range of grade levels from grade 3 through grade 12. [ More Information ] : Description: A rich resource of information and primary documents dealing with slavery in New York City where the heart of the slave trade existed for close to two hundred years... The online exhibit includes original artifacts and art objects, original documents, and reproductions of historic documents and images from the New York Historical Society as well as other repositories... The experiences of Africans and African-Americans in New York City are explored in depth as visitors look at the nine individual galleries. [ More Information ] : Description: Calendars Through the Ages gives visitors an overview of how calendars of various cultures were developed. It covers calendars that are still in use such as the Chinese, Christian, Indian, Islamic, Jewish and those not in use such as Ancient, French, Future, Mayan and Roman... The section "Our Year" gives an overview, the astronomical basis of calendars, the history, definitions of our year and a chronology of the international acceptance of the Gregorian calendar... The origins of the week and the names of the days are explored in the section "Week" and there is a timeline of interesting calendar facts. [ More Information ] : Description: Informative and teacher-friendly [ More Information ] : Description: Celebrates Indigenous oral traditions by honoring the process of listening with intent as each elder or traditional teacher shares a teaching from their perspective on the richness and value of cultural traditions from their nation...Audio narration is provided throughout the site, complimented by beautifully animated visuals. In addition, the site provides free curriculum packages for grades 1 to 12 to further explore the vast richness of knowledge and cultural philosophy that is introduced within each teaching... The curriculum is provided in downloadable PDF and can also be read online through the Teacher’s Resources link. [ More Information ] : Description: Material related to the historical timeline, people, places, celebrations and artifacts... Included are virtual tours, video and audio clips, 360 degree views of objects and links to resources. [ More Information ] : Description: Travel back to the 1800s and become an eyewitness to history. You become a young slave who must make some important and life-changing decisions... Be sure to explore the various scenes you see by rolling your mouse over the pictures. The clues you discover might be just the ones you need to escape to freedom. [ More Information ] : Description: An award-winning educational game series used for teaching history, citizenship, geography, and media courses. The games are targeted at students in the age 13-20 years and are used in many educational systems throughout the world...The series allows students to explore and learn about different conflicts throughout the world and the underlying themes of democracy, human rights, globalization, terrorism, climate and poverty. The game series is easy to use for teachers and is developed with close attention to curriculum requirements and ease of use in classroom teaching. [ More Information ] : Description: Interactive game where students make choices and build their own homestead... Learn about the history of European settlement in Canada. [ More Information ] : Description: A powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools. [ More Information ] |