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Teaching with Textbooks

Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »
Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!
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9-12 Resources

Pre-1865

Africans in America
Engraving, Rendition of Anthony Burns, 1854, The Granger Collection.

Trace the history of Africans in America through Reconstruction, with 245[...] »

Bill of Rights

Whitman Ridgway outlines some of the context in which the Bill of Rights was[...] »

Post-1865

Using Visuals to Build Interest and Understanding

Using primary source images to help English Language Learners build[...] »

Religion and the Labor Movement: A Guide for Pre-Service Teachers

Engaging Library of Congress primary sources that connect religion and[...] »

Classroom Tools

Historical Thinking & Literacy

Especially for Teachers: Annenberg Media's Online U.S. History Textbook
Photo, ". . . computerized exam," 2001, Extra Ketchup, Flickr, cc

Here's a digital textbook for teachers packed with resources.


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Using Technology

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical[...] »