The Blackberry is a handheld wireless Personal Data Assistant (PDA) and communication device.
Web Links
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/11/2008
This site is the official National Park Service website of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. It is a great source of historical information about the ruling, and has information about Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas, which was one of the segregated schools African
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/11/2008
This National Public Radio Website about the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling is a great resource for both students and teachers. The website contains audio excerpts from various NPR programming on the topic of segregation in schools. Inlcuded are a rare interview with Thur
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
3/9/2012
Search over 7.4 million records with 568,100 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives & libraries.
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
1/7/2009
This website from the National Park Service is a helpful resource for anyone who is interested in visiting Fort McHenry or learning more about it. A photo gallery and brief historical essays describe the fort, its defenders and the various roles that Fort McHenry has played in different periods o
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/9/2008
This is a link to national standards of history written by the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles under the guidance of the National Council for History Standards. From this homepage, students and teachers can link to US and World history
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/9/2008
This website includes 10 objects from the Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection supplemented with contextual information. Part of the online exhibition entitled Legacies: Collecting America’s History at the Smithsonian, this resource will give students a unique look at the life of some of Ame
Grade Range:
9-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
9/11/2008
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the coll
Grade Range:
2-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
8/6/2009
This website, from the New York Times, allows students to read the texts of every American president’s inauguration speech. The site creators clarify each address by highlighting words that appear the most often in each president’s speech. The site also includes related multimedia
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
10/7/2008
The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest and most comprehensive presidential library. Although the website is older, it provides valuable images of original primary source documents related to 23 presidents, each paired with contextual information. This is a
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites
Date Posted:
6/11/2008
A pan-Asian Pacific American Museum devoted to the collection, preservation and display of Asian Pacific American culture, history and art, the museum's programs are inspired and created by the combined efforts of museum professionals and grassroots community members. The Wing Luke Asian Museum i
