Tennessee
Social Studies Standards
Students will exhibit
a knowledge of history identifying and describing major events, people,
and trends.
1) History's
Happening
http://www.saber.net/~paloser/
This site is a resource tool for teachers containing all types of information
on different
sections of history. This site also contains links to other history sites
that would be helpful
to teachers. This site has won many awards for being known as a "cool site".
2)PBS
Teacher Source
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/social_studies/elementary_us_native.shtm
This site contains over 2,000 different types of lesson plans for teachers.PBS
is also
a television network that airs educational shows for both students and
teachers.
On this site, teachers are able to find many helpful educational resources.
3)WWW
Virtual Library - American Indians
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
This site would be labeled as content resources. The purpose for this site
is to give
the general public information on Native Americans. This site is not only
for teachers
and students. It is for anyone interested in learning more about Native
Americans and
their culture. This site is run personally by Karen Strom and is updated
on a regular
basis.
4)Thanksgiving
Resources
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/thanks.htm
I would also consider this site to be labeled under content resources.This
site is
developed by Bellingham Schools in Bellingham, Washington. This site gives
many
helpful links to other sites for both students and teachers on Thanksgiving.
5)Caleb
Johnson's Mayflower Web Pages
http://users.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.htm
This site was made by Caleb Johnson.While the Mayflower Pages were specifically
designed for geneaologists and academic historians, these pages can also
definitely
be utilized by teachers and students during Thanksgiving. This site gives
all sorts of
valuable information on Thanksgiving and the Mayflower.
6)Wampanoag
History
http://www.tolatsga.org/wampa.html
This website was developed by Lee Sultzman. The purpose of this website
is to help
educate people about Indians. This site deals specifically with the Wampanoag
tribe.
This was the tribe of Indians that helped the pilgrims learn how to survive
when they
first landed.
7)
The History
Net
http://www.thehistorynet.com/
This site is a search tool and Resource tool pertaining to history for
both teachers and
students. This site is known as the internet's largest most content-rich
site. At this site, you
can easily find any event on person in history and information about them.
8) Canku
Ota
http://www.turtletrack.org/Links/CO_MainLinks.htm
This site has activities, lesson plans, and other helpful information on
Native Americans.
This site can be helpful to both students and teachers.This website has
won a Cultural
Excellence Award, a Bronze Star Award, and has been approved as a family
friendly and
safe for children website.
9)
The
First Thanksgiving
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/first.html-ssi
This site would be considered to be both a reference tool and a place where
teachers can find lesson plans. It has a lot of fun activites for teachers
to use when
teaching about Thanksgiving. This site has also won an award from the Britannica
Guide.
10)All
About Thanksgiving
http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/thanksgiving.html
This site would be considered a reference for both teacher and students.
The web
site has a lot of great graphics and it is very cute. This sites information
would be
very useful to any teacher or student that is studying Thanksgiving. This
site has
also won many awards.
Created By : Alicia Sills on May 7, 2001
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