Using+Technology+to+Bring+History+to+Life+in+the+Elementary+Classroom

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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Who: the Founding Fathers What: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida and Houston, Texas Who: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong What: the space race and the United States space program (this is the month of our Race for Education, so we went with the Space Race for our theme) Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Virginia Who: John Smith, Miles Standish, Tisquantum, Samsoset What: the Colonization of the United States Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Who: Franklin Delano Roosevelt What: World War II Location: Selma, Alabama and Little Rock, Arkansas Who: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges What: the Civil Rights movement Location: Springfield, Illinois and Arlington, Virginia Who: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington What: our nation’s great presidents Location: Ellis Island, New York, NY Who: famous Ellis Island immigrants What: immigration Location: St. Louis, Missouri and Astoria, Oregon Who: Lewis and Clark What: Westward expansion / manifest destiny Location: the United States Who: John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt What: Our nation’s national park system
 * Denver Elementary School's "Exploring Our National Treasures" Monthly Themes:**
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These are just a few of my personal favorites. The list is by no means all-inclusive, but it's a great place to start!
 * Virtual Field Trip Resources:**

The National Constitution Center: http://constitutioncenter.org/

Mount Vernon Estate (Home of George Washington) http://www.mountvernon.org/

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello http://www.monticello.org/

Gettysburg National Military Park http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm


 * Research Tools and Resources:**

Scholastic website: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp

Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Bill of Rights Institute: http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/


 * Primary Document Resources:**

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov

The Papers of George Washington: http://gwpapers.virginia.edu

James Madison Papers: http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/home.html

Teaching American History: http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org

Founding.com: A project dedicated to making the documents and principles of the American Founding accessible to educators and students OF ALL AGES: http://founding.com


 * Interactive Web Lesson Resources:**

Polycom Website – Has an online database for educational program offerings. Database is searchable by Grade Level, Subject Area, Cost, etc. Has over 2000 Programs available, 400+ of which are no-cost. http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/solutions/industry_solutions/education/education.html Choose Programs and Resources. Videoconference Program Database

Polycom also offers a Grant Assistance Program.

MAGPI – K20 Resource page http://www.magpi.net/Community/K12-Education Choose Programs

http://magpi.net/Community/Programs/Where-Pennsylvania

Challenger Learning Center – Offers simulated, problem-based, learning adventures. E-Missions programs. http://clc.cet.edu/ http://www.e-missions.net/

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration www.cilc.org Choose Resources, Content Providers, Professional Development, or Videoconferencing Sites

http://www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx - Listing of Current and Past Collaborations between educators. 100+ current listings. Searchable by keyword.

http://www.cilc.org/c/education/videoconferencing_site_directory.aspx - Listing of Schools with VC capabilities. 2350+ sites. Searchable by state.

NASA Digital Learning Network http://dln.nasa.gov/dln

GlobalSchoolNet.org http://www.globalschoolnet.org Choose Programs or Collaborate Now

Megaconference Jr. 2009 – An Event for and By Students of the World Feb 19, 2009 http://www.megaconferencejr.org

Vanderbilt Virtual School @ Vanderbilt University http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/catalog.htm

Knowledge Network Explorer http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/adventures.html

History Is Elementary Blog: This blog is written by an elementary history teacher. Great stories, background and ideas ~ I highly recommend it! http://historyiselementary.blogspot.com/2007/07/oh-i-love-to-tell-story.html
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