The Best of History Web Sites offers teachers a number of great resources that are both interactive and document oriented. This website has links to over one thousand different websites, all with annotations that give not only an overview of the website but also different ways to use each site. On the left side of the page, there are tabs that categorize these links into a plethora of topics in chronological order. Most tabs are then broken down further into different time periods or regions depending on the topic. There are also special topics that cover large spans of history, such as military or art history. The resources also include maps, games, and lesson plans. In addition to these features, this website offers links to workshops and programs offered by their parent group, EdTechTeacher, for teacher development.
The Best of History Web Site gives teachers ideas for lesson plans as well as links to other accredited lesson planning websites. Another helpful feature that it provides is tips on how to use internet resources. Teachers, and people in general, use so many internet-based resources and often do not understand how to use them in accordance with copyright and fair use terms. This website offers suggestions on ways to follow these terms as well as how to use public domain resources. There are also links to pages that interact with numerous Social Studies textbooks that teachers may be using.
Because this website has won numerous awards, teachers can be sure that the websites are of high quality and give information that is great for students to use. Best of History Web Sites has also been cited and recommended by groups including The BBC and The National Council for the Social Studies.
From Prehistory to modern times and current events, The Best of History Web Sites offers teachers a resource and tool that they can count on to produce quality materials for their classroom. I highly recommend that teachers, especially new ones, incorporate this resource into their classroom.
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