"Pojer-Time"

In searching through the wide array of valuable resources available to history teachers, a very simply titled website, www.historyteacher.net, is one that I find particularly indispensable. The site is run by Ms. Pojer, a teacher of history at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. One the site are many very helpful resources for history teachers. These resources include:

• Endless information covering American, European, and World History, as well as current events
• 140+ fully completed powerpoint presentations and video lectures
  
• In-depth curriculum ideas for creative projects
• Refresher quizzes and tests in multiple content areas
  
• Links to valuable research and information sites
• Links to hundreds of foundations, agencies and historical insititutions
  
• And strong, creative answers to the common question: "Why study history?"

Ranked #6 on the "Best History Websites" page and featured in the New York Times, this site has an almost overwhelming amount of information available to help history teachers. It is very well organized into subject matters, content areas, or some other helpful and easy to find way.

I took the time to look through some of Ms. Pojer's personal powerpoints that she provides, and I was very impressed. They are very well put-together and creative. They are not black and white pages full of cut-and-paste information. This collection of powerpoints can be influential in the classroom. I plan on utilizing some of her work in my class as Mr. Tim Murray does in his AP European class in Plano, Texas, calling the presentations he uses from the site "Pojer-Time." He notes that his students enjoy her presentations, and it is a nice break from the everyday flow of things, although the presentations fit into the grand scheme of the class perfectly.

Furthermore, the links on historyteacher.net include links to invaluable databases that may go unused by students and teachers simply searching on Google. This site is a database in itself, organized in a way to help students, as well as teachers learn more about history in an interactive and easy-to-access way.

Bottom line, I would recommend www.historyteacher.net to all current and future teachers or students looking to find quality resources in the history classroom.