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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Website Spotlight: LIBERTY (American Experience)

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Boston 1774
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html

Philadelphia 1776
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_philadelphia1776.html

Trenton 1776
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_trenton1776.html

Saratoga 1777
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html

Yorktown 1781
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html

Daily Life in the Colonies
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_daily.html

The Global Village
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_global.html

Military Perspectives
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_military.html

Benedict Arnold's Leg
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_arnoldsleg.html

Marquis de Lafayette
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_delafayette.html

Joseph Plumb Martin
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_plumbmartin.html

Hessians
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_hessians.html

Minutemen, Militia and the Continental Army
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_minutemen.html

The Edenton Ladies Tea Party
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_edentonladies.html

Miraculous Convergence / Yorktown
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_miraculous.html

Educational Reform
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_educational.html

Medicine
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_medicine.html

Songs of the Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_songs.html

Taxes/Tar and Feathering
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_stampact.html

Your Final Step: The Road to Revolution Game
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html

~~For a review of this website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/23370

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course modules on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Road+to+Revolution
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Revolution

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Friday, June 22, 2012

Website Spotlight: John D. Rockefeller

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/index.html

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/filmmore/pd.html

Biography of John D. Rockefeller, Senior
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html

Online Poll
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_1.html

Clash of Titans: Rockefeller vs. Tarbell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_6.html

Biography of Ida Tarbell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_tarbell.html

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Interview with economist Paul Krugman:

How does Rockefeller’s dominance compare to companies today?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_1.html

Do mergers occur in the same way today as they did then?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_2.html

Was Rockefeller’s monopoly necessary?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_3.html

Do you see a comparison with how Rockefeller and Gates leveraged their power?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_4.html

Who are the new robber barons?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_5.html

Rockefeller was a case study in developing antitrust laws.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_6.html

What is Rockefeller’s current status among experts?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_7.html

What do people not realize about Rockefeller?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_3_krug_8.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Industrialization

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War

Website URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/index.html

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction to the Spanish-American War
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html

Overview essay by David Trask
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/trask.html

Cuba
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/hernandez.html

Puerto Rico
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/bras.html

Spain
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ojeda.html

Chronology: overall and by country if so desired
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronology.html

Literary Response to the Spanish-American War
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/literature.html
See links to American writers: Walt Whitman, Stephen Crane, and Mark Twain

~~For a review of this website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14680

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Eyes+Abroad

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Mary Pickford

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/filmmore/fd.html

Mary Pickford
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/p_pickford.html

Douglas Fairbanks
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/p_fairbanks.html

Charlie Chaplin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/p_chaplin.html

Online Poll
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/sfeature/sf_poll.html

Shoot for Stardom [Nice interactive]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/sfeature/sf_stardom.html

Women on Screen
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/sfeature/sf_women.html

Photo Gallery
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/gallery/index.html

Early Movie Audiences
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/p_audiences.html

Fan Culture
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pickford/peopleevents/e_fans.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/The+1920s

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Around the World in 72 Days

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/index.html

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/filmmore/description.html

Nelly Bly
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/peopleevents/pande01.html

Nellie Bly's own account of her trip
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/sfeature/book.html

Map of Nellie Bly's trip
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/maps/index.html

A Trip Around the World
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/peopleevents/pande05.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Eyes+Abroad

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Freedom Riders

Website Spotlight: Summer of Love

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/index.html

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/filmmore/fd.html

Take the Online Poll: Would You Have Gone to San Francisco?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/sfeature/poll.html

Looking Back
Read through each of these short pieces, beginning with Sandi Stein and ending with Mary Kasper.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/sfeature/back_01.html

Underground News
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/sfeature/oracle.html

The Year of the Hippie
Work through the dates that intrigue you.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/sfeature/timeline.html

Teacher's Guide
Which one of these questions would you give as an assignment to your classmates?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/tguide/index.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Vietnam

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Transcontinental Railroad

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

Introduction
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/tguide/tguideweb.html

Photo Gallery: Building the Transcontinental Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/tcrr-gallery/

The Race to Utah
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-race/

Flash Interactive: Race to Utah (Students will really like this one)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/tcrr/

Workers of the Central Pacific Railroad (mostly Chinese)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-cprr/

Workers of the Union Pacific Railroad (mostly Irish)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-uprr/

Biography: Charles Crocker
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/tcrr-ccrocker/

Biography: Leland Stanford
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/tcrr-stanford/

Tunneling in the Sierra Nevada
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/tcrr-tunnels/

Mark Twain's Observations of the Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/tcrr-twain/

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Industrialization

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Website Spotlight: Bill Clinton

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/clinton

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidency
http://millercenter.org/president/clinton/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/clinton/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/clinton/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/clinton/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President Clinton:

1. American Presidents (American Experience)

Clinton
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/clinton/

These are the specific links from the website that I ask my students to work through:

Bill Clinton biography
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/clinton-bill/

Hillary Clinton biography
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/clinton-hillary

Cast of Characters during the Clinton Presidency
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/clinton-characters/

Interview with James Carville
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/interview/clinton-carville/

Interview with Dee Dee Myers
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/interview/clinton-myers/

~~For reviews of the American Presidents website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4106/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14714

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2. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline William Jefferson Clinton
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=42

b. Exhibits William Jefferson Clinton
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

c. President Clinton, Civil Rights and the Little Rock Nine
William J. Clinton and The Supreme Court, 1993 - 2001

Gallery William J. Clinton
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=42

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3. Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1996

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Clinton

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: George H.W. Bush

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/bush

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidencyhttp://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President George H.W. Bush (Bush #41):

1. American Presidents (American Experience)

George H. W. Bush
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bush/

These are the specific links from the website that I ask my students to work through:

Photo Gallery: The Bush Family
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/photo-gallery/bush/

Biography: The Bush Family
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/bush-family/

Bonus Video: Parachute Jump
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/bush-parachute/

Bonus Video: Combat Pilot
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/presidents-military-bush/

Domestic Politics
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/bush-domestic/

Election of 1988
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/bush-election88/

The Persian Gulf War
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/bush-gulf-war/

Election of 1992
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/bush-election92/

"Teacher's Guide" section--2 activities especially appeal to me
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/teachers-resources/bush-teachers-guide/

1. What's right versus what's popular
2. Reconsidering the Gulf War

~~For reviews of the American Presidents website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4106/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14714

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2. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline George H. W. Bush
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=41

b. Exhibits George H. W. Bush
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989
The Persian Gulf Crisis (August 2, 1990 - February 28, 1991)
The Persian Gulf War (January 16, 1991 - February 28, 1991)
George H.W. Bush and the Supreme Court, 1989 - 1993

c. Gallery George H. W. Bush
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=41

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Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Bush+41

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Ronald Reagan

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/reagan

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidencyhttp://millercenter.org/president/reagan/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/reagan/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/reagan/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/reagan/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President Reagan:

1. American Presidents (American Experience)

Reagan
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/reagan/

These are the specific links from the website that I ask my students to work through:

Reagan Quotes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-quotes/

Reagan's early career
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-career/

Virtual Tour: Oval Office
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/virtual-tour/reagan-oval-office/

Evil Empire speech
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/reagan-evil-empire/

Invasion of Grenada
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-grenada/

Iran-contra Affair
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-iran/

~~For reviews of the American Presidents website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4106/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14714

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2. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline Ronald Reagan
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=40

b. Exhibits Ronald Reagan
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

Address to the Nation on the Explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger, January 28, 1986
Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court, 1979 - 1988

c. Gallery Ronald Reagan
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=40

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3. Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1980
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1984

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Reagan

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Jimmy Carter

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/carter

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidency
http://millercenter.org/president/carter/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/carter/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/carter/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/carter/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President Carter:

1. American Presidents (American Experience)

Jimmy Carter
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/carter/

These are the specific links from the website that I ask my students to work through:

Flash Interactive: Brokering Peace (Camp David negotiations)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flash-interactive/carter-peace/

General Article: Peace Talks at Camp David
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-peace/

General Article: Carter's Greatest Legacy: The Camp David Negotiations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-legacy/

General Article: The Iranian Hostage Crisis
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-hostage-crisis/

General Article: Reactions to the Hostage Crisis
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-444-text/

General Article: Carter's "Crisis of Confidence" Speech
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-crisis-speech/

General Article: Guinea Worm Disease
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-guinea-worm/

Primary Resources: Proposed Energy Policy
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/carter-energy/

~~For reviews of the American Presidents website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4106/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14714

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2. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline Jimmy Carter
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=39

b. Exhibits Jimmy Carter
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

Panama Canal Treaties, September 7, 1977
Crisis in Iran, September 25, 1981

c. Gallery Jimmy Carter
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=39

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3. Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1976
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1980

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Carter

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: John F. Kennedy

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

Among the many worthwhile aspects of the Miller Center (University of Virginia) site, I ask the students to concentrate on the following four essays:

Life Before the Presidency
http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/essays/biography/2
Campaigns and Elections
http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/essays/biography/3
Domestic Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/essays/biography/4
Foreign Affairs
http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy/essays/biography/5

~~For a review of the Miller Center website:

TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14722

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For additional quality material about President Kennedy:

1. American Presidents (American Experience)

The Kennedys
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/kennedys/

These are the specific links from the website that I ask my students to work through:

The Truth about Indochina (1954) [Kennedy critical of American involvement]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-indochina/

Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-minister/

Correspondence during Cuban Missile Crisis between Kennedy and Khrushchev
Some 10 items are available.

Letter from Kennedy to Ngo Dinh Diem 1961
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/jfk-indochina/

~~For reviews of the American Presidents website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4106/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14714

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2. Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/

~~For a helpful review of this website--with clear guidelines on how best to navigate the site:
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/24401

a. Timeline John F. Kennedy
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/timeline.php?id=35

b. Exhibits John F. Kennedy
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/timeline/bin/

The Peace Corps, March 1961

c. Gallery John F. Kennedy
http://www.presidentialtimeline.org/html/gallery.php?id=35

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3. Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1960

a. The text box on the right side of the screen displays information about the election: Overview, candidates, results.

b. Commercials: horizontal columns toward the bottom of the screen, grouped by candidate.

c. "For Teachers." Several excellent lesson plans.

d. "Online Resources." Great links to other resources about this election.

~~For reviews of this website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6406/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14630
Richard Byrne (Free Tech 4 Teachers)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/living-room-candidate-history-of.html

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Cold+War

2. Other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Website Spotlight: Harry S. Truman

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/truman

Website Spotlight: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Website URL: http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt

Monday, June 11, 2012

Website Spotlight: America at 1900

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I. The Film and More

References section:

A. Interview Transcripts (Extended interviews with program participants)

Concentrate on those by Walter LaFeber.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/filmmore/reference/interview/index.html#lafeber

America as a World Power
America's Economic and Industrial Expansion
The China Market
The Importance of San Francisco
President William McKinley
McKinley's Manipulative Power
The First White House Press Room
The Importance of the Philippines
The Fight for the Philippines
The Decision to Annex the Philippines
"Civilizing" the Filipinos
Anti-Imperialism in the United States
The Open-Door Policy
American Missionaries in China
Revolution in China
The Boxer Rebellion
William Jennings Bryan's Campaign Strategy
Vice Presidential Nominee: Theodore Roosevelt
The "Hidden Hand" Presidency
The Pacific Century

B. Primary Sources
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/filmmore/reference/primary/index.html

1. Speeches

"Cross of Gold", William Jennings Bryan, campaign speech, 1896

2. Documents

1898 Treaty of Paris

II. Special Feature

Skip this section.

III. Timeline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/timeline/index.html

Excellent month-by-month breakdown for the year 1900

IV. Maps

Skip this section.

V. People and Events:

A. People:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/index.html

Concentrate on these:

William Jennings Bryan
Charles Dana Gibson and "The Gibson Girl"
Mark Hanna
John Hay
J.P. Morgan
John Muir
Carrie Nation
Andrew Carnegie Preaches the Gospel of Wealth

B. Events:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/index.html

Concentrate on these:

The Boxer Rebellion
The Idle Rich
Rise of Anarchism
War in the Philippines

VI. Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/tguide/index.html

Select "Using the Web site":
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/tguide/tguideweb.html

Make your selection from a number of excellent choices.

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Eyes+Abroad

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

Friday, December 30, 2011

Website Spotlight: Zoot Suit Riots

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/

Introductory Note:

Welcome to one in a series of posts which spotlight quality websites that I use with my U.S. History survey course students at Azusa Pacific University to enrich the regular material in our learning modules.

In this post, I limit myself to those specific aspects of the website which I find fit particularly well within our face-to-face class sessions (each student is required to bring a laptop to class) or as the basis for the students' regularly-assigned written reactions.

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I ask the students to work through the following links:

1. Zoot Suit Riots Summary
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/eng_peopleevents/e_riots.html

2. Zoot Suit culture
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/eng_sfeature/pop_zoot.html

Zoot Suit Culture is divided into two main section: (a) Fashion and (b) Music & Dance.

Work through all of the subparts of both sections:

Fashion Section:

Subparts of the Fashion Section:

The Zoot Suit
Extreme Zoot Suits
Girls' Styles
Cuffs, Shoes, and Hats
A Parent's View
Wearing the Zoot Suit
The Fashion
Looking Good
The Semi-Drape
Objections

Music and Dance Section:

Subparts of the Dance Section:

The Big Band Scene
The Pachuco Hop
Theaters
Dance Halls
Downtown LA
Pachuco Attitude
Servicemen

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Concluding Note:

I hope you will use this blog post in conjunction with both the modules on my Learning Professor wiki and the numerous other posts in my Website Spotlight series.

1. The website spotlighted in this post fits within the following U.S. History survey course module on the wiki:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/World+War+II

2. The other blog posts in my Website Spotlight series--chronologically displayed by U.S. History survey course module-- can be found on this wiki page:
http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/WEBSITE+SPOTLIGHT

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