Website Spotlight: Ambush in Mogadishu

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/

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/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/etc/synopsis.html

"Did My Son Have to Die?"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/readings/joyce.html

Interviews with 6 of the Rangers [read all 6]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/rangers/

Firefight
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/firefight/

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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. 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: Clinton Years

Website URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/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.

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:

I. 1992 Campaign
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/chapters/1.html

Read the entire screen (which includes these subtitles):

Love at First Sight
The Campaign Unravels
The Comeback Kid
The Mother of All Campaigners
Buy One, Get One Free
We Are Gonna Win

II. 1993-1994 Promise/Defeat
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/chapters/3.html

Read the portion entitled "A Pivotal Budget Decision"

III. 1995-1996 Defeat/Victory
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/chapters/4.html

Read the portion entitled "Standing His Ground - 1995 Government Shutdown"

IV. 1997-1998 Renewal/Impeachment
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/chapters/5.html

Read the entire screen (which includes these subtitles):

Repairing the Breach
The President and the Intern
Taking Care of Business
Speaking his Mind
Impeachment

V. Interviews
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/interviews/

Of the 20 interviews available, read these:

Paul Begala
James Carville
Rahm Emanuel
David Gergen
Dick Morris
Dee Dee Myers
Leon Panetta
George Stephanopoulos

VI. Anecdotes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/anecdotes/

Concentrate on these 4:

"The Phone Call" (Dick Morris)
"The Handshake" (Anthony Lake)
"The Kids" (Robert Reich)
"Escape" (Robert Reich)

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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. 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: 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: Clinton Impeachment

Website URL: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/clinton/clintonhome.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 recommend you begin your enjoyment of this website by reading Douglas Linder's overview essay. [middle of the home screen, underneath the picture]

Each of the websites in this "Famous Trials" series has standard sections on the left sidebar labelled (more or less) as follows:

A. Chronology
B. Biographies/Key Figures
C. Selected Images
D. Excerpts from trial transcripts/Summary of evidence
E. Bibliography and Links

Follow your interests in deciding what parts of this main material to use.

Going beyond these normal categories, I myself found the following items (on the left sidebar) particularly intriguing:

From Monica to "Handsome" (letters from her to President Clinton)

Lewinsky's Hellish Day

~~For reviews of the Famous Trials website:

History Matters (The U.S. Survey Course on the Web)
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4908/
TeachingHistory.org (National History Education Clearinghouse)
http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/website-reviews/14636

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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. 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