On the wire

1. PBS Shakespeare – http://www.pbs.org/teachers/activitypacks/reading/shakespeare/ This is one of a huge range of interesting and varied resources produced by the PBS. A great starting point is the page on K-12 teacher resources – http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ This is even better if you can access the PBS tv shows
2. For the history educators – this site is looking [...]

On the wire

Here are a selection on websites I have stumbled across from various blogs and searches.

Clickable Mummy: http://www.akhet.co.uk/clikmumm.htm Interested in mummies an interactive site they can learn about the process of mummification. Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com
50 States: http://www.50states.com/ Learning geography can be a little more interactive with this site that lists tons of facts about each of the [...]

On the wire – History & English resources

1. The power of Nazi Propoganda – http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204271104574290581271478134.html
This is a brilliant slideshow in the Wall Street Journal of the poster the Nazis used in their anti-semitism campaign and the strengthening of the Nazi Power base.
2. State of deception – http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/ – this is the source of the Nazi propoganda posters and much more – this [...]

On the wire

1. Graphic Organisers – http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_go.html
This is an excellent resource for Graphic organisers prepared by Tracey Hall & Nicole Strangman – good examples and explanantions
Also useful is  – http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/blooms%2C+learning+styles+and+thinking+organisers
2. The mathEbook – http://www.mathebook.net/
An online mathematics resource – nice.
3. APA Bibliographies? This harvard site explains the APA bibliography – a must for senior students
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=apa_exposed
4. Plagarism Checkers – [...]

History of OSes and Languages

This is one for the computer geeks among us (thanks Nick for the site).
This is a very interesting website looking at the history of Windows operatings systems, Unix OSes and Computer languages. The site is written by Eric Levenez with an english translation page. What is brilliant is the timeline diagrams of these three areas.
here [...]

Stonehenge

Just read an article on the BBC site on Stonehenge. Worth a read and it has a good animation of the history of the Stone rings in under 1.30.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7322134.stm
Here  are some further links and resources:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/moonraking/landscape_stonehenge.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6311939.stm 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/3047469.stm
http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

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American History Timeline

http://americanhistory.si.edu/explorer/index.cfm
This is a neat interactive timeline for US. The closer you zoom in and out more detail you get on the line itself. As you click on the starts a windows comes up with the event and details about it. Often this will include a image or media.

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175+ Data and Information Visualization Examples and Resources

 
http://meryl.net/2008/01/22/175-data-and-information-visualization-examples-and-resources/ 
This is an amazing site – I got it from Ewen McIntosh’s Feed.
This is a brillant collection of sites, materials and resources. Here’s the first 11 or so of 175+

10×10 is “100 words and pictures that define time.”
3D Animation of Linux Code Development
7 Nights of Bright Eyes article and accompanying visual [...]

Vancover Holocaust Education Centre

 
http://www.vhec.org/multimedia.html 
this is an excellent resource site with a wide variety of material on the holocaust and also looking at events after the war.

http://www.vhec.org/upcomingexhibits.html
Resources for teachers – http://www.vhec.org/teaching.html 
Testimonies from holocaust survivors -http://www.vhec.org/testimonies.html
Well worth a visit and browse

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