Below you’ll find resources ranging from searching the internet to all-purpose history or education links.

State Ed

New York State Department of Education Social Studies Page

Social Studies Standards - easy reference

Social Studies Education

BBC History Page - tons of resources for just about every era, check out the history games

BBC Learning Page - resources geared toward both teachers and students

Civilisations - interactive, multidimensional timeline

New York Times Learning Network - lesson plans, news quizzes, historical crosswords, etc.

HistoryTeacher.net - this site is pretty dense, but there are links to lots of great resources

Kathy Schrocks Guide for Social Studies Educators - this site has links to dozens of sites of interest to teachers, with short descriptions of each

Timelines - dozens of timelines on different subjects, this site links to others, so some are much better than others

PBS TeacherSource - resources include lesson ideas, reproducible materials, etc.

History Channel - the classroom section has a number of lesson plans and resources for teachers and students

Discovery Channel School

Sparatacus Educational - a brief overview of just about everything

Federal Resources for Education - another site with links for everything from US to world history

Web Sites for the History Professional

Multimedia

Historic Sound Archives - lots of speeches and sound bites

Sounds of History - go to the main listening room for an alphabetical listing of all the people they have recordings of

History and Politics Out Loud - a searchable archive of audio recordings

Public Speaking - wide range of audio recordings (Real Player)

Eye Witness to History - includes documents, pictures, audio recordings, etc

Professional Associations

Institute of History, Archaeology and Education - interesting programs throughout the year for teachers and students

National Council for the Social Studies

The New York State Council for the Social Studies

National Center for History in the Schools

The Adirondack Teacher Center - provides information on their workshops, grants, etc.

NYSCATE - New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education

National Council for History Education

Searching the Internet

Google - a good, all-puropse search engine

Google Image Search - great for finding pictures of just about anything

Intenet for Historians - an interactive tutorial for teachers looking to make better use of the internet

History Websites - lists of sites grouped by general topic

HistorySeek - a searh engine designed for historians and geneologists

ibiblio - self-described “digital public library,” you could probably spend hours just browsing

Regents Prep & Review

The Oswego City School District Regents Prep Center - resources for all exams, including interactive multiple-choice questions, essays, etc.

Quia - review activities including flash cards, etc.

Regents Review Live!

For Students

A Students Guide to the Study of History - Includes topics such as Why study history?, Studying for the Exam, and Writing the Short Essay.

Pink Monkey - study resources for students, teachers and parents