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American
Art Museum
Treasures galore await at the American Art Museum,
home to the "largest collection of American art in the world."
Best sections are Education (especially Kids' Corner, Learning with
New Media, and Journey through Art) and Collections & Exhibitions
(don't miss Browse the Collection, Helios, Director's Choice and Online
Exhibitions.) My personal favorites are Bottle Caps to Brushes (in
Kids' Corner) for elementary grades, and the curator's commentary
about Vegetable Dinner by Peter Blume (in Director's Choice) for high-school
students.
http://americanart.si.edu/
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ArtsEdge
The mission of ARTSEDGE has always been to help
artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information,
resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area
in the K-12 curriculum. As we enter a new millennium, we have expanded
our mission statement and are happy to share it with you here.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
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ARTSWork
K-12 arts education materials for visual arts,
dance, music and drama/ theater are provided through the Arts Resources
for Teachers and Students (A.R.T.S.), a dynamic, web-based resource
designed for use by teachers, students and their parents.
http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/index.htm
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Arts
Connected
A cooperative project of the Minneapolis Institute
of Art and the Walker Art Center. An amazingly useful site says Faith
Clover, U of Minnesota. Students can use all of what is here:
http://www.artsconnected.org/
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Arts
Edge
From the Kennedy Center, is one of the best
sites for teachers. Here are:
Curricula, Lessons and Activities
Curriculum Weblinks
Get Published, and
Idea Exchange
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/artsedge.html
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Arts
Ed Net
From the Getty Museum Education Department,
the site is for K-12 teachers. The site is not current, but what is
there is exceptionally well written. with new links and other material
added regularly. It has a very extensive list of links to museums
and art history resources.
http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/home.html
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Art
Lex
An art dictionary with 3,000+ terms along with
"thousands of images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and
links to other resources on the Web." By Michael Delahunt, Arizona
(High School Art Teacher).
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Intro.html
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Ballet
Ballet, form of theatrical dance that
began to evolve in Western Europe during the Renaissance (1300-1600).
http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/0D/00D7F000.htm
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Infoplease:
Michelangelo
"Michelangelo drew extensively as a child,
and his father placed him under the tutelage of Ghirlandaio, a respected
artist of the day." This six-part biography from the Infoplease
Encyclopedia is an excellent resource for school reports. Best clicks
are the hyperlinked keywords that whisk you away to related articles,
and the Cite function (small link in the middle of the page) that
creates bibliographic citations. If you get lost in the maze of linked
pages, you can always find your way back by using the Search Biographies
function in the lower left-hand corner of any page.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0833029.html
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The International
Library of Photography
The International Library of Photography was
founded to provide a vehicle for amateur photographers to gain exposure
through publication of their photos in our hardbound anthologies and
on our Internet site.
http://www.picture.com/
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Michelangelo
Buonarroti
This beautiful site was created by a web design
firm as a showcase for their talents, and is my pick-of-the-day. In
addition to the three-part biography, extra goodies include a selection
of seven Michelangelo images for use as Windows wallpaper, and two
word search puzzles. The wallpaper images are found at the bottom
of the Gift Store page. Links to the printable puzzles are at the
top of the Resources section.
http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html
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MSN
Encarta: Michelangelo
Encarta is another great site for school reports,
also with a built-in citation generator. But these citations lack
both the date you viewed the page, and the exact URL of the article.
Check with your teacher about the exact bibliographic format you need
to use. While you are here, don't miss the multimedia gallery. It
contains twelve annotated artwork images, and a page of Michelangelo
Quick Facts. "Michelangelo was a celebrated poet during his lifetime:
about 300 of his poems survive."
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560125/Michelangelo.html
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Musically Inclined
Musically Inclined claims to be the "ultimate music resource."
This ThinkQuest entry is a collection of articles covering different
aspects of the music world.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001468F/
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1492
Exhibit
1492. Columbus. The date and the name provoke many questions related
to the linking of very different parts of the world, the Western Hemisphere
and the Mediterranean. What was life like in those areas before 1492?
What spurred European expansion? How did European, African and American
peoples react to each other? What were some of the immediate results
of these contacts?
http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
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America's
Freedom Documents
In July of 1776, bells rang out over Philadelphia
signaling the approval of Declaration of Independence by the Continental
Congress. Two hundred and twenty-five years later you can view the
original document on your computer. Also available are the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights. Best clicks are the six mini-movies on topics
such as The Real Face of George Washington and Paul Revere, Messenger
of the Revolution. Look for the small link titled Movies at the bottom
of any page.
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/
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The
Avalon Project
The Avalon Project will mount digital documents
relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy
and Government. We do not intend to mount only static text but rather
to add value to the text by linking to supporting documents expressly
referred to in the body of the text.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
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Best of
History Websites
An anthology of online history resources, this
site was crafted and designed for history students, teachers, and
enthusiasts. Established by Thomas Daccord, history teacher and instructional
technology consultant at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham,
Massachusetts, this site not only provides links to online resources,
but also rates them on a one to five star scale. The site features
ten different historical categories -- Prehistory, Ancient/ Biblical,
Medieval, US History, Early Modern European, 20th Century, World War
II, Art History, General Resources, and Maps -- and contains links
to over 700 history-related Web sites that have been reviewed for
"quality, accuracy, and usefulness." [MG]
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
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Biography
Provides biographies of over 20,000 notable
people. Uses the Cambridge Encyclopedia Database and the Cambridge
Dictionary of American Biography.
http://www.biography.com/
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Blindkat's
Pirates of the Caribbean
Blindkat's extensive pirate site was one of
the first web pages on the topic, dating back to 1995. If you are
looking for something specific, try the site map, which is an alphabetic
index of topics. My favorite sections are "What's a Privateer, Pirate,
Buccaneer, and/or Marooner?" and "Articles of Piracy" found in "A
Pyrates Life: Fact, Legend & Myth." There are also sections on
specific pirates, their ships, weapons, flags (called jacks) and language
(see "A Pyrate's Lexicon.")
http://blindkat.hegewisch.net/pirates/pirates.html
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Declaring
Independence: Drafting the Documents
In June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the
first draft of the Declaration of Independence in congressionally
imposed secrecy. In anticipation of a vote for independence, the Continental
Congress appointed a committee to compose a document declaring the
colonies' independence from Britain. That committee then delegated
the task to Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration
can be viewed online at this Library of Congress exhibit. Also on
display are fragments of a "Dunlap Broadside," one of twenty-four
surviving copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence,
done by John Dunlap in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html
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Declaration
of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness.
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/decind.html
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Discovering
Lewis and Clark®
Welcome to Discovering Lewis and Clark®. This is a progressive
Web site, currently containing more than 1,400 pages, which is increased
by one or more new episodes each month. For the most recent updates,
see "New This Month" on the following page.
http://www.lewis-clark.org/
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Go
West Across America With Lewis and Clark
Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent
to explore. This great American expedition will face them all. And
they need your help on this incredible adventure.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
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The
Great Pains and Accuracy Tour
In which a radio producer and an english professor
bicycle the Lewis & Clark trail, wondering what we've done with
the water & land the past 200 years.
http://www.hearingvoices.com/trail/
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History's Happening!
PETE LOESER'S BEST HISTORY SITES ON THE WEB
This site is a good stop for kids looking for homework help. Four
sections-ancient, medieval, modern and U.S.History-contain good lists
of links with helpful descriptions.
http://www.loeser.us/
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History
Matters
Welcome to History Matters, designed for high school and college teachers
of U.S. History survey courses, this site serves as a gateway to Web
resources and offers unique teaching materials, first-person primary
documents and threaded discussions on teaching U.S. history.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
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HISTORY
OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY
Faithful Record of all Important Events, Incidents,
and Circumstances that have Transpired in the Valley of the Chippewa
from its Earliest Settlement by White People, Indian Treaties, Organization
of the Territory and State; Also of the Counties Embracing the Valley,
Senatorial, Assembly and Congressional Districts, and a Brief Biographical
Sketch of the Most Prominent Persons in the Settlement of the Valley.
BY Thomas E. Randall 1875. Free Press Print. Eau Claire, Wisconsin
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/history/randall/
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The
Home of Thomas Jefferson - Monticello
Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, third
president of the United States. Explore Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's
mountaintop home, gardens, and plantation. Monticello is owned and
operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia
http://www.monticello.org/
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The
History of Eating Utensils
Presented by the California Academy
of Sciences, this online history of eating utensils is both stimulating
and educational, with brief presentations on individual utensils and
their evolution, as well as images of specimens from various cultures
and periods. Learn, among other things, what Louis the XIV had to
fear from the knife and what he did about it, and how it changed the
shape of that instrument forever. Equally worth considering, chopsticks
have also evolved over the course of five millennia. Called "kuai-zi"
in Chinese, for quick little fellows, chopsticks were first joined
together and only gradually came to be separated and made of less
and less precious materials. Learn all about them and the rest of
the instruments used by humans to eat gracefully in this brief online
history. Better yet, if you are fortunate enough to be in the Bay
area, visit the exhibit in person at the California Academy of Sciences.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/
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Humanities-Interactive
- Crossroads of Empire - Jeopardy Game
Like History? Like the TV game Jeopardy?
High School-adult will love this game. Good luck - it's tough!
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/crossroads/jeopardy/index.html
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Lewis
and Clark
The companion Web site to the Ken Burns film,
"Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery."
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
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Lewis
and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
The mission of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage
Foundation is to stimulate public appreciation of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition's contributions to America's heritage, and to support education,
research, development, and preservation of the Lewis and Clark experience.
http://www.lewisandclark.org/
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Lifelong
Learning Online - the Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project
A good example is the NASA-sponsored Web site
Lifelong Learning Online, which not only provides essential facts
concerning the expedition but does something unique as well: It tells
both sides of the story.
Prominent are the stories of three native tribes of the Inland Northwest
with whom Lewis and Clark came in contact: the Coeur d'Alene, the
Nez Perce, and the Warm Springs tribe of northeastern Oregon (whose
portion of the site is still under construction). Even better, the
site gives those tribes the opportunity to tell their own stories,
in their own ways, through their own words.
http://www.l3-lewisandclark.com/Default.asp
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NARA:
Charters of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
of the United States, and the Bill of Rights are the focus of this
site from the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
(NARA.) The exhibit is designed to be visited sequentially, following
a path from the Making of the Charters, three chapters on the documents
themselves, and concluding with the Impact of the Charters.
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters.html
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National
Geographic: Pirates of the Whydah
"Black Sam" Bellamy's pirate ship The Whydah
sank in a storm off the New England coast on April 26, 1717. The captain,
143 crew members and booty stolen from fifty ships went down with
her. In 1984, she was discovered by underwater explorer Barry Clifford.
Armed with new clues, historians are re-evaluating what they know
about pirate life. This National Geographic special takes an in-depth
look at nine of the Whydah pirates, and reprints a May 1999 magazine
article. Don't overlook the Resources & Links page, which includes
recommended websites, films, books, and a printable version of the
pirate bios.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/whydah/
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National
Geographic Pirates!
"Ahoy! Have ye heard the secret of this ramshackle
inn where ye'r lodgin'? They say it's full of booty but nobody's been
able to find it." Join this interactive adventure, and while looking
for the loot, you'll unearth tales of real pirates woven into the
story line. When your adventure is finished, click on Books for Buccaneers
(from the main menu) for elementary and young adult reading lists.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/pirates/maina.html
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National
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration
The Lewis and Clark expedition looms large in
the American imagination. It is an unsurpassed tale of adventure and
endurance, yet the bicentennial events must be more than a commemoration
of a long-ago adventure. This is an opportunity for all of us to evaluate
the long chain of cause and effect that links past, present and future.
http://www.lewisandclark200.org/
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National
Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History was
my favorite Smithsonian when the kids and I visited Washington D.C.
a few years ago. Its online counterpart not only lives up to my high
expectations, but exceeds them. History Wired uses a rather unique
Java interface to showcase some of the curator's favorite objects.
The museum houses more than three million artifacts, so choosing a
handful of favorites is no small task. For more fun, click on over
to any of thirty-two virtual exhibits on topics as diverse as the
history of tools used to teach math, Julia Child's kitchen, and the
1950's paint-by-numbers craze.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
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National Symphony Orchestra
http://www.nationalsymphony.org/
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North Carolina Museum
of History
Since its founding in 1902, the North Carolina Museum of History has
been an exciting place to explore North Carolina history. Museum staff
and volunteers are dedicated to encouraging visitors to discover the
past; to reflect on their own lives and their place in history; and
to preserve state, regional, and local history for future generations.
http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/
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Northern
Illinois University Public Affairs Office
Archaeologists say Peru was home to the Americas'
earliest known urban settlements and pyramids, dating as far back
as 2627 B.C.
http://www.niu.edu/pubaffairs/presskits/wcjo/site.html
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TIME
AND THE RIVER - A History of the Saint Croix
A Historic Resource Study of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
For more than 10,000 years the St. Croix River
has added its cold clear northwoods waters to the flow of the Mississippi
River. For the people of its valley the St. Croix has been a source
of hope and renewal, as well as a vehicle of transformation.
http://www.nps.gov/sacn/hrs/hrs.htm
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Turn-of-the-Century
Child: Examine their Faces
A wonderful photo exhibit to explore and
enjoy.
http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/cur/20c/turn.html
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Women
in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women In Military Service For America Memorial
is a unique, living memorial honoring all military women - past, present
& future.
http://www.womensmemorial.org/index.html
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