Research Web Sites
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General History and Primary Source Sites:
"Teaching History" website - designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM). http://teachinghistory.org/
New York State Archives - historical maps, textual documents, photos, and other images: www.archives.nysed.gov
National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/
Activities based upon primary source documents in National Archives- http://docsteach.org/activities
U.S. Colonization & Colonial Life:
Kid Info - Colonial Life
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Colonial_Life.html
Teaching History http://teachinghistory.org/
Holocaust
Coming of Age http://comingofagenow.org Click on survivor stories
US Holocaust Memorial Museum ? Concentration Camps
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007387
Children in concentration camps
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005142
Teenagers' concentration camp stories - MovingHere.org
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/stories/story_WMMHPolish06/story_WMMHPolish06.htm?identifier=stories/story_WMMHPolish06/story_WMMHPolish06.htm
New York State Archives - historical maps, textual documents, photos, and other images: www.archives.nysed.gov
Mississippi River Experience - http://www.experiencemississippiriver.com/states.cfm
Citation Assistance
New MLA Citation Examples (from Lane Community College)
http://www.lanecc.edu/library/instruction/handouts/mlacitationguide.pdfColor-Coded Citation Guide (from Long Island University Library)
MLA: http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
APA: http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm