These are the web resources used in the workshop Get Ready! Get Set! Get Motivated! Please contact me if you have any questions or would like assistance in preparing lessons that integrate technology. J

Charge of the Light Brigade

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4123120

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1880tennyson.html

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/britpo/tennyson/TenChar.html

http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem2116.html

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/chargelb.html

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=426

http://www.mslit.com/details.asp?bookid=ETENCHAR

Civil War

http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/CivilWar/CivilWar.html

http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bystate.htm

http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/

http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html

http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

http://www.civil-war.net/

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html

http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

http://www.civilwar.com/

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook27.html

http://www.civilwarhome.com/

http://search.nationalgeographic.com/find/searchdb.pl?results=0&index=total.swish&search=us+civil+war&numpp=10

http://home.rochester.rr.com/inwoods/weblinks-historyamericancivil.htm

http://www.theatreiv.org/harriet/9_welcome.html

Current Events

http://nieonline.com/

http://school.newsweek.com/thisweek/archive.php

http://www.channelone.com/video/

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/index.html

http://crayon.net/

http://www.assortedstuff.com/top101/info/

http://newslink.org/

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/sia/cartoon.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/political_cartoon/resources.html

http://www.cagle.com/teacher/

http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/americanhistory/pswprogressiveweir.htm

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=560

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/socialstudies/Vote2004/political_cartoons.html

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Current_Events/Current_Events.html

http://www.aolatschool.com/news/index.adp

http://www.studentnewsnet.com/

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/educational_technology/internet_in_class/students/current_events/

http://eduscapes.com/seeds/stream.html

Ellis Island

http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html

Inauguaration

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/INAUGURATION2005?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=HOME

English

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://www.grammarbook.com/

http://englishplus.com/grammar/

http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

http://www.dailygrammar.com/

http://www.wordplace.com/

http://www.academicinfo.net/

http://www.webgrammar.com/

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm

http://www.grammarnow.com/

http://www.chompchomp.com/

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/grammar.html

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/

http://aliscot.com/bigdog/

http://www.grammarstation.com/

http://a4esl.org/q/j/

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm

Evaluation of Media / Visual Materials

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/Writings/#ShortStories

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/MMedia/

http://www.sfmuseum.net/1906/06.html

http://looneytunes.warnerbros.com/web/toons/toons.jsp

http://www.archive.org/movies/prelinger.php

American Experience

America 1900
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/tguide/index.html
Investigate technology, immigration, foreign policy, suffrage, and
racism at the turn of the century.

New York Underground
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/nyunderground/tguide.html
Design local public transport systems and research the contributions of
migrant laborers throughout U.S. history.

Ancestors

Immigration Records
http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/teachersguide/episode12.html
Discover different types of immigration-related records, notably ship
passenger lists and naturalization records.

First Measured Century

Writing a Play about Immigrant Life in America around 1910
http://www.pbs.org/fmc/lessons/lesson2.htm
Learn about the settlement house movement, Hull House Maps and
Papers, and also the Israel Zangwill hit play, The Melting Pot, which
forms the foundation for students' original one-act plays.

The New Americans

America Exports
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/export.html
Research and evaluate America's historical and contemporary economic
relationships with Latin American countries.

American Immigration Past And Present
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/html/amimm_pp403.html
Debate historical and current U.S. immigration policies.

Contributions of Immigrants
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/html/immcontributions.html
Research the contributions different immigrant groups have made to
American life and culture.

Stories From Around the World: Immigration Presentations
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/html/immstories.html
Use creative presentations to help students understand historical and
present-day immigration trends.

Using United States Census Data: Immigration and American Experience
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/html/census_pp405.html
Use online census data and spreadsheet/graphing software to
understand immigration patterns in two American centuries.

Coming to America: Voices of Immigrant Authors
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/6.0/literature.html
Read works of Caribbean authors, identify common themes, and explore how
culture affects literary style.