World+History

[|Opinionspace.com] (Weblink) The U.S. Department of State and UC Berkeley's Center for New Media are working together to explore new technologies that can solicit insightful ideas on U.S. foreign policy. Opinion Space is a new tool that uses data visualization and statistical analysis to give all participants an equal opportunity to have their opinions heard and to vote on the ideas of others. Opinion Space is a general tool that could potentially be used to collect and visualize user opinions on topics ranging from politics to parenting, from art to zoology.

[|cyark] (Weblink) - Look under "Lessons" - must create an account To better understand the threats facing cultural heritage, CyArk has also developed an interactive Hazard Map to help visualize individual, historic site risk. Virtual Tour Guide Lesson Plan Take a virtual field trip! Students will create a virtual tour or create a digital travel brochure of a historical site. Students will narrate their tour using the power of their voice and media from CyArk's website.

[|Making the Modern World - Science and Invention] (Weblink) Making the Modern World brings you powerful stories about science and invention from the eighteenth century to today. It explains the development and the global spread of modern industrial society and its effects on all our lives. The site expands upon the permanent landmark gallery at the Science Museum, using the Web and dynamic multimedia techniques to go far beyond what a static exhibition can do.

[|Wars and Conflicts] (Weblink) The map includes more than 200 wars from 1899-2001.

[|World War I Resources] (Weblink) Review games, pictures, and map to label for World War I from neok12. Also videos that may need to be downloaded at home.

[|Post WWI Social Changes] (Flipchart) Introduction to some of the social changes that happened after WWI.

[|Sights and Sounds of the 1920's] (Flipchart) Key events from the decade of the 1920's are included in this flipchart set to the music of Duke Ellington's East St. Louis Toodle-o. Teachers may use this as a review of the unit to show students before an assessment or to support instruction during the unit.

[|Review 1920's Technology, Tensions, and Prohibition] (Flipchart) This flipchart is filled with review questions and pictures from the 1920s about electrification, radio, broadcasting, tensions, prohibition and other topics from that decade.

[|Era of Wonderful Nonsense and Fads] (Flipchart) This flipchart covers the fads of the 1920's and the Era of Wonderful Nonsense with numerous pictures, discussion, and lingo.

[|Great Depression] (Flipchart) Students will have an interactive view of the 1929 stock market crash and the U.S. response to all of the problems.

[|Great Depression Distraction] (Flipchart) Describes significant distractions for Americans during the Great Depression. *Please be sure to read the notes on the first page of the flipchart*

[|World War II Timeline] (Weblink) An interactive timeline of World War II events, beginning in July of 1921 and concluding with the war’s end in 1945 - year by year and month by month.

[|D-Day Animation] (Weblink) Throughout 1944, Britain is turned into a huge military base, with nearly three million members of all forces gathered in southern England. View this interactive map for animated descriptions and diagrams of the major events.

[|The Atomic Bomb] (Weblink) A site on the atomic bomb that features flash animations on such subjects as the differences between alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, and the destructive power of an atomic detonation. Also features a short resource section,

[|Middle East 1940-2003] Interactive map that shows changes in the Middle East. Includes discussion questions.

[|The Cold War] (Flipchart) This is an extensive flipchart of the Cold War covering such things as: the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, war protests, and the fall of communism. This flipchart contains notes and numerous pictures to use for discussion.

[|The Vietnam War] (Flipchart) The Vietnam War from the U.S. perspective.

[|Vietnam and the United States] (Flipchart)

This flipchart explores the Vietnam War through cause/effect relationships and chronological order.

[|Images of the Vietnam War] (Flipchart) Tons of pages of various pictures of Vietnam; including important people, places, maps, as well as a more personal look at the war and its soldiers.

[|Tet Offensive] (Flipchart) Presentation on the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. Discusses what actually happened and the importance of the event.

[|Protest Music of the 1960s] (Flipchart) Explores the political and social turmoil of the 1960s through music.