More+Internet+Resources

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 * **Site Name** || **URL ** || **Site Description ** || **Site Application ** ||
 * History Channel || [] || Gives timelines, interactive maps, videos, and information on select individuals. || Can be used as visual aids in class, background information for assignments, such as WebHunts. ||
 * KET || [] || Brief overview of the three major causes for the Civil War. || Can be used by students to find information for assignments. ||
 * teAchanology || [] || Gives worksheets, book marks, lesson ideas, and activity ideas. || Can be used as a great teacher resource for diverse presentation of material. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The National Archives || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Shows influential photography from the Civil War era. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Can be shown as an introduction to a lesson or as an activity for identifying the historical importance or photographer bias in a picture. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">YouTube || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Video of civil war battle with “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” playing in the background. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Can be used in class as an example of music of the era and can be learned by the class for its historical lyrics. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Social Studies for Kids || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The site displays maps, timelines, a glossary, and first hand accounts of what life was like in the camps. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Can be used as background/research for student assignments. The information can also be used in class to spark discussion. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Love to Know – Board Games || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Description of how to make an educational board game highlighting the Civil War. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The game can be created and/or (just simply) played in class to help reinforce important Civil War history. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">PBS || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The site includes a lesson plan and additional resources for a compare and contrast of Generals Lee and Grant. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The lesson plan on this site can be implemented in class to have students better understand the competing sides and the military at the time. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Famous Documents of the Civil War. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">On the site are sixteen of the most important documents of the Civil War. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The site can be used for research or background for the students as a supplement for the textbook. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Library of Congress || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[] || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This site has multiple maps of battles, as well as, before, during, and after the Civil War. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The maps can be used as visual aids in class or for student research for projects of assignments. ||