The History Place
The History Place: The Past Into the Future: Main Exhibits
Informative website focussing on American history from the Colonial period to present-day. Many on-line exhibits include timelines, photographs and famous quotes.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Finance and Money
Module with video, activities and links to related resources explains basic concepts of money and finance, teaching us about the role of the Federal Rerserve System, U.S. Treasury and economics of the American family.
US National Archives
National Archives: Was Reconstruction a Revolution?
Students will use primary sources to answer the question "Was Reconstruction a Revolution?". Included are discussion questions, worksheets, primary sources, extension activities, and additional resources. [PDF]
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San State Francisco University: Newsworx (1001 Words)
View the media-rich work of teams of student journalists assigned to produce high-interest feature stories using pictures, audio, and words. Learn how to tell a story well by thinking critically about the different choices made by each...
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University of Exeter: History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day
A collection of fairly in-depth essays using information from a book on the history of money. Some titles include "The History of Celtic Coinage," "Money in North American History," and "Britain and European Monetary Union."
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Encyber Pedia
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
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Secondary Lesson Guide for Writing Journalism
Excellent lesson plan page geared towards teachers and students interested in learning how to write feature stories and also learn basic writing tenets. Very practical site.
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South Western Learning: Aggregate Demand / Aggregate Supply
View the summaries of economic news stories related to Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. Each story is accompanied by questions for young scholars.
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Journalist Express: Homepage
This site from Journalist Express lists more links than you could visit in a lifetime. This is another site to save for future reference.
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Historic Newspapers: Brief History of Newspapers
Site gives information on the origin of the newspaper in America and its development through the Industrial Revolution.
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Speech, Music and Hearing: Historical Linguistics
A brief definition of the term historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines. This site is a good starting point for studying and comparing languages
Econoclass
Econoclass: Resources for Economic Teachers
A site with resources for teachers teaching high school economics.
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No Train, No Gain: Scribbling With Purpose
This site is provided for by No Train, No Gain. The Omaha World-Herald writing coach explains the whole notetaking process, and gives tips for successful notetaking while interviewing. Be sure to view the links at the end of the article...
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Access: The News University Journalism Training Blog
A resource promoting the education and training for young journalists. Includes several sections on writing, editing, leadership management, and multimedia. Highlighted by an updated blog.
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Aejmc: Association for Education Journalism & Mass Communication
With memberships in thirty different countries, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication site boasts a newsletter-style design. A well defined index and speedy search setup make for easy navigation. Educators,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Are We Living?
In this instructional activity, students collaborate to research economic systems of the United States and two other countries. Students will collect, evaluate, and synthesize information to create a multimedia presentation that compares...
Quia
Quia: Research Game
This activity provides a challenge board game to review information necessary for writing a research paper.
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Beginning Reporting: Working With News Sources
Maintaining the right balance of familiarity and distance with your sources is key to good reporting. Journalist Jim Hall offers a few more tips on the human side of dealing with news sources.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Current Events Lesson Plan
An interesting way for students to dissect current events in the classroom. This lesson plan has students look at bias and develop critical thinking skills in order to digest the news media.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency
Discusses the different kinds of paper money released by each of the colonies and the disputes, controversies, and arguments that resulted.
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News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Vilfredo Pareto: New Theories of Economics
An article by the famous Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who developed the concept of welfare analysis, published in 1897. The Pareto Principle was named after him.
Tutor2u
Tutor2u: Long Run Costs
A comprehensive, yet sophisticated explanation of long run costs of production. Includes charts and graphs to illustrate key points and concepts. Somewhat advanced in places.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Improving Our Understanding of Productivity
An article that will help you understand productivity. The article discusses ways to improve it as well as why it is important.