Gallery of Links
Below is a list of links that lead you to additional resources you may find beneficial to furthering your learning about history. Some of these links are to videos, others are to primary resources. A natural part of learning history is curiosity, these sites might quench that curiosity that some of you possess. This is of course, just the beginning, I am also discovering new sites and plan to add additional sites over time.
US History
Crash Course: US History
If you haven't watched any John Green Crash Course videos, you are in for a treat. John Green does a great job of creating videos that are informative AND funny, as long as you can keep up with the fast pace. Videos focus on a particular topic and as you can see from this link, he has a video for most topics in US History.
History Pin
One of the great things about history is how we are all surrounded by it. This website allows you to search historical collections by cities, provided for the reader by members of Historypin.
The History Channel
The History Channel provides excellent summaries for topics throughout history, along with primary and secondary sources. Many topics are hyperlinked within the summaries to allow navigation for the curious mind.
Smithsonian.com (U.S. History)
If you are a curious person then this is a great website for you. The US History portion of the Smithsonian website provides articles on particular historical topics. For example, a "Document Deep Dive" on the "Telegram That Broke News of the Civil War".
American Memory (Library of Congress)
American Memory from the Library of Congress allows you to search collections on particular topics. From women's suffrage to Native American history, collections are just a click away. These collections include both primary and secondary sources.
If you haven't watched any John Green Crash Course videos, you are in for a treat. John Green does a great job of creating videos that are informative AND funny, as long as you can keep up with the fast pace. Videos focus on a particular topic and as you can see from this link, he has a video for most topics in US History.
History Pin
One of the great things about history is how we are all surrounded by it. This website allows you to search historical collections by cities, provided for the reader by members of Historypin.
The History Channel
The History Channel provides excellent summaries for topics throughout history, along with primary and secondary sources. Many topics are hyperlinked within the summaries to allow navigation for the curious mind.
Smithsonian.com (U.S. History)
If you are a curious person then this is a great website for you. The US History portion of the Smithsonian website provides articles on particular historical topics. For example, a "Document Deep Dive" on the "Telegram That Broke News of the Civil War".
American Memory (Library of Congress)
American Memory from the Library of Congress allows you to search collections on particular topics. From women's suffrage to Native American history, collections are just a click away. These collections include both primary and secondary sources.
AP World History
Crash Course: World History (1)
Crash Course: World History (2)Due to the nature of AP World History and the plethora of content that is covered it is nice to have access to videos that provide entertaining, informative overviews of different topics in history. For example, the Chinese Dynasties, or the Mongols. John Green does an excellent job of providing students with great review material.
History of the World in Seven MinutesThis video was created by a great site, called World History For Us All. The video provides as simple overview of....well, the history of the world in just seven minutes. It is a great way to get some perspective and context.
Freeman-pedia Freeman-pedia is a website created by a teacher, for other teachers as well as students. It is basically a Wikipedia for particular topics, whether its AP World History or World History, Freeman provides you with encyclopedia-like descriptions and summaries, broken down into the AP Periods.
Khan Academy Khan Academy was created as a learning tool for students. The resources include instructional videos like this one on the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration.
Smithsonian.com (World History)If you are a curious person then this is a great website for you. The World History portion of the Smithsonian website provides articles on particular historical topics. For example, a "Document Deep Dive" on the "The Origins of the World War I Agreement that Carved Up the Middle East".
Crash Course: World History (2)Due to the nature of AP World History and the plethora of content that is covered it is nice to have access to videos that provide entertaining, informative overviews of different topics in history. For example, the Chinese Dynasties, or the Mongols. John Green does an excellent job of providing students with great review material.
History of the World in Seven MinutesThis video was created by a great site, called World History For Us All. The video provides as simple overview of....well, the history of the world in just seven minutes. It is a great way to get some perspective and context.
Freeman-pedia Freeman-pedia is a website created by a teacher, for other teachers as well as students. It is basically a Wikipedia for particular topics, whether its AP World History or World History, Freeman provides you with encyclopedia-like descriptions and summaries, broken down into the AP Periods.
Khan Academy Khan Academy was created as a learning tool for students. The resources include instructional videos like this one on the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration.
Smithsonian.com (World History)If you are a curious person then this is a great website for you. The World History portion of the Smithsonian website provides articles on particular historical topics. For example, a "Document Deep Dive" on the "The Origins of the World War I Agreement that Carved Up the Middle East".