Mr. Kelly's Useful Links

Last updated: September 16, 2011 12:47 PM

Useful Links

The following links can be used by both students and parents:

www.cnn.com/ CNN (online)

regentsprep.org/Regents/global/global.cfm Global History & Geography Regents Exam Prep

http://www.nysedregents.org/ N.Y. State Ed. Dept. - past Regents exams

regentsreviewlive.net Regents Review Live - Global History & Geography

http://www.onwar.com/maps/wwii/index.htm Maps of World War II

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm World War II in Europe (The History Place)

http://www.worldwar2history.info/ World War II /history Info.

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/ History Study Guides - Sparknotes

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/ Exploring the French Revolution

http://www.parade.com/dictators/2009/the-worlds-10-worst-dictators.html The World's 10 Worst Dictators

www.pbs.org/conquistadors/ PBS online - The Conquistadors

www.wdl.org World Digital Library (primary documents - a trove of rare finds)

http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/ The Nuclear Weapon Archive

http://atomicmuseum.com/ National Atomic Museum

http://nuclearfiles.org/ Nuclear Files - Project of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

http://coldwar.org/ The Cold War Museum

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/ Ambush in Mogadishu

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/ CNN.com Special Report on China

http://barronsregents.com/index.html NYS Regents Exam Prep (Barron's Regents Prep online)

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/nkorea/ CNN Special Report - North Korea: Nuclear Tension

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/index.html The Watergate Story

http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/ Cuban Missile Crisis (Thirteen Days and History)

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM Amistad Trials 1839 - 1840

www.besthistorysites.net/ Best of History Web Sites

turnerlearning.com/cnn/millennium/ CNN's Millennium

www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/ Genocide in the 20th Century

www.bcpl.net/~sullivan/modules/propaganda/index.html 20th Century Authoritarianism and Propaganda

www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html National Archives: The Digital Classroom

www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic

education.indiana.edu/~socialst/ Social Studies Sources

biography.com/ A & E's BIOGRAPHY

www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html The New York Times Learning Network

discoveryschool.com/schrockguide Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library

www.historychannel.com/ The History Channel

www.adventureonline.com/ Adventure Online

www.discovery.com/ Discovery Online

www.activehistory.co.uk/ Active History online

www.cybercambodia.com/dachs/ Cambodian Genocide Page

http://www.mrdonn.org/index.html Mr. Donn's History web site

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html Ancient Egypt (The British Museum)

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html Ancient China (The British Museum)

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.html Ancient India (The British Museum)

General Links

The Regents Prep website is an excellent resources. It has review material, practice multiple choice questions and essays, along with old Regents Exams. While this link is for Global History and Geography, there are other subjects on this site as well. http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/global.cfm

High School Hub can help you with a variety of subjects. Be sure to check it out.
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm

Essay Links

Thematic Essays are very similar to traditional essays. The students are given a theme in which they need to identify. Next, they need to choose, usually two or three, examples of that theme and answer all parts of the given task. Organization is a key component. For additional tools to help write a thematic essay, click on the links below. http://www.oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/theme.htm
http://www.oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/outline.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/examoverview/thematic.cfm

Document Based Questions (DBQs) seem like they are more complex than thematic essays but they are really quite simple. A series of documents is provided that are related to the task. The students need to make specific references to those documents in their essay as well as incorporate relevant outside information. Although it sounds complicated, it is an easy skill to master. Click on the links below for additional help with writing DBQ essays. http://www.oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/dbq.htm
http://www.middleburgh.k12.ny.us/dbq/parentguide/index.htm

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