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African Voices

An online exhibit of historical and modern materials from Africa, as well as selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, and oral epics that reflect the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

America in the 1930's

Devoted to the 1930's, this website explores the Depression era in American History through film, publications, exhibits, and radio broadcasting. Primary resouces including film clips and audio recordings lend to an authentic feel of the time period. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Virginia

America's Career Resource Network (ACRN)

This site provides career development guidelines and resources to help students identify career directions and related education goals. There are sections of resources for students, teachers, counselors, parents, and administrators. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: ACRN

America.gov

Developed for foreign audiences, this website provides information on American society, politics, culture, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: U.S. Department of State.

American Experience

Over 75 features that accompany the PBS series The American Experience, that document people and events that shaped United States history. Find video, audio, maps, images, and other resources that explore Presidents, Biographies, War and Politics,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Annenberg Channel

Free, authoritative, and honored professional development videos for teachers, focusing on general teaching strategies and subject specific content. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Annenberg Media

Asia for Educators

Features classroom materials and teaching guides on Asia for use by educators and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Columbia University

AsiaSource

Asia and its cultures, geography, political systems, arts, history, and business and economy. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Asia Society

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record

A collection of images and descriptions from a variety of collections focusing on the slave trade and slavery in the Americas. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the Digital Media Lab at the University of Virginia Library

Bank Jr.

This project provides background, information, and quizzes on currency in America and abroad as well as activities developed to explore the concepts of: interest, loans, bankruptcy, and other personal economic issues. It has resources for both teachers and... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Zions Bancorporation

C-SPAN Classroom Resources

Lesson plans include video clips, discussion questions, and booknotes for selected units. Some plans, such as the Checks and Balances lesson plan, contain a Fun Fact, Capitol Question (with link to the answer), Learn More, and Review Quiz, in addition to... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: C-SPAN

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online

Activities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Historica Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg

This extensive website features access to the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library collections, primary source materials, videos of what life was like in the 18th century in Williamsburg, Va. and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

Explore the world economy through a netcast, timeline of world events, interviews with business people from all over the world, country economic reports, and ideas such as Reaganomics. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: PBS

Comparative Chronology of Money

A chronology of monetary history and essays on inflation, warfare and financial history, celtic coinage, the Third World and debt, and more. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: University of Exeter

Congress Constituency Maps

Interactive maps provide a close-up look at demographic and political data about every place in the United States. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: FairData

Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education

Help students of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities with the opportunities, lessons and resources on this site. (Learn more)

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Consumer Jungle

Turn your high school kid into a savvy consumer with these interactive yet educational activities that teach about credit, buying and maintaining a car, online transactions, surviving on your own, and telephone and Internet plans. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Young Adult Consumer Education Trust (YACET)

Consumer.gov

Consumer resources from the federal government include warnings about scams, current issues, and information about topics such as food, health, money, and more. The National Do Not Call Registry can be found here. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

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Conversations with History

Find over 200 interviews, in transcript and video format, with historians, writers, activists, and diplomats who discuss political, cultural, and social issues that span the globe. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley