Mr. Kennard's Epic Experience


History--It's not just learning about a bunch of dead people...

Here are some links and Videos 

Federal Reserve Game: http://sffed-education.org/chairman/

Auburn High School - Go Rockets!

We The People Book--Best website for Government


The Americans - Official website for "The Americans" textbook 

Modern World History - Official website for the "Modern World History" textbook 

Citation Machine -YOU WILL USE THIS "Machine" for the rest of your life...Remember - You are using MLA 

 

Supreme Court Cases--Summary

 

Students in the news: http://www.telegram.com/article/20131110/NEWS/311109934/1116 

 

My Fox Boston: http://www.myfoxboston.com/video?clipId=9516406&topVideoCatNo=238258&autoStart=true

 http://www.retronaut.com/

Cold War Nukes! Thanks Mr. Berg! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8Vg&feature=em-subs_digest-ctrl 

APGOPO:
 
 
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/magna-carta-cornerstone-us-constitution#sect-activities 
 
 
PERIODICALS/NEWS AGENECIES
 
 

Slate - internet based magazine owned by the Washington Post. 

The Los Angeles Times 

CNN 

National Public Radio 

World Radio Network - radio broadcasts from around the world. The link goes to English-only broadcasts. 

World News Network 

United Press International 

BBC World News 

The Tehran Times - Iranian news agency 

Asia Times Online 

China Daily 

Japan Times 

Al Jazeera - The only independent news outlet in the Middle East; based out of Qatar. 

The Guardian - London based news agency 

RIA Novosti - Russian media outlet 

Johnson's Russia List - Daily e-mail newsletter containing Russian-related news and analysis. 

Meet The Press - Political interview/debate program on NBC 

Foreign Affairs - bi-monthly publication by the Council on Foreign Relations 
 
 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 
 
INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
 
 
  
 
 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED MATERIAL
 
 
 
 

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Virtual Jamestown

 
 
Have Fun With History -  TONS of useful links!
 
 
Big Picture TV - free video clips of commentary from a growing number of world leaders including scientists, journalists, economists, businessmen, designers and politicians.
 
Global Issues - This web site looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related
 
China Digital Times - A project of the Berkeley China Internet Project at the University of California at Berkeley; China Digital Times is an excellent clearinghouse for news on China.
 
 
 
ONLINE DATABASES 
 
 
American Memory - literally MILLIONS of items digitized that document American history and culture. 
 
World Atlas - Maps, flags, geography facts and figures.
 
Avalon Project - A collection of documents in law, history, and diplomacy. Maintained by Yale University.
 
American Rhetoric - authentic audio collection of some of history's most precious speeches.
 
Internet History Sourcebooks - A collection of primary sources from throughout world history.  Maintained by Fordham University.
 

Population Reference Bureau

19th & 20th Century Labor Prints - political cartoons of 19th/20th century labor issues

Library of Congress - Country Studies - a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Library of Congress - Portals to the World - a comprehensive online resource collection on every country.

re:constructions - an on-line resource and study guide maintained by MIT

Area Studies - information on government, politics, parties, and elections on a country by country basis.

Poly-Cy - Internet resources for political science.

Supreme Court Collection - database focusing on the Supreme Court of the United States.  Maintained by Cornell University Law School

Oyez! - Supreme Court database. 

ProCon - Database that presents controversial issues in a non-partisan, pro/con format.

Zimor - From the Dow Jones to the unemployment rate and everything in between...

 

 
 
 MUSEUMS   
  
 
Auburn Historical Society - Goddard What?
 
The Higgins Armory -  Really neat.
 
 
Worcester Historical Museum -  dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Worcester.
 
The Smithsonian Museums - The MALL is not a shopping center...
 
 
 
The Lourve - World famous museum in Paris.  
 
The Prado - World renowned museum in Madrid.
 
 
 
 
The Peabody Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology - Located at Harvard University
 
The Peabody Museum of Natural History - fantastic museum at Yale University. 
  

MISC. and FUN STUFF 

Voice Threads!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6OaneDYpek

NASA/NASCAR http://www.nascar.com/news/120407/dcaraviello-nascar-nasa-comparisons-char
lotte/index.html

Polling via Text

Planet Diary - what we read just about every friday...

Inflation Calculator - Find out what things in the past would cost today. 

IDEALog - Computer application that will determine your political orientation. Will ask for your email, but it's not necessary.

Time Travel Cheat Sheet

Nuclear Blast Simulator

Earth Viewer

Shakespeare Insult Kit

Curveball - Wo!

Project Gutenberg - An online database of about 100,000 classic books. 

The Onion -Cook book...Just kidding...Good Stuff

Embedding YouTube into PowerPoint 2007 - Incredibly helpful YouTube video...

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

 

Last four couples standing in a Chicago dance marathon. ca. 1930.

 
ican Union soldier with his family. c1863-65

 

Russian peasants getting electricity for the first time in 1920

 
 
 

Cow shoes used by Moonshiners in the Prohibition days to disguise their footprints, 1922

 
 
 

9 kings featured in one photo (Windsor Castle, 20 May 1910)