Free audio books, mp3 downloads, videos, and podcasts
Need background music for your PowerPoint presentation or video assignment without breaking copyright laws? Check this one out
Your treasure box for primary resources
Interactive quizzes, homework help, videos, activites, and more
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it,
Allows users to upload images, video files, and documents to create an animated timeline that can be shared and annotated. Great for making historical timelines
Diagramming website that allows the user to create all sorts of graphically organized maps and charts easily and freely
Create bubble diagrams and share
Videos, games, and a wealth of information at your fingertips
Virtual tour, panoramas, and 3-D models of historical structures from ancient history to modern times
Beautiful, detailed maps of events through history
Research
Making bibliographies easy! Use this research tool to automatically create a works cited page of your research as you're surfing the web
This allows you to put all your research in a cloud for storage and easy retrieval.
Coolest thing ever! Need to work with your group outside of class but can't meet? Say hello at Scribblar!
The real deal on the info you're looking for! Click here for documents, background information, primary and secondary resources, and so much more
Trusted encyclopedia that is sure to be factual, research-based, interactive, and accompanied by multimedia
Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex. You can't go wrong with Smithsonian backed research
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
Not just a dictionary! Use as a reference tool for all sorts of information. Includes crossword puzzles, thesaurus, quotes, references, translator, and more
Take a virtual journey to any location in the world. Explore 3D buildings, imagery, and terrain. Find cities, places and local businesses.
Need the pictures to match your research? This site allows you to search by location and year
Notable Sites
It's never too early to start thinking about life after high school
Outstanding learn-at-your-own-pace site featuring thousands of videos on every subject. I highly recommend it!
Wish this was around when I was in school! Think interactive textbooks with videos and multimedia embedded. No world history book yet but plenty to help you succeed in high school
Studying made easy! Check it out
Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics prepares you to become knowledgeable, engaged 21st century citizens by creating free and innovative educational materials
Explore the world with one of my favorite organizations: National Geographic
Make studying fast and fun. Create decks of flashcards or use decks already created by the community, and memorize them using a selection of games
Entertaining or notable letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes, and memos from today and long ago
This cool website reenacts historical events through tweets
An interactive, digital novel where the reader drives the story forward. It uses text, image, music, sound, puzzles, and games
Strengthen your brain with a personalized training program. Fun site!
News Today
History News Network is all about current events from a historic perspective
NPR creates and distributes award-winning news, information, and music programming
The leading television news network for teens nationwide
The articles and videos on this site are clearly written with students in mind. The information is all there, but explained in an easy to understand manner.
Run by the New York Times, this is a wonderful resource featuring articles made easier to understand by offering definitions of vocabulary words and also maps to areas discussed in articles
Global news, documentaries, and diverse cultural programs connecting you to the world
News, books, movie reviews, you'll find it all here, and it's all geared towards young people
President Obama or Mitt Romney??? Use this site to find out more about the candidates, elections, and the presidency
For teens by teens. Current events, book reviews, and they take submissions