Humanities


 * Resources for the Humanities Teacher**


 * Awesome Resources**
 * [|Active History]
 * [|Ancient Rome in 3D]
 * [|The Deadliest Pandemics in History]: A nice infographic depicting the approximate death tolls related to various diseases throughout history. The infographic also includes approximate dates for the outbreak of each disease to the eventual eradication of each disease.
 * [|Debategraph]: Provides students with a great tool for exploring the many facets of debates. Students could also create their own Debate Graphs in preparation for an in-person debate with classmates.
 * ** Economics: **
 * //Borrowing in Plain English//

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 * //Investing Money in Plain English//

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 * //Saving Money in Plain English//

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 * [|The Economics of Seinfeld]: It is the simplicity of Seinfeld that makes it so appropriate for use in economics courses. Using these clips (as well as clips from other television shows or movies) makes economic concepts come alive, making them more real for students. Ultimately, students will start seeing economics everywhere – in other TV shows, in popular music, and most importantly, in their own lives.
 * [|Explore]: Produces and hosts high quality documentary films and photographs.
 * [|The European VirtualMuseum]: Historical artifacts of European history are available in interactive 3D form.
 * [|Google Earth Hacks]: Featuring many historical sites for WWI and WWII
 * [|Google Earth Tour]: Afghanistan
 * [|The History Lab]
 * [|Historypin]: Anyone with a Google account can place images within the setting of current Google Maps Streetview imagery. If you don't have images to add, you can simply explore the imagery added by others. Learn more about History pin in this video:

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 * [|How Stuff Works]: Learn how everything works
 * [|Scribble Maps]: Is a fun and useful application for drawing and typing on Google Maps.
 * //Scribble Maps in Action//

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 * [|Snag Learning]: Educational Videos for all subjects.
 * [|Taking it Global]: Online community of youth interested in global issues and creating positive change.
 * [|TimeRime]: Allows users to create timelines that include text, images, audio, and video. The timelines can be embedded and can be presented in English or Spanish.
 * [|Toporopa]: European Geography and more


 * Geography**
 * [|Find Country]
 * [|Find the Landmark]
 * [|Flags of the Word]
 * [|Geography Games] by National Geographic
 * [|Learning Together: USA Geography]
 * [|Lizard Point: Test Your Geography Knowledge]
 * [|Owl & Mouse: Interactive Maps]
 * [|Traveler IQ Challenge]


 * Online References for Students and Teachers **
 * **References for Teachers**
 * [|iTools]


 * **References for Teachers and Students**
 * **Dictionaries / Thesauruses**
 * [|Enchanted Learning Picture Dictionary]
 * [|The Internet Picture Dictionary]
 * [|Merriam-Webster Online]
 * [|RhymeZone]


 * **Encyclopedias and Almanacs**
 * [|Encyclopedia]
 * [|Fact Monster]
 * [|How Stuff Works]
 * [|The Old Farmer's Almanac]


 * **Maps and Atlases**
 * [|ABC Teach] - some free resources available but the best resources can only be reached through a paid membership :(
 * [|Info Please Atlas: Map Index]
 * [|MapMaker]
 * [|World Atlas]

**Page last updated: May 19, 2012**