Best of History Web Sites

Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.

BOHWS has been recommended by The Chronicle of Higher Education, The National Council for the Social Studies, The British Library Net, The New York Public Library, the BBC, Princeton University, -- and many others.

New Resources from Choices

Visit our History Today page to get more great resources on current events from the Choices Program. Check out the new unit on Russia and Georgia.

The Center for Teaching History with Technology (THWT) aims to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. The Center provides a multitude of free online resources, including the Teaching History with Technology Newsletter, as well as workshops and consultation services.

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"Regardless of content area or level of expertise, Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers is an extremely valuable resource for teachers hoping to realize the tremendous opportunities that technology offers for powerful learning in the twenty-first century classroom."
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The Best of History Web Sites is the quickest path to a rich variety of content, including multimedia presentations, lesson plans and activities, primary resources, interactive quizzes and games, virtual tours, maps and more. Unique to this print resource are easy-to identify content categories, grade level recommendations, and two special introductory chapters.