Resources for History Students/Teachers

H-BOT Historical Fact Finder http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/h-bot/ from the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Wordle http://www.wordle.net/ a cloud tag generator that displays key words from any written text. Glossary of Historical Terms http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=h&p=t&a=m from Humanities Web provides definitions and information for hundreds of words and people. Timeline Creator http://timeline.cer.jhu.edu/about.htm download this program and create great timelines. Mapping History http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/index.html from the University of Oregon features interactive and animated representations of historical problems and events. Critical Past http://www.criticalpast.com/ offers archival stock footage by decade from the 1890s to the 1990s. This Day http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/thisday/main.htm from Nikon presents an image and short story about a day in history every day of year. Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/ allows visitors to "Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels." Stop Disasters http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html presents online simulations of the steps needed to prevent natural events from overwhelming human societies. The Public Domain Review http://publicdomainreview.org/ presents materials that are freely available to teachers and students.