Amy Moore's Favorite Links

Here are Some of My Favorite Links . . .

http://library.thinkquest.org/4616/

This site enables individuals to share with others about WWII stories that have been passed down to them by family members serving in the military as well as family members living during the time of war. If offers individuals the opportunity to interview relatives or family friends that participated in WWII and gain a personal insight to the events that occurred. Conducting interviews offers individuals with personal information and knowledge not found in a textbook. This website allows individuals to share their learned knowledge in a new and interactive way.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/warletters/index.html

During times of war letters are the main communication lines between loved ones. Through this site individuals gain assess to authentic letters written by various military persons during WWII. These letters tell the reader about daily events, fears, plans, and hope. This website allows individuals to experience life during times of warfare.

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

This website is dedicated to the events of Pearl Harbor. Viewers can gain access to actual letters and written memories of the horror that occurred that day. Individuals can upload an engaging video that captures the events of Pearl Harbor as well as maps, photographs, and footage taken during the attacks.

http://www.greatwomen.org/

This site is dedicated to acknowledging the women who have been honored and inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Viewers of this site have access to biographies and quick facts about various women recognized throughout history for their contributions to society. Inductees include Clara Barton, Louisa May Alcott, Helen Keller, and Mary Cassatt.

http://www.atlapedia.com/

This site provides it's viewers with an opportunity to access basic demographics and geographical information about the nations of the world. This site is easy to navigate and is a great source to begin research. Viewers also gain access to regional and continental maps of the world's nations as well as political and physical maps.

http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/index-methods.html

Throughout history many individuals posed as spies gaining important information regarding plans of attacks, blackmail, and conspiracy. This detailed site allows viewers to access the actual documents constructed and coded for protection as well as the secrete to decoding them. The site also provides background information about what was occurring during the time that the documents were written. Through hyperlinks the viewers can also view timelines and travel routes of the letters.

http://library.thinkquest.org/2834/

This site is designed as a time-machine allowing students to travel throughout history and experience a variety of historical events. Viewers begin with the Big Bang and progress through time until they reach events occurring now in the present. After the time travel viewers are able to enter a section dedicated to the future. Here viewers are able to submit their ideas about what the future holds for us.

http://www.theforgotten.org/intro.html

Dedicated as a remembrance of the Armenian Genocide this site provides the viewers with an in depth look at the horrors of life in Armenia during 1893-1939. The developers of this site provide information through the use of a timeline. To help portray the events they also use detailed photographs and commentary. This site is emotional but extremely important for understanding the devastating actions taken upon millions of innocent men, women, and children.

http://www.itvs.org/beyondthefire/

This site provides individuals with real stories of teens who were forced into living a life during the time of war. The site showcases 15 individuals from7 different war zones. Viewers have access to their stories, recollections of the time, as well as a timeline dedicated to inform the events that lets up to the war, events during the war, and events that put the war to rest.

http://www.hpol.org/

This website was designed to allow viewers to gain access to a collection a influential speeches made throughout history. Speakers include Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, George Marshall, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Scavenger Hunt: Africa

Students learn about Africa through various questions with clickable links to search for the answer.