Workshop Links

Evaluating Web Sites:

Evaluating Web Resources: Bibliography
http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/
Widener University provides this detailed bibliography of Web site evaluation resources. 

Evaluation Rubrics for Websites 
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tbarcalow/490NET/EvalRubric.htm
This page provides links to Web site evaluation forms for primary, intermediate, and secondary students to use. 

net.TUTOR: Evaluation of Web Sites
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les1/
This page offers a tutorial on evaluating Web sites. 

WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Content Evaluation
http://www.cyberbee.com/guides.html
CyberBee provides this Web site evaluation form, created specifically for teachers. 

Integrating the Internet into Your Curriculum:

The American Memory Learning Page
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/index.html
The Library of Congress offers lesson plans, activities, and more that you can adapt for use in your classroom.

Classroom Connect
http://www.classroom.com/
Classroom Connect offers many resources, both in print and online, to educators who want 
to use the Internet in their classrooms. (Much of Classroom Connect's content is available only through a paid subscription.)

Curriculum Ideas from CyberBee 
http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html
This page contains examples of how the Web can be used in the classroom. 

History/Social Studies Web Site for K–12 Teachers
http://k-12historysocialstudies.com
This site, named one of the top ten teaching sites for the twenty-first century by the Education Source, encourages the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and 
teaching and provides help for K–12 classroom teachers in locating and using the Internet in the classroom. 

The Learning Page: Features and Activities
http://learning.loc.gov/learn/features/index.html
The Library of Congress provides several activities for students to use independently or with a classroom teacher on this page. 

LEARN NC 
http://www.learnnc.org/ 
A program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, this Web site offers quality resources for K-12 classroom instruction (including lots of lesson plans) and teacher professional development (including online courses), all tied to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. 

North Carolina Public Schools Infoweb
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/
DPI provides the North Carolina social studies curriculum matrix, information for teachers, recent legislative reports and assessment results, a calendar of events, and other information on this site. 

Teachers.net Chatboard
http://www.teachers.net/chatboard/
Teachers around the world exchange ideas and experiences in this chatroom. 

Teachnet.com: Smart Tools for Busy Teachers
http://www.teachnet.com/
This site offers a little of everything for teachers of all grade levels and subjects. 

Web Construction
http://www.cyberbee.com/schoolpage/school.html 
CyberBee provides this guide for producing a school Web page. 

Primary Sources

African American Odyssey
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/aohome.html
A Library of Congress site that offers primary sources important to African American history.

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/
Links to many important digitized American documents, from 1492 to 1917.

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
Over 7 million digital primary sources from the Library of Congress. 

Documenting the American South 
http://docsouth.unc.edu/
A digitized collection of sources on Southern history, literature, and culture from the colonial
period through WWI from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Lesson Framework
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/fw.html
Information on using primary sources in lesson plans.

Primary Sources and Activities
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/teaching_with_documents.html
A site from the National Archives and Records Administration that provides primary documents and teaching activities for major events in United States history.

Primary vs. Secondary Sources
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/primary.html
A comparison of primary and secondary sources.

Repositories of Primary Sources
http://www.ushda.org/
A list of over 3,400 Web sites describing primary sources that can be found in libraries, universities, historical societies, and museums worldwide.

Smithsonian: History and Culture 
http://www.si.edu/history_and_culture/
Online exhibits from the Smithsonian Institution tell history through artifacts. 

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/brown-v-board/
Background information, online primary documents, and teaching ideas on Brown v. Board from the National Archives.

U.S. Historical Documents Archive
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Documents, speeches, and Supreme Court cases important to American history.

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/primary.html
An explanation of the types of primary sources.

Online Civil Rights Lesson Plans from LEARN NC

Experiences of the Civil Rights Movement: A Roundtable Project
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/kcmayrie4212004021
grades 10–12 social studies

Oral History through Personal Narratives
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/marymagee4212004571
grade 9 English language arts and social studies

Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" Speech
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Clammers5232002006
grade 8 English language arts and social studies

The Greensboro Sit-ins
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/lucgainey12122004308
grade 5 social studies, theatre arts education, information skills, and computer technology skills

Jackie Robinson Taught Us More Than Baseball
http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/JanHuggins6182002626
grade 5 English language arts, social studies, and guidance

Session 1: Trouble in My Way: 1830–1900

1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/1898-wrrc/
Web site of the commission established in 2000 by the N.C. General Assembly to develop a historical record of the Wilmington Race Riot; includes an excellent bibliography.

Fayetteville State University History
http://www.uncfsu.edu/pr/history.htm
A history of the State Colored Normal School.

For the Record: Representations of the Wilmington Massacre of 1898
http://www.mith.umd.edu/courses/amvirtual/wilmington/wilmington.html
Primary sources on the Wilmington Race Riot.

The Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony
http://www.roanokefreedmenscolony.com/
The history of the colony, including documents, maps, and projects.

Session 2: People Get Ready: 1901–1953

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Memorial
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/chb/chb.htm
An extensive biography of Charlotte Hawkins Brown and history of the Palmer Memorial Institute.

Drew Drawing Attention
http://reporter-archive.mcgill.ca/Rep/r2908/drew.html
This 1997 article from McGill University, Drew’s alma mater, discusses the renewed attention paid to Drew.

Journey of Reconciliation
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjor.htm
A history of the landmark bus trip, including primary documents.

The Pope House Museum Foundation
http://www.thepopehousemuseum.org/index.shtml
The history of the Dr. Manassa Pope family and house and the current efforts to establish the Pope House Museum.

Session 3: Tear Down These Walls: 1954–1980

Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive
http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/gallery.html
Photos depicting public school integration following Brown v. Board in Charlotte.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Story: African American Community
http://www.cmstory.org/african/default.asp
Online publications and photo albums documenting the history of African Americans in Mecklenburg County.

Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9b.html
Part of the Library of Congress’s African American Odyssey Web site, this educational page is suitable for older students.

Greensboro Sit-Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement
http://www.sitins.com
The Greensboro News & Record presents this comprehensive site, which includes interviews, articles, biographies of main players, and a timeline.

Race and Desegregation: West Charlotte High School
http://www.sohp.org/research/lfac/lfac_31b.html
Race and Desegregation: Asheville's Stephens-Lee High School
http://www.sohp.org/research/lfac/lfac_31c.html
Oral histories that are part of Listening for a Change: North Carolina Communities in Transition project, an initiative of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Southern Oral History Program to document the state’s post WWII history.

Sitting for Justice
http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/pubs/yeingst1.pdf
An article by two Smithsonian Institution curators detailing their efforts to acquire and present a section of the famous Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.

SNCC: 1960-1966
http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/
A history of SNCC with discussion of the organization's leaders, issues, and events; includes a timeline and links to related sites.

Session 4: Exploring Civil Rights Beyond the Traditional Focus

Gertrude Weil
Best known as an important women’s rights activist in the state, Weil also fought for rights for Jews and African Americans and campaigned for labor reform.
http://www.jwa.org/exhibits/wov/weil/over.html

Harry Golden
Golden, a Charlotte journalist, was an advocate for the rights of African Americans and Jews. 
http://www.cmhpf.org/essays/moore-golden.html
http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1999/April/erapril.12/4_12_99ghiglione.html
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ncawards/nca2.asp?bn=hgolden

Kue Chaw
A Laotian immigrant and community leader in Hickory, Chaw has helped many Hmong settle in North Carolina.
http://www.searac.org/vbdigest-8-18-03.html#IV
http://www.ffrd.org/indochina/summer02news.html#symposium

John Herrera
Herrera has been influential in local politics and banking as a spokesman for the state’s growing Latino population.
http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2000-11-22/cover2.html
http://www.indyweek.com/durham/2001-09-12/triangles.html

Ronald L. Mace
Mace was an architect and advocate for people with disabilities who worked to make the built environment and products accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability, or status in life. His work started in North Carolina, but his influence has been felt throughout the world.
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/about_us/usronmace.htm
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/forum/papers/mace.html
http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/1198/a1198ft1.htm#AITEM

Session 5: The Changing Face of Civil Rights

The Algebra Project
http://www.algebra.org/index.html
An extensive site detailing the mission, history, and programs of the Algebra Project.

Cherokee Language Lessons
http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/Cherokee/CherokeeRecordings/language/Taylor-CherokeeLanguage.html
A few of Bo Taylor's online Cherokee language lessons, complete with audio.

El Pueblo, Inc.
http://www.elpueblo.org/
Web site of the statewide advocacy and policy organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community.

Poll Shows Opinions Differ About Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/109080/
Report on a February 2004 statewide poll conducted by Elon University.