Grants and Publications
Web Resources for Teachers and Students
Throughout the Ages
a visual educational resource,
correlates with the State Education Department's publication Social
Studies Instructional Strategies and Resources: Pre-Kindergarten Through
Grade 6. Throughout the Ages offers more than 250 digital images of
historical photographs, letters, broadsides, maps, and paintings. The “Build
Your Own Worksheet” option is an innovative feature that can be customized
for individual needs.
www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/throughout
The Legacies Project
focuses on the
history of Chinese and Latino populations in the Capital District, Buffalo,
Syracuse, Yonkers and New York City. It contains concise histories of the
Chinese and Latino communities in each city and document-based activities.
The histories and activities include definitions and important vocabulary
terms and are illustrated with both historical and contemporary documents
and photographs. This project promotes learning and literacy through the use
of historical records and is an outgrowth of a New York State
Archives-funded project at Liberty High School in New York City.
www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/legacies
Erie Canal Time Machine
examines the Erie
Canal from 1825 to 1918. It was developed for use by students in grades 4-8.
The site contains information, documents, and document-based questions
relating to the opening of the Canal in 1825, life and work on the canal in
the mid-nineteenth century, and the creation of the Barge Canal in 1918.
www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/eriecanal
Using Historical Records in the Classroom: What,
Why, Where and How
is a basic how-to course on using historical records
in the classroom.
www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/dbq/ssindex.html
Global History and Geography
is a gallery of
historical images showing people and places from around the world as they
appeared in the early twentieth century.
www.archives.nysed.gov/a/nysaservices/ns_edu_global
New York’s Electoral College
is a web resource
that uses historical documents to illustrate the Electoral College from the
general election in November to the meeting of electors in December. www.archives.nysed.gov/a/nysaservices/ns_edu_electoral
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