Best of History Web Sites

Editorial in the Christian Science Monitor

Justin Reich, co-Director of the Center for Teaching History with Technology, has an editorial in the Christian Science Monitor on harnessing student enthusiasm for online writing in the classroom. Enjoy!

Turn Teen Texting Towards Better Writing

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 China and Tibet Content on History Today.

To learn more about the past and future of China and Tibet, see our new section on our History Today page. Content on our History Today page is provide by the CHOICES program from Brown University's Watson Institute.

Now in Print!

The Best of History Web Sites is the quickest path to a rich variety of content, including multimedia presentations, subject gateways, lesson plans and activities, primary resources, interactive quizzes and games, virtual tours, maps and atlases, statistical collections, and more. Unique to this print resource are easy-to identify categories of content featured on the site and grade level recommendations. Two special introductory chapters help librarians and educators learn to locate and evaluate history Web sites and integrate them into the educational or library setting.

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. Learn more about our Teaching with Technology Workshops.

BOHWS creators and ed-tech specialists Tom Daccord and Justin Reich speak at schools at conferences throughout the year. Contact us about presenting at your school or conference.