Useful Research Websites
I will add to this list of websites as we move through the material in class so that there are always plenty of useful sites for you to explore. If you are having difficulty finding resources on a particular topic, please arrange to come talk to me outside of class time and I will do my best to point you in the right direction. For now, check out these sites!
http://theclares.ca/prairies/
Interactive website that lets students take on the perspective of an immigrant to Canada's prairies in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
http://hnn.us/
The History News Network of George Mason University is clearing house of history news and resources. Although it focuses its gaze on the US, it does cover world history, and has some incredible links, and resources like pod and video casts.
http://www.canadiana.org/view/07542/0012
A lot of primary resources about Jesuit Missionaries in New France from 161-1791.
http://www.cosmolearning.com/history/documentaries?sort=views
If you want documentaries, then this is the site for you! There are around 90 films and over 330 hours of footage on this website.
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
The United Nations Cyber School bus has a lot of information on a range of issues that the United Nations deals with. You can find information on minority rights, sustainable development, democracy, and more!
http://www.voicesofyouth.org/
UNICEF's Voice of Youth website. Know and understand your rights as a youth in today's world.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
The CIA's World Factbook has a lot of up-to-date information on every country on Earth.
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/
Natural Resouce Canada's online atlas has many maps divided by region and topic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/
If you go to the bottom of this BBC History website, you'll find links to topics like the World Wars, Ancient History, and even an A-Z index. I've always been a big fan of BBC History.
Interactive website that lets students take on the perspective of an immigrant to Canada's prairies in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
http://hnn.us/
The History News Network of George Mason University is clearing house of history news and resources. Although it focuses its gaze on the US, it does cover world history, and has some incredible links, and resources like pod and video casts.
http://www.canadiana.org/view/07542/0012
A lot of primary resources about Jesuit Missionaries in New France from 161-1791.
http://www.cosmolearning.com/history/documentaries?sort=views
If you want documentaries, then this is the site for you! There are around 90 films and over 330 hours of footage on this website.
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
The United Nations Cyber School bus has a lot of information on a range of issues that the United Nations deals with. You can find information on minority rights, sustainable development, democracy, and more!
http://www.voicesofyouth.org/
UNICEF's Voice of Youth website. Know and understand your rights as a youth in today's world.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
The CIA's World Factbook has a lot of up-to-date information on every country on Earth.
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/
Natural Resouce Canada's online atlas has many maps divided by region and topic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/
If you go to the bottom of this BBC History website, you'll find links to topics like the World Wars, Ancient History, and even an A-Z index. I've always been a big fan of BBC History.