Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in History: [Hardcover]

Kathleen W. Craver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0313307490 | ISBN-13: 978-0313307492 | Edition: annotated edition

History teachers and school library media specialists will find this guide a valuable resource for creating technologically advanced, resource-based instructional units in American and World History in grades 7-12. It is filled with 150 recommended primary source Internet sites about history ranging from ancient civilizations to 1998 and is stocked with exciting, interesting, and challenging questions designed to stimulate students' critical thinking skills. Dr. Craver, who maintains an award-winning interactive Internet database and conducts technology workshops for school library media specialists, provides an indispensable tool to enable students to make the best use of the Internet for the study of history. Each site is accompanied by a summary that describes its contents and usefulness to history teachers and school library media specialists. The questions that follow are designed specifically to stimulate critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills are deemed essential for students if they are to succeed academically and economically in the twenty-first century. An annotated appendix of selected primary source databases includes the Internet addresses for 60 additional primary source sites.

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“A valuable resource for creating technologically advanced resource-based instructional units in American and World History for grades 7-12.”–Teacher Librarian

“This book contains a wealth of resources for the high school history teacher and library media specialist....This text is easy to read and easy to follow. It provides an effective tool for educators to vary units and engage students actively in their learning.”–Media & Methods

About the Author

KATHLEEN W. CRAVER is Head Librarian at the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; annotated edition edition (October 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313307490
• ISBN-13: 978-0313307492
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Resource for Social Studies Teachers, September 11, 2000

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This review is from: Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in History: (Hardcover)

Kathleen Craver does a wonderful job in this book describing how to use primary sources in the classroom. The first three chapters describe the concept behind using these resources in the classroom.

In the next 200 pages, she shares over 150 websites that contain primary sources. For each web site she gives a summary of the site and gives five or six questions for discussion or activities for students. This book will save you hours searching the Internet for resources. It is well written and has a good index for locating topics. If you are looking for ways to incorporate the Internet in your lessons this is a great way to get started.

This is a must resource book for your professional library.