Listed below are some Web links that can be of great help to you in your lessons:

Copies of the State Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks can be found on the California Department of Education web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/

www.classzone.com

McDougal-Littel, the publisher of the textbook maintains this web site. You can find a wealth of resources and activities specifically tied to the textbook.

www.unitedstreaming.com

United Streaming has over 40,000 video clips on demand. You can search or browse the site for its massive holdings, but one of the great features is the ability to look for audio and visual resources according to the State Standards. To get an account, go to their home page, and enter our school’s access code: 99A9-3DE1 (all caps.). Once their server accepts the code, you can then set up a free personal account.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cla.html

S.C.O.R.E. stands for "Schools of California Online Resources for Education."  This a great source of ideas, information and lesson plans. S.C.O.R.E. has links to over 5000 websites aligned to California's History/Social Science Curriculum. You can search for projects or topics that are aligned to the California Content Standards.

www.npr.org

National Public Radio is heard daily around the world. This is a rich source of news, documentary, entertainment, political discourse, and just about any topic relating to current events, history, science and the arts. Most of the news programs are archived.  The site's excellent search engine allows one to hear programs from the last several years.

www.pbs.org

This is the web site for the Public Television. Most of the television shows on PBS are available on tape or DVD and have correlating web sites. Many of these web sites also have lesson plans and teacher guides which can be downloaded easily.

www.si.edu

This is the web site for the Smithsonian Institution.  Of particular interest to students in this course is the website of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (americanhistory.si.edu).  Depending on course subject matter, the following Smithsonian museums might also prove helpful: The National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.si.edu), The American Indian Museum (www.nmai.si.edu), and the Anacostia Community Museum (anacostia.si.edu).

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

Digital History is a collection of essays, online exhibits, videos, primary resources and links to other history sites. 

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/

Gilder Lehmen Institute of American History.  According to their web site, “...the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history. The Institute serves teachers, students, scholars, and the general public.”  This website has links to essays, online exhibits, videos, primary resources and links to other history sites.     

http://www.historybookclub.com

History Book club sells the latest published books. I do not recommend becoming a member unless you want to have history books sent to your home on a regular basis. However, I like to use the web site because it is a great source of information. One can learn about the latest published scholarship. All of their offered books have excellent synopses, reviews, and critiques by other club members.

http://www.historians.org/

The American Historical Association (AHA) was founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 to serve the broad field of history. It encompasses every historical period and geographical area and serves professional historians in all areas of employment.

http://nationalww2museum.org/

This is the web site for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.  This link: http://www.ww2sci-tech.org/ has information on the science and technology of WWII.

www.iwm.org.uk

This is the home page of the Imperial War Museum.  As this is a British organization, much of the information emphasizes British involvement in military conflicts of the last century.  It is nevertheless, a great source from a great museum system. 

http://www.americanheritage.com/

This is the web site for the history magazine of the same name.

http://www.californiamuseum.org/

This is the web site for a new history museum in Sacramento, The California Museum for History Women and the Arts. 

 Thanks to Ms. April West for providing this link relating to the Japanese Internment:

 http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-stories-and-images-of-japaneseamerican-internment.aspx

Special thanks to Ms. Haylee Breen's afternoon guided comprehension program for recommending this link relating to WWII:

http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-a-timeline-of-world-war-ii.aspx