U.S. History Matters: A Student Guide to U.S. History Online

by Kelly Schrum, Roy Rosenzweig, Alan Gevinson

Based on the popular "History Matters" Web site developed by the Center for History and New Media, this unique resource combines reviews of 250 of the most useful and reliable U.S. history Web sites with an introduction that guides students in locating, evaluating, and correctly citing online sources. Chosen and annotated by a group of Internet-savvy scholars, the Web sites offer opportunities for researching broad themes as well as special topics and regions. They feature a range of sources, including primary documents, maps, art, photographs, statistics, and audio and video recordings. The informative introduction and intelligent apparatus help students make the most of these resources.

Genres: Textbooks

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 24, 2008

Reviews

[Oswald · Rating 4 out of 5]

The true star-rating for this book is really pending, as I am going to embark on an academic endeavor. I am going to add blogs and wikis to my curriculum. In my wiki I will have a page for links. This book is going to help me create and expand that page, since it's a plethora of relevant history links. I recommend this book to teachers who are looking to provide useful, relevant, and real websites with real information to their students for in-depth research.