Historyteacher.net is a site created by a Social Studies Teacher right here in Westchester County. It was created by Ms. Pojer at Horace Greeley High School. It must have been a labor of love and taken quite some time to develop. It was recognized by History Magazine as the site of the week in September 2002. I'm sorry I didn't find it sooner than last year. I've used it as a source of lesson ideas and plans in addition to having my students use it for lessons and review.
I guess I'm not the only one: the site counter shows over 4,000,000 hits. The breadth and scope of this site is indicated by her caveat on the homepage: "I am not responsible within this site of over 2000 individual pages for the content found on links whose web addresses might frequently change ownership and intent, nor for pop-up windows appearing on those sites with objectionable subject matter."
I must admit, I haven't explored her claim of links to over 2000 individual pages, but the links she has placed on the home page are relevant and useful to me. The layout of the site is well organized by history subject area and she thoughtful to have MS Frontpage 6.0 create a site map during development. Site maps often make it easier to navigate large sites like this.
I couldn't find many missing items from the Global History syllabus. Each unit link page starts with a map of the subject area surrounded by key topics such as Geography, Ealy History, Modern History, Culture, Nations, Colonialism & Current Issues. Each topic links to a comprehensive set of links for that sub-set of information.
In addition, numerous on-line quizzes, sample Regents questions and activities abound. This is a terrific site I hope to use in the years to come. My main concern would be trying to maintain the site without FrontPage support...that would be a nightmare.
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