Top:/Social Studies/Audio and/or Video History

American Rhetoric...Talk about a cool site! American Rhetoric gives you an ear to history. The site features 5,000 video, audio and full-text versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews and other recorded media events.

Black History Videos...from Biography.com

Bridging World History is a multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that looks at global patterns through time seeing history as an integrated whole. Topics are studied in a general chronological order, but each is examined through a thematic lens, showing how people and societies experience both integration and differences. The course consists of 26 units (half-hour video, interactive Web activities, and print materials) that can be explored at either introductory levels or as more advanced study.

Digital History - educational and non-commercial site designed specifically for history teachers and their students...contains trailers of films for educational use

Discovery Channel Video had a wide range of full length videos.

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EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History.

Famous Moments in Early American History...Each film in the 'Famous Moments' series highlights a true story of historical significance, providing 'students' of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era.

Freedom: A History of US is designed as a sixteen part series of webisodes. You can use all of the webisodes in sequence or use just one episode as it fits your curriculum. The series and the games that accompany it could be good review resources or individualized learning experiences. Scavenger Hunt Through History is a game designed to be played by students in junction with Freedom: A History of US

Global Nomads Group ... bring your students face-to-face with global issues such as the crisis in Darfur, nuclear weapons, the environment and more! A library of videos available.

HELL’S BELLS: - A Radio History of the Telephone" shows what happens when good government meets great production... a fascinating glimpse into the history of telecommunications and has great relevance for those interested in the future of the Internet.

History.com has a whole bunch of high quality educational videos.

History Animated is a fantastic resource for teachers of US History. The animations will make great supplements to classroom instruction. The animations are a significant improvement over drawing or pointing to places on a map.
History and Politics Out Loud - a collection of invaluable audio materials some available for the first time on this website capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public

How Stuff Works is a product of Discovery Communications. On How Stuff Works you can find text information, videos, audio, and maps about almost any topic. I spent a lot of time looking at videos from the history and geography sections of How Stuff Works. Most of the videos are short, under ten minutes, but very educational.

iCue is a fun, innovative learning environment built around video from the NBC News Archives....Videos, games, and activities correlated to courses in U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, and English Language and Composition, and more.

LearnOutLoud.com is your one-stop destination for audio and video learning.
Browse over 15,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and videos.

Lost & Found Sound - History through sound!!! Highly engaging site!!

Pearl Harbor Survivor Oral History Videos...series of interviews with select Pearl Harbor Survivors, courtesy of The USS Arizona Memorial/National Park Service Oral History Collection.

Remix America is a great way for students to create digital presentations about topics in US History. If your students found enough video clips and images, they could produce a video history of the United States from 1776 through today.

Say It Plain American Radio Works brings to the Web its hour-long documentary on 12 of the most compelling black speeches recorded. You can listen to the entire program, read the transcript, or hear audio of the individual speeches.

U.S. History Videos and Speeches - The History Channel...Watch great videos and speeches of US History on The History Channel

Video Clip Screening Room ...A variety of video clips broken down by subject area from Discovery School