Annotated+List+of+Websites

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 * __Melissa Kloc’s Annotated List of Websites on The Great Depression __**
 * **Site Name ** || **URL ** || **Site Description ** || **Site Application **
 * Timeline of Pennsylvania  || [|Timeline]  || Provides an incredibly detailed timeline, providing a quick narrative of the different people, places, and events up through PA history.   || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Use as a chronological overview of the whole of PA history that is easily accessible to both teachers and students <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Picturing the Century || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Government Archives] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">The National Archives have substantial information; this site has primary source photographs of people living during the Depression.  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Use as a visual aid for discussion and lecture topics for students to get a broader understanding of daily life.  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">New York Times || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Depression Summary] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">A brief news article on the great depression that provides a succinct summary of what the Depression was and who and how it impacted. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Use as an overview of the Depression.  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">PBS Teacher Resources || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Ideas for Teachers] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">This site features interactive and video resources for all kinds of lesson plans and subject matter. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">The videos on this site link to a lesson called, “Where Are the Jobs?” about today’s recession. Great for comparison!  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">The Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OQI || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Depression-Era Photographs] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">A collection of thousands of black and white and color photos from throughout US history. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Great photos of great depression and WWII, with subjects neatly divided according to place, person, etc.   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Bibliography: The Great Depression || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">[|**Bibliography**] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">A long list of resources for studying the Great Depression  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">This would be useful for students doing research or for me to write a better lesson plan or find more information for them.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">FDR Cartoon Collection || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Political Cartoons] || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Political cartoons drawn during FDR’s presidency  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">To gauge the sentiments of the American public during this time.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">American Life Manuscripts || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Real Life || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Actual interviews with Americans throughout history  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Primary sources on the lives of Americans-great to understand their experiences.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">The Great Depression and World War II || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teacher Resources || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">This site has extensive resources for teachers, including lesson plans, timelines, and activities.  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Great for finding interactive experiences for the classroom.  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Labor Unions During the Great Depression || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">**Unions** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">This site is an organized description of and resources on labor unions and the activities of the labor class in America.  || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">Useful for understanding the labor unions that were developing and the impact on American culture, especially later in the 1950’s.  ||