Textbook Companion Web Sites
Over the last few years several of the best known textbook publishers have created online companion web sites to their textbooks. Many of these companion sites contain an impressive amount of technology tools and materials such as PowerPoint presentations, primary sources, interactive maps, interactive tests and quizzes, essay questions, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and more. Even if you don't use these textbooks you may well find many uses for their companion sites. Some companion web sites (or parts of them) are restricted to those who purchase the textbook, but many are available to everyone. A few of the best ones are listed below:
The World’s History
The online guide to Howard Spodek's The World's History features quizzes (multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, interactive review questions), primary sources, maps, a bulletin board, a Live Chat,web links, and faculty resources for each chapter/topic. The empires in this chapter come from three different regions: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece.
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/spodek2/
Western Civilization
The online study companion to Margaret King's Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History has many features: chapter learning objectives, online quizzes, writing activities, essay questions, web links, built-in search engines, and faculty modules that include PowerPoint outlines, presentation graphics, and lecture hints and activities
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_king_westernciv_2/
0,6774,207260-,00.html
The American People
Instructor Resources section of The American People, Sixth Edition includes PowerPoint presentations, Maps, Graphs and Tables; blank maps for quizzes, and a list of useful teaching links.
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_nash_ap_6/0,
7361,592970-,00.html
The History of the United States
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities and interactive quizzes based on A History of the United States textbook chapters. High School.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/history_us/
Student_Area/HUS_S_BK_index.html
The American Nation
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities based on their The American Nation textbook chapters. Middle School grades.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/TAN/Survey/
Teacher_Area/TAN1_T_BK_index.html
Harcourt Social Studies and Stories in Time
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/
WCE/archives/kenkon18.htm
Prentice Hall Textbooks: Lesson Plans
This site provides lesson plans for the following Texts:
European History
Kagan, The Western Heritage Since 1300 7th Edition ©2001
World History
Stearns, World Civilizations: The Global Experience 3rd Edition ©2001
United States History
Faragher, Out of Many: A History of the American People 3rd Edition ©2000
Garraty, The American Nation: A History of the United States 10th Edition ©2000
Goldfield, The American Journey: A History of the United States 2nd Edition ©2001
Nash, The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society 5th Edition ©2001
