pre-2011 web resources

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I found this one website the other day when I was trying to find more on Confucianism. It's

http://www.chinesephilosophy.net/

It's easy to remember too. There's lots of great links to first hand texts like those that we read in class. It's great if you want primary sources of information for the students to share.

[Anonymous]

A great website is unitedstreaming.com. The website has several movies about China that you can download onto your computer. In some cases, they come with a teacher and student companion guide to the movies. You can search by standard as well as grade level. On the website, there are movies about China's geography, ancient cities, the Silk Road, etc. The only downside is that I believe it is a subscription website. Get your school to buy a subscription for a year and download as many movies as you can. Most of the movies are very short and the longer ones you can usually download specific segments.[Edit by="ssullivan on Feb 20, 7:28:26 PM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/FoxMillES/china.html

This is a very basic website that students can access to help them get a basic understanding of ancient China. There are links to the British Museum, an interactive abacus, a tangram game, mapping activities, as well as information about the Silk Road. This website is set up in the style of a WebQuest however it does end rather abruptly.

[Anonymous]

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/firstemperor/explore/explore.html

This website is an interactive exploration of the necropolis of Qin Shi Huang. It is a pretty neat site. The only downside is that it could use more pictures.

[Anonymous]

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html#thematic.html

Crazy about maps? Then this is the website for you! The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at UT Austin is online and has a plethora of maps on China. Check it out. Some of them are pretty neat.

[Anonymous]

I accessed the website you recommended. You're right, it's really awesome. They're very detailed and deals with a lot of themes, which I can definitely use for my future lessons about China, in particular, and East Asia, in general. Thanks for the tip.

[Anonymous]

I like the Abacus lesson. I'm just wondering if my MR students will be able to retain what they will learn from this ancient Math tool by the Chinese. I'm pretty sure my students will love the lesson because it is visual and maybe I can get a sample Abacus and bring it to class and teach them. This is highly motivational for my student population. Actually, in one of the seminars that I attended on how to teach Math to students with special needs, one resource person brought a modified abacus which he made and recommended it as an assistive technology for teaching Math to special needs students. It's amazing how these Asian inventions are able to help our kids, especially, those with learning disabilities. Thanks for the info on the website.

[Anonymous]

This site is much fun. 😀 It is heavily interactive. I know it could keep my students busy for quite a while--probably diverting them from the origional research prompt, but really they'd be learning constantly. In that case, I'm ok with diversion.

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[Anonymous]

HERE IS A LIST OF 100 website to start looking.....HAVE FUN
WEB SITES

[Anonymous]

Shanghai World Expo

"World Expo 2010 is the occasion for China to bring the world at home, and for the world to feel at home in China. By dedicating a 5.28-square-meter area at the core of the city to exhibitions, events and forums on the Expo theme, "Better City, Better Life," Shanghai hopes to build a powerful and lasting pilot example of sustainable and harmonious urban living."

This is the official site for the Shanghai World Expo, May 1st - October 31, 2010.
It contains the latest Expo news, information about Shanghai, link to "Expo" magazine, and a really cute mascot called "Haibao" (with an explanation of the symbolism of his various features).

This may be used as a reference for teachers.

[Anonymous]

Here's a good site for Chinese immigration to the US. It called "The Eagle and the Dragon Web Site" and actually covers many aspects of US-Chinese relations. For me, an 8th grade US history teacher, the material on Chinese immigration is most useful. The section is titled "Chinese Americans" and has five sections starting with Chinese immigration in the 1800s up to Chinese Americans today. What I like about the site is that its easy for students to find the info they need and the info is presented in fairly short sections so they will not get to bored or give up to quickly when they think there is too much info to read. The site is part of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, why I don't know.

Here's the address: http://www.hoover.nara.gov/exhibits/China/Chinese_Americans/index.html
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[Anonymous]

Here is another good site on Chinese immigration to the US. This site discusses the documentary, "Separate Lives, Broken Dreams" about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The site has a lot of material on the program and the Chinese Exclusion Act itself. There is also a lot of primary documents provided, which is very useful for class projects. I think I will make a real effort to show the program to my students when we study immigration later in the year. I think the topic of the Chinese Exclusion Act will real resinate with my Latino students, many of who are themselves immigrants or the children of immigrants, and quite a few are not here legally. Just last week on of my students told me her uncle and aunt had just been picked up by the immigration authorities.

Here is the address: http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/separatelivesbrokendreams/

[Anonymous]

And here is a site that provides a lot of info on the role of Chinese workers in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad. The site is part of the Central Pacific Railroad museum site. The site has a lot of primary documents dealing with Chinese railroad workers and other matters. There are also a lot of good photos and many links to other sites. My one major problem with the site is that its a bit confusing to use. First its kind of hard to read the black print on the site which is set over a background of Chinese characters. This does look kind of nice, but is not practicle. Also there are also a lot of different parts, sections and links throughout the site, which I am sure my students will find confusing. Still the site has so much good info that I will have to find some way to use much of it. I will probably have to do some editing of the info to make it more student-friendly.

Here is the address: http://cprr.org/Museum/Chinese.html

[Anonymous]

One more site on Chinese immigration to the US, this one on Angel Island. One thing I like about this site is that it has some personal stories by people who actually experienced Angel Island as immigrants to the US. This really helps my students to visualize what Angel Island must have been like for immigrants. Of course all the personal stories are from the early 20th century and not the 19th century, but they are still very useful. There is also a short history of Angel Island on the site. And the site's author is still creating the site so hopefully there will be more personal experience stories to come.

Here is the address: http://www.angel-island.com/history.html

[Anonymous]

And here is a really great site on immigration to the US that covers 11 major immirgant groups, including both the Chinese and the Japanese. I am really happy to have found this site as I am planning a unit for my 8th grade US history class on immigration to the US that asks students to compare the experiences of Chinese, Irish and Mexican immigrants and all three groups is provided here in considerable detail. There is more than enough info here for my students' needs. The only thing I worry about is that there may be too much information for them. It may be necessary to download and edit the info for some of my students and/or at least give them considerable guidence on what to look for on the site.

Here is the address: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html

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