Research and Innovation Centre (RINC)
@ Glebe CI
Explore - Investigate - Process - Create
Teacher-Librarian: Ms. A. Barber
Hours: 8:15-3:45
Hours are subject to change
Board Game Play
Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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History
Historical Thinking Skills
Establish Historical Significance
How do we decide what and whose stories to tell?
Example The October Crisis
How do we know what we know?
Example: Vimy Ridge
Does change always mean progress?
Example: Climate of Fear (post WWII)
What are the causes that are hidden from view?
Example: Prohibition
How can we ever understand the past?
Example: Responses to the Depression
Understand Ethical Dimensions of History
What do historical injustices and sacrifice mean for us today?
Example: Japanese Internment
Try applying these 6 Historical Concepts
Example: The Oka Crisis
Online Sources
Passwords required for home use
Useful Sites
General History Sites
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NFB (National Film Board of Canada)
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CBC Archives (TV and radio clips)
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Echo: Collecting History Online: (George Mason University)
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography (1000-1940)
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PBS Broadcasting
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History (Spark Notes)
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WebChron: The Web Chronology Project (North Park University)
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CHW3M World History to the 16th Century
Link to Ms. Collishaw's site​
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Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
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Archaeology: The Study of Human History (about.com)
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The End of Europe's Middle Ages (University of Calgary)
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The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Georgetown Univ.)
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The Medieval Page - a directory
CHA3U American History
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The New Nation, 1783-1815 (Library of Congress)
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Constitutional Convention 1787 (LOC search results -refine search as you need. For instance, try adding New Jersey to the search to reduce your search results)
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United States Constitution (Primary Documents in American History from LOC)
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The Constitutional Convention (Teaching American History.org)
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American Memory: primary and secondary resources. It has everything! (Library of Congress)
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The Modern Era: primary source documents from the Cold War to present.
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The Vietnam War 1956-1975: Defining Documents in American History (e-book)
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The Nineties in America (e-book)
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Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs (Brown Univ.)
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The Civil War (PBS)
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The West (PBS)
CHT3O World History Since 1900
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Cold War by CNN Interative Perspectives and consists of over 20 episodes.
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Military Resources (National Archives)
A Map as History
Animated maps with sound
Videos:
The Good, Bright Days (1919-27)
Sunshine and Eclipse (1927-34)
The Arrow (1997)
Galleries & Museums
The Renaissance & Early Modern Era 1454-1600 ebook
(password protected)
CHY4U World History: The West and the World
Link to Mr. Daly's site
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
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Scientific Revolution (Fordham University links)
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The Enlightenment (Fordham University links)
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The European Enlightenement (Washington SU)
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Liberty, Equality: Exploring the French Revolution (George Mason Univ.)
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Bitesize History (BBC)
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Russian Time Line (BBC)
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(3 vol.)
These 3 titles are password protected
Defining Documents:
CHC2P/2D CANADIAN HISTORY
World War I
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Canada and the First World War (Canadian War Museum)
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Canada At War: A Guide to Library and Archives
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Canada and the First World War (Library & Archives)
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War Diaries (Library & Archives)
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The First World War: Canada Remembers (CBC Archives)
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Canada's Nursing Sisters (Library and Archives)
Returning Soldiers
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Horror on the Battlefield (CBC Learning)
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Turmoil on the Homefront (CBC Learning)
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Voices of Discontent: Women, Workers and Farmers (CBC Learning)
The Twenties and The Depression (CBC Learning)
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The Good Bright Days 1919-1927 (NFB Video)
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Sunshine and Eclipse 1927-1934 (NFB Video)
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Twilight of an Era 1934-1939 (NFB Video)
World War II, 1950s and Cold War (CBC Learning)
The 1960s, 1970s (CBC Learning)
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Expo 67: Man and His World (Library and Archives)
The 1980s and 1990s (CBC Learning)
The 1990s-- and Our Place in the World
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Statistics Canada - Subject Index
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Celebrating Women's Achievements (Library and Archives)
Prime Ministers
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First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics (Library and Archives)