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Online learning platforms & Learning Management Systems we will use in this course:
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​Click HERE to see the Class Codes to register for these online platforms -- be sure to register with the correct class/block code and use your SAS student Google account username/password/email when you register.

• Big History Project
• ​Exittix.com​

Helpful Websites for coursework:

History websites

PREHISTORY & EARLY HUMANS

• BBC Prehistoric Life

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS:

• BBC Ancient History
• BBC The Story of Africa
• British Museum​ Online
• Fordham University - Ancient History online Source books
• Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
• MET: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History

MODERN WORLD HISTORY

• The History Site - Modern World History
• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Research & Resources

POWER & LEADERSHIP:

• 100 Leaders

MISCELLENEOUS WORLD HISTORY SITES:

• Khan Academy - World History
• History Oversimplified - Youtube channel with short, oversimplified (duh!) explanation of historical moments and topics
  
• HyperHistory - 3000+ files covering 3000 years of history
• WorldHistory.net - A-Z Historical Topics & Timelines
• ​World History Archives -site provides world history overview based on geographic region
• PBS History - Films and Shows on a variety of historical topics and events

Social studies & World Geographywebsites

• CIA World Factbook 
• CNN Student News 
• Culture Compass - Data to compare cultural norms & Mindsets; from the Hofstede Centre. 
• Flocabulary: Week in Rap - Weekly world and U.S. news updates given in Hip Hop format (requires subscription)
• GapMinder.org  Demographic data by Hans Rosling  
• GlobalIssues.org  
• If it Were My Home - Country Comparison 
• Model United Nations 
• NationMaster (Compare Data from any country)
• Passport Index  - Global Passport Power Ranking
• PBS News Hour Extra - for students 
• Geography Minute - 1-minute video answers to geography questions you may have
• Peopleandtheplanet.com
• Poodwaddle - World Clocks Counting Down on Different Global Issues 
• ProCon.org - Pros & Cons debated on various controversial issues
• United Nations - Global Issues
• World Press Freedom Index: "Reporters Without Borders" - annual ranking the level of freedom of information in countries











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