Avalon Project
  • An extensive Collection of historical documents, divided into centuries
  • 65 'Major Collections' organized alphabetically
  • Some examples of the topics: African Americans, The Cold War, The Federalist Papers,  Terrorism, World War II Documents
World Digital Library
  • Created collaboratively by the Library of Congress and UNESCO
  • 19, 147 available items including manuscripts, maps, recordings, photographs, films, etc.
  • about 193 countries between 8000 BCE and 2000
  • Available in 7 languages (use the drop down menu)
  • Listen using text to voice
  • Browse by using the drop down Explore menu: place, time period, topic, type of item, language, institution
  • Interactive maps and Timeline options
Google Arts and Culture
  • Free access to art collections around the world
  • Easy to browse
  • Find stories, images, artifacts, timelines
  • Virtual tours of historical sites and museum exhibits
  • Links to interactive experiments
  • Thematic collections
  • Can collect and create own collection
Docs Teach
  • ​Thousands of primary resources from the National Archives
  • 12 activity types provided to interact with primary documents
  • 17 popular topics
Gilder Lehrman
  • Interactive historical website
  • Browse by time period, topic or keyword
  • Organized into 10 time periods
  • Each time period has an interactive timeline
  • Resource types include: essay, primary sources, video, lesson plans, teaching resources, online exhibition, study guide, and curriculum
  • 449 articles, 325 videos, 87 online exhibits and timelines
  • Can create your own resource lists
EdSITEment
  • Excellent collection of lesson plans (376+)
  • Links to vetted websites
  • Interactive activities
  • Filter by age/grade level or subject/topic ('A More Perfect Union', 'Art & Culture', 'History & Social Studies', 'Literature & Language Arts'
  • Integrates with Google Classroom
Newseum Ed
  • Focus: History, Civics, First Amendment, Media Literacy
  • Historical topics tied to TODAY
  • Primary Sources (digital artifacts/interviews)
  • Videos, Debates, Historical Events
  • Standards aligned resources/lesson plans
  • All necessary resources provided
  • Filter by type of tool, topic, grade
  • Integrates with Google Classroom
The British Museum
Teaching History with 100 Objects​
  • Using 100 artifacts to teach world history
  • Each artifact file provides information about the artifact, a bigger picture connecting the item to history, teaching ideas, and additional links to resources for the classroom 
  • Wealth of resources including high quality images
  • Filter by date, place, and theme

DPLA Primary Source Sets
  • 100 primary source sets (including 20 literary connected sets)
  • Geared toward middle school and high school students
  • Searchable by subject and time period
  • Set includes topic overview, 10-15 primary sources, additional resources, teaching guide, and discussion questions
  • Sets include letters, photographs, posters, video clips, etc.
  • Integrates with Google Classroom
Library of Congress
  • Extensive digital collections 
  • Teach with primary sources
  • Filter search by subject, division, and format
  • Can be overwhelming