3. Website Reliability
• THE WEBSITES USED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE
RELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
VIETNAM WAR AND TEACHING.
• THE SOURCES FOR THE INFORMATION USED WILL BE
LOCATED IN THE “NOTES” SECTION OF THE
PRESENTATION. ALSO, IF YOU CLICK ON A GRAPHIC, YOU
WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE ORIGINAL WEBSITE.
4. Vietnam War Blogs
• http://usastruck.com
• http://herolettersvietnam.blogspot.com
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for website
5. University Video
• Prager University posted this video about the
truth of the Vietnam War under a course
description
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website link
6. YouTube Video Documentary
-This documentary from
the Discovery Channel
will allow students to
get a visual and audio
experience of the
Vietnam war that will
engage the students
differently than a
traditional history text
book.Click image for website link
7. Vietnam War Podcast
-This series of podcasts focus on major historical events focusing not
only on the information behind the even but also personal accounts,
societal changes during the time, and also information about strategies
and technologies used.
-Podcasts are beneficial for students to listen inside and outside of the
classroom. They can listen while they’re doing virtually anything. They
will be able to place the podcast on their iPhones, iPads, computers, etc
and they will have access to the link inside and outside of school.
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website link
9. Teaching Materials
• Online Scavenger Hunt!
• This source gives teachers ideas for activities relating to the
Vietnam War. This particular source describes an online
scavenger hunt that would be useful for students to have a
hands-on experience in the classroom while gaining research
skills.
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website link
10. Teaching Materials
PBS website offers
activities relating to
the Vietnam War to
be used in the
classroom. Click image for website link
11. Teaching Materials
-This application from iTunes is available
to download onto any Apple device. The
app includes information about the 149
battles and operations of the Vietnam
War. Another interesting fact about this
app is that you can see how far away
the different battles were from your
current location.
-This application is one of many on the Vietnam War. Others
include game play (where you are able to fight battles), some
are informational, and others are compilations of photos or
videos of the war.
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12. Internet Resources
National Archives: This website allows teachers to access
archived records and also lesson plans and activities to use
in their classrooms. Source:
http://www.archives.gov/education/
EdtechTeacher: This website gives access to teacher guides,
activities, oval office documents, and more.
Source:http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/america
n-history/1900/vietnamlesson
Teaching American History: This website is a great resource for
history teachers because there are seminars that you can
attend online or in person, activities, and documents
strictly for history educators. Source:
http://teachingamericanhistory.org
13. Journal Databases
• Online databases are a great way to find primary and
secondary subject specific sources. Using the Jstor database,
through Quinnipiac University’s website, students would have
access to thousands of published, verified resources on the
Vietnam War
Wow
14. Uses of the Internet
http://www.hyperhistory.com
-This website provides a chart that documents history from the beginning of time. This
resource would be good for history educators to use because using this chart in
the classroom would show visual references to help students see the timeline of
history. They would be able to view this resource every day in the classroom as it
would be on display.
http://gopher.lib.utk.edu:90/gpo/fedstats.html#educ
-This website provides statistics about major historical events. In the classroom, having
statistics will add more strength to your lesson and students will be able to see the
numeric values of what happened throughout history.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/american-history/1900/vietnam
-On this website, there are many links and reputable internet sources that would be
useful to teachers. There are links to PBS and other major sites where teachers can
find documentaries, videos, activities, graphic, etc.
15. Image 1
• This is the most iconic image taken from the
Vietnam War. It shows the brutality of war.
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16. Image 2
• This image shows the number of American casualties during the Vietnam
war. This is important because the students will see how devastating this
war was to our country and how many people and families were impacted
during this war.
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link
17. Image 3
• This image shows
the strategy the
Americans used
during the Vietnam
War.
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website link
18. Subject-Specific Website
• This website is
specific to the
Vietnam War Wall of
fallen veterans. This
website gives
background data
about the war itself,
photos of those who
died while serving,
literary links, and
more.
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link
Sources: http://usastruck.com and http://herolettersvietnam.blogspot.com
These two blog sources show first-hand accounts of the Vietnam War through verified veteran letters and also memories from men and women who served in the war. These blogs are great sources of information because textbooks would not be able to give you these first hand accounts that are updated almost daily. Reading online about actual everyday events is beneficial because you get a more person look at the war.
Source: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/history_vietnam.html
This source would be helpful for teachers to gain ideas about different ways to teach the topic of the Vietnam War that will be effective and engaging. This website will give teachers a number of activities to choose from in order to
This would be used in a lesson as an outline to the topic of the Vietnam war. Students will have this organizer as a timeline to show the milestones about the war. This visual enhances students’ understanding by a visually stimulating way to grasp the Vietnam war. By having this graphic, the students will have a rough idea of what happened during the Vietnam war before the lessons even begin. They stimulating colors and timeline will make it easier for the students to recall because it strays from the traditional note taking.
Source: http://www.hopees.u69.k12.me.us/04-05%20work/american%20history%206/Hope/vietnam_files/vietnam_2_1.GIF
