World History: Human Origins through Renaissance

The following are a selection of websites based on specific criteria designed to assist Social Studies teachers with additional resources for classroom use.   The website was created by to Michael Ballard a Social Studies teacher in Florida. The criteria used for the websites chosen for this page are as follows; The website was a highly informational site, The website was one containing primary resources for use in the classroom including documents, photographs, newspapers, letters, etc. and the website contained appropriate lesson plans that could be adapted to meet the needs of the classroom.  It is the teacher’s responsibility to review any website prior to using it in class. Thanks to Nicole Connelly, Information Specialist at Minnesauke for sending me the site.