The Best of History Web Sites internet site is a portal to a selection of history websites covering topics from Prehistory to Modern History, and Art and Oral History. The historical categories found on the homepage are:
- Prehistory,
- Ancient/Biblical History
- Medieval History
- American History
- Early Modern Europe
- Modern History (Modern History Lesson Plan on BrightHub)
- World War II
- History Today with Choices
- Art History
- Oral History
- General Resources
- Maps
There are also links for History Lesson Plans, Games and Research. This history teacher website is an excellent tool for educators as the searching is already done and teachers need only to read the summaries of listed resources and decide which are worth investigating. To eliminate information overload, each page contains a keyword search feature that helps to sort through the data and find exactly what is wanted. These features help to minimize time spent searching the net for information leaving the teacher more time to devote to creating history lesson plans.
Each page contains a list of history websites rated by a five star system and an unrated see-also list. The date of the last update is included on the top of each page so the user knows how recent the information is. For example, the World War II History link was last updated on December 12, 2008. This aspect of the site is especially helpful to the teacher trying to develop modern history lesson plans. For example, it is easy to see The Modern History and History Today sections have been updated with recent events.
