Incorporation and Transformation:
Four Paths to Incorporation

The Web can be a powerful reference library of additional resources on people and experiences not sufficiently covered in a textbook.
Excerpts from Slave Narratives
The Truth About America
CARTS - Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students

Level Two: First person sources for divergent perspectives
Additive

The Web presents opportunities for students to interact with first person sources. So instead of reading about the Native American experience from a Eurocentric perspective, they can pose questions and participate in conversations with Native Americans who have made themselves available through the Web.
Eyewitness: A North Korean Remembers
Sidney Finkel's Page
Florida Seminole Indians Page

Level Three: Intercultural interaction
Transformative-Inclusive

As part of a curriculum where diverse voices and perspectives are infused, students' own voices and experiences are part of their active learning experiences. The Web is not just an informational medium, but a tool for collective knowledge-generation. Your students have an opportunity to engage in discussion and story-sharing with students across national borders and cultural boundaries.
Cyberkids Connections
Deaf Cyberkids
KidsCom

Level Four: Critical and action-oriented pedagogy
Social Action

The Web can help facilitate the transfer of knowledge into action. Create a Web project for them to share their stories and voices, or find sites where they can contribute to the awareness of others. Ultimate empowerment is achieved when learner becomes teacher.
Encyclopedia of Women's History
KidNews Homepage