Hold Ye Front Page is a cool site from the British newspaper “Sun” where they produce online front pages about events in world, science and sports history.

The articles are fairly accessible, and they typically include videos from The History Channel. The science pages are done in collaboration with the British Science Museum.

This site will certainly be on this years “The Best…” lists for Social Studies and Science sites.

Last month, I shared a column written by Robert Krulwich at NPR about talking about history “as lists” and how I was planning on using his idea in class.

Today, Krulwich wrote another fascinating column titled ‘Rasputin Was My Neighbor’ And Other True Tales Of Time Travel about how because of age and circumstances there have been some extraordinary connections made between eras. I think it’s a “must-read.”

However, he referred to an earlier column in today’s piece, and that’s what really caught my attention.

In The Junkman And The Madonna, he talks about an:

observation from neuroscientist David Eagleman: “There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”

It’s in the context of stories — snapshots in time, memories — that we have and why some might last longer than others.

I’m thinking of having my Theory of Knowledge students read the column when we are discussing history and the job of an historian. What if I asked them to think about a story of their own, or a story or image that their parents might share with them, that they would like to last for a longtime? What could they do to enhance the possibility of it being long-lasting? What might be a criteria for a successfully remembered story?

If you get a chance, read “The Junkman…” piece and let me know what you think — do you have any ideas on how to use it?

I have a large collection of resources at The Best Sites To Learn About U.S. Presidential Elections. I put it together for the 2008 Presidential election, but about half of the links there would be very relevant to this year’s election, too.

I probably won’t put together a new version of that list until the Republicans decide on a presidential candidate. In the meantime, though, there are plenty of good sites there.

You might also want to check out Scholastic’s Election 2012 website.

Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl:

Behind the Scenes at Puppy Bowl VIII is a New York Times slideshow.

The Wall Street Journal has its annual interactive review of Super Bowl 2012 ads, where you can watch and rate them.

Here are some new additions to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl:

The 13 Best Super Bowl Plays of All-Time

Top Ten Super Bowl Plays

Top 10 most viral Super Bowl commercials of all time is from CBS News.

NBC has a collection of 2012 Super Bowl commercials.

February is Black History Month in the United States.

I’ve just revised and updated The Best Websites To Teach & Learn About African-American History.

Here are just a few of the new additions:

Teaching Resources for Black History Month on Scholastic

Does Black History Need More Than a Month? is from Miller-McCune.

Teaching The Civil Rights Movement is from The New York Times Learning Network.

More winter weather, Punxsutawney Phil predicts in 2012….

Here are more additions to The Best Resources For Groundhog Day:

6 things most people don’t know about Groundhog Day comes from the Mother Nature Network.

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Groundhogs comes from Scientific American.

CNN has a ton of videos related to Groundhog Day. Go here and click on “CNN Videos” at the top.

Groundhog Day: Can Groundhogs Really Predict Spring? is a video from How Stuff Works.

The Super Bowl is coming up, and I’ve made some revisions to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl.

There’s some fun stuff there, so you might want to check it out.

Today is the 52nd anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-Ins. I’ve just updated The Best Sites To Learn About The Greensboro Sit-Ins.

Additional suggestions are welcome.

Valentine’s Day is on February 14th, and I’ve revised and updated The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day.

New suggestions are welcome!