More links are at the NCKS website, Educational Resources k-14
A concise table for comparing both parts of the peninsula is available from NCKS in PDF, too. Its preamble reads, An independent Korean state or collection of states has existed almost continuously for several millennia. Between its initial unification in the 7th century - from three predecessor Korean states - until the 20th century, Korea existed as a single country. After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north (the DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from DPRK attacks supported by China and the Soviet Union. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel.
Web Resources
By Ann Marie Borders
Korean Culture Center, http://www.kccla.org/english_/home_.asp
KAFE Korean Academy, www.KoreaAcademy.org
International Korean Educators Network, http://ikeneducate.org/sample_e.html
Committee on Korean Materials Internet Resources Subject Guides
http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/ckm/subjguides/subjguides.html
Korea for and with Kids, http://koreaweb.ws/8_kids.html
Korea Web, http://koreaweb.ws/
Education K-12 links, www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/ckm/subjguides/education.html
New York Philharmonic Plays “Arirang”, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xpnS4s54hI&feature=related
Korea Society (Go to Korean Studies, then K-12 teachers), http://www.koreasociety.org/
Korea for Kids, http://www.rainbowkids.com/HTMLFiles.aspx?page=KoreaAct
Learning to Speak Korean (free with grade level resources and games), http://genkienglish.net/speakkorean/
Multimedia Resources
Video
Jibeuro (The Way Home). 2002. DVD. Directed by Jeong-hyang LeeAvailable on Netflix. A seven-year-old boy from a big city is dropped off at his grandmother’s living in rural Korea while his mother looks for work in the city. Contrasts the life and attitudes of a child raised in modern urban Korea, with the life of the traditional rural grandmother.
KSCPP. Fifty Wonders of Korea., http://www.kscpp.net/Multimedia/tabid/136/Default.aspx
Short videos on aspects of historical and contemporary Korean culture is available for private viewing.
Lee, Helie. February 4, 2003. Guest on Oprah Winfrey Show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gxukewt9iI
Author Helie Lee of Still Life with Rice talks about how her mother and grandmother are a source of inspiration to her. She also describes her family’s attempt to rescue her estranged uncle and his family from North Korea.
Obangsaek Project. http://vimeo.com/benzofilms
Theatre & documentary project telling the tale of Korea through the use of multimedia and performance art. The clips available here, juxtapose the traditional and contemporary and show how they relate to each other.
Internet
“Distance, homelessness, anonymity, and insignificance”: An interview with Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries. http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/TIRW/TIRW_Archive/tirweb/feature/younghae/interview.htmlEducation about Asia. http://www.asian-studies.org/EAA/samples.htm
Free articles from the journal available to browse; also mouse over the “Free Materials” pull-down menu at the top for supplemental materials and links to internet resources.
Korea Society. http://www.KoreaSociety.org
Abundant lesson plans for the K-12 educator (http://www.koreasociety.org/k-12_resources/) and other resources
for those interested in Korea.
Korean Spirit & Culture Promotion Project: http://kscpp.net/Default.aspx
This organization is a great resource for materials and information about traditional and contemporary Korean culture and society.
K-pop Music Playlist. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89571A6A5D86A832
Philagrafika2010 Interview with Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries. http://www.philagrafika2010.org/node/208
University of Kansas, Kansas Consortium for Teaching About Asia. http://www.kcta.ku.edu/
Lesson Plans specific to Korea can be selected by going to http://www.kcta.ku.edu/~kcta/cgi-bin/lessons/index.php and selecting “Korea” from the “All Countries” pull down menu.
Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries Website. http://www.yhchang.com/
ENEMIES of the INTERNET / 12 MARch 2012 / world day against Cyber censorship
http://12mars.rsf.org/2011/en/ [previous year's report] including watchlist countrieshttp://en.rsf.org/north-korea-north-korea-12-03-2012,42078.html D.P.R.K.
http://en.rsf.org/south-korea-south-korea-12-03-2012,42067.html R.O.K.
