Google Earth is a great tool for students to use to explore the world. Building tours in Google Earth and Google Maps is one of my favorite activities for students to do to tell a story. It can take a while to understand all of the nuances of creating tours in Google Earth. Fortunately, Google recently introduced Tour Builder which makes it easier than ever to create tours in Google Earth.
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.htm - a curriculum for teaching world history to middle and high school students. This is project of San Diego State Unversity and involves the collaboration of K-12 teachers and university instructors
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.socialstudies.org NCSS provides resources, conferences, and publications to support the teaching of social studies, K–12.
Citizenship Central http://www.citizenshipcentral.org A clearinghouse operated by NCSS that has materials, websites, etc. pertaining to citizenship education. (Must be a NCSS member to log in)
Social Studies Mini Lesson Plans (Grades 1–5)http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsst/sst-elem.html Over 50 short lessons for students on all aspects of social studies. Great to share with teachers and preservice teachers.
Social Studies School Service http://www.socialstudies.com This website includes an introduction to social studies as well as information and guidance pertaining to lesson planning and other resources.
This superb site is easy for elementary and middle school students to use with links to
numerous websites for all fifty states. The websites include states’ historical museums,
famous people, as well as map construction for state study.
50states.com www.50states.com State history website about all 50 U.S. states.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation www.history.org This website offers educational resources, research material regarding colonial America, and multimedia experiences regarding the beginning of the American Revolution.
Kennedy Center http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/themes/civil-war.aspx This website includes letters written during the Civil War plus other artifacts as well as the stories behind the songs sung during the period. Short video clips give background information about Abraham Lincoln. Good for grades 5–8.
Open Culture.com
Free everything culture and educational media
Tour Builder with Google Earthhttps://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/
Google Earth is a great tool for students to use to explore the world. Building tours in Google Earth and Google Maps is one of my favorite activities for students to do to tell a story. It can take a while to understand all of the nuances of creating tours in Google Earth. Fortunately, Google recently introduced Tour Builder which makes it easier than ever to create tours in Google Earth.
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Resources for History Teachers-Check it out!
http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/
http://gws.ala.org/
Center for Teaching History with Technology
101 Great Sites for Social Studies
http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/brain-beats-cd
Map Maker Kits from National Geographic
Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease-Wonderopolis.org
http://www.teachhub.com/100-google-tricks-teachers
Capital Toss game-Free Technology for Teachers
Two Wonderful Visual Lists of Educational iPad Apps for Teachers and Students
25 Best Pinterest Boards in Educational Technology
Free Mind Mapping Tools for Educators
iPad Apps for teaching Geography
7/8/13-ISTE
Live Binders-Language Arts
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=115700&backurl=/shelf/my
Pete's Powerpoints for Social Studies
New links 5/29/13
The Teaching Channel-Social Studies Videos on Teaching
101 Super Sites for Social Studies
101 Great Sites for Social Studies Class
Teaching History with Technology
ED Camp Milwaukee session notes
Teachinghistory.org
Pinterest-Tina Wahlert
http://wcss-wi.org/-Wisconsin Social Studies Council
Social Studies Bookmarks-check out these sites
Social Studies:
http://www.ncss.org/ - Standards, teaching resources (internet, print and videos), and links to social studies web sites.
http://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcedu013/index.html - links to sites with lesson plans for history, geography, and current events. There is also a section on online activities.
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.htm - a curriculum for teaching world history to middle and high school students. This is project of San Diego State Unversity and involves the collaboration of K-12 teachers and university instructors
Social Studies Lessons Portal -
http://www.proteacher.com/090000.shtml,
http://youth.net/cec/cecsst/sst-elem.html,
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/socialstud.html
50 Resources for Students Attending Online Early Childhood Education Schools
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.socialstudies.org
NCSS provides resources, conferences, and publications to support the teaching of
social studies, K–12.
Citizenship Central http://www.citizenshipcentral.org
A clearinghouse operated by NCSS that has materials, websites, etc. pertaining to
citizenship education. (Must be a NCSS member to log in)
Social Studies Mini Lesson Plans (Grades 1–5)http://www.youth.net/cec/cecsst/sst-elem.html
Over 50 short lessons for students on all aspects of social studies. Great to share with
teachers and preservice teachers.
Social Studies School Service http://www.socialstudies.com
This website includes an introduction to social studies as well as information and
guidance pertaining to lesson planning and other resources.
A to Z Teacher Stuff Thematic Units Index http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/
Hundreds of resources organized into thematic units (e.g., Ancient Egypt, around the
world, family, and many, many more) are available for teachers to select.
Center for Critical Thinking
Classroom Materials www.criticalthinking.org/K12/k12class/trc.nclk
Classroom activities and ideas along with lesson plans that integrate social studies with
other content area instruction are presented at this site.
Citizenship Unit
http://www.teachersdesk.com/lessons/gifted_ed/Character_and_Citizenship.htm
The members of a class contribute to a citizenship tree as they each list 2–3 things they
plan to accomplish over a 9-week unit of study on citizenship. (Grades 2–5)
Classbrain.com www.classbrain.com
This superb site is easy for elementary and middle school students to use with links to
numerous websites for all fifty states. The websites include states’ historical museums,
famous people, as well as map construction for state study.
50states.com www.50states.com
State history website about all 50 U.S. states.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation www.history.org
This website offers educational resources, research material regarding colonial
America, and multimedia experiences regarding the beginning of the American
Revolution.
Kennedy Center http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/themes/civil-war.aspx
This website includes letters written during the Civil War plus other artifacts as well as
the stories behind the songs sung during the period. Short video clips give background
information about Abraham Lincoln. Good for grades 5–8.
Links to Lesson Plans
AskEric http://ericir.syr.edu/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies/US_History
History lesson plans written by education students and teachers.
Links to WebQuests
Avoid It Like the Plague! (Gr. 6–8) www.techtrekers.com/webquests/#Social%20Studies