Nancy Blair's List: Social Studies

Scenario to compare labor systems in the 1600's colonies to labor systems today. Thought provoking. Includes links to other lessons.

thinkingushistory.wordpress.com/...nglish-colonies-and-sweatshops - Preview

labor history comparison social studies lesson on 2009-06-27

Transmission vs. constructivism for social studies.

www.scribd.com/...ng-Performance-Before-Pedagogy - Preview

social studies instruction on 2009-06-30 and saved by 2 people

A website for teachers that "explores comprehension and content reading strategies and when to use them in social studies." Site includes templates and handouts, when necessary.

Although it was created for social studies teachers, the strategies are applicable for all content areas.

www.readingquest.org/strat - Preview

reading comprehension strategies Resources GraphicOrganizers socialstudies on 2009-07-02 and saved by 104 people

Interactive timeline of 1000 years of British history.

www.timelines.tv - Preview

history British timeline interactive resource on 2009-07-15 and saved by 75 people

Trace the Civil Rights movement.

www.sojournproject.org - Preview

Civil Rights blacks history tour on 2009-07-17

Google Earth how-to's and lesson plans to use with Google Earth.

gelessons.com/lessons - Preview

Google Earth Google how-to lesson plans on 2009-07-23 and saved by 256 people

High and low tech resources for the social studies classroom.

www.historyteachersattic.com - Preview

social studies resources on 2009-07-24 and saved by 86 people

This highlights 7 Wonders, but the Panoramas archive has many other sites available. Very, very cool.

www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders - Preview

panoramas sites scenery social studies on 2009-07-24 and saved by 57 people

Website contains detailed information about Underground Railroad history, descriptions and images of educational exhibits. From education initiatives, to community enhancement programs, to the increasingly popular blogs, you will find relevant discussion about subjects that really are important today, such as human trafficking.

www.freedomcenter.org/about-us - Preview

Underground Railroad social studies exhibits on 2009-07-25

Links to important documents.

www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php - Preview

history social studies documents on 2009-07-31 and saved by 29 people

Documentary archive categorized by topic.

documentaryheaven.com - Preview

documentary archive video topics on 2009-08-05 and saved by 66 people

Images available for use.

www.historicalstockphotos.com - Preview

pictures images historical photos photographs on 2009-08-01 and saved by 16 people

Historical inaccuracies in movies often remembered more than truth.

blogs.edweek.org/...os_and_cons_of_teaching_1.html - Preview

history movies social studies on 2009-08-05

The following tips, tools, and resources can assist any teacher with the basics about social media and ways to share that information with students.

www.teachingdegree.org/...ng-students-about-social-media - Preview

social media tips tools resources technology on 2009-08-06 and saved by 151 people

Collection of historical maps.

www.davidrumsey.com/gmaps.html - Preview

maps social studies history on 2009-08-10 and saved by 44 people

Catalog of online resources for the technology-integrated classroom; categorized by content areas.

nuideas.pbworks.com - Preview

technology integration ideas content on 2009-08-13 and saved by 7 people

Uses podcasts in high school social studies classes for various purposes.

bringsocialstudiesalive.blogspot.com/...casting-in-social-studies.html - Preview

podcast social studies on 2009-08-24

Links to articles of current events around the world. Great resource.

www.america.gov - Preview

current events articles world social studies history geography on 2009-08-27 and saved by 25 people

Many resources and lessons for U.S. History.

historymatters.gmu.edu - Preview

history lesson plans resources social studies on 2009-08-27 and saved by 135 people

Geography resources from National Geographic.

mywonderfulworld.org/index.html - Preview

National Geographic geography resources social studies on 2009-08-27 and saved by 8 people