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A list of resources for Social Studies and education.
Updated on 2009-11-20
Created on 2008-08-06
Category: Schools & Education
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Discovery Box Homepage
Welcome to Discovery Box, This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the discovery boxes submitted by others.
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Hathi Trust Digital Library
Digitized collection of materials created through a teaming with Google Books project. You can search full-text or limited version only.
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The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center
Awesome interactive website for elementary and middle school for Thanksgiving.
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The First Thanksgiving Student Activities for Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com
"They spent two months at sea to reach a strange new world, and barely survived once they got there.
Learn how the Pilgrims reached America and lived to celebrate the
first Thanksgiving" -
Earth Calendar
"The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays
and celebrations around the world.
For the purpose of this web site a "holiday"
is any day that recognizes a cultural event,
and not necessarily a day when businesses are closed.
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Paris 360 degree images
Images of the Eiffel Tower, the Seine and Notre Dame - in 360 degrees with sounds. Amazing!
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kmlfactbook.org
kmlfactbook.org allows you to create Google Earth KML files from your own custom data.
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kmlfactbook.org Make 2d and 3d GE tours w/CIA factbook info
kmlfactbook.org can use either Google Maps or the Google Earth browser plugin to preview the KML files that you create. To switch between the two modes press the 2D Map and 3D Map buttons to the right in the screen.
The Preview in Map button will show the selected data-set in the Google Maps or Earth plugin preview window.
The Download KML file button will download the same file to be saved locally on your disk or opened in the standalone Google Earth application. -
TimeGlider: Web-based Timeline Software
There is a time traveler in each of us. Whether you are a litigator or an 8th grader, TimeGlider can quickly enhance your experience of the past, present, and future. Once you’ve explored a TimeGlider timeline, you’ll wonder why you’ve never seen information organized like this before.
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Lesson Plans - Points of View in the News
This lesson will help students sort through the myriad points of view offered on the Internet and evaluate the sources and purposes of news articles and Web sites. Students will read articles from National Geographic News and answer questions describing each article's source, purpose, and viewpoint.
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Timelines.tv - History, documentary & television on the web
Timelines.TV is the website companion to a BAFTA award-winning television series. On Timelines.TV you will find four series of documentary videos arranged chronologically. There are three series about British history; social, political, and imperial. There is one series about the American West in the 19th Century. You can browse for videos using the timeline at the bottom of the homepage or use the drop-down menu at the top of every page. I've only had time to watch videos from the American West series, but if the rest of the videos are as good as those that I've watched, Timelines.TV is a high-quality production.
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Scribble Maps - Draw on google maps with scribblings and more!
Scribble Maps is the quick and easy way to rapidly make and share maps! With Scribble Maps you can:
-Draw shapes and Scribble!
-Please Markers and text
-Create a Custom Widget
-Save as KML/GPX
-Send maps to friends
Whether it is planning a vacation, or plotting a hiking trail, Scribble Maps can help you out! -
All About Explorers | Everything you've ever wanted to know about every explorer who ever lived...and more!
ll About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills to discern useful information from worthless data.
So we set out to develop a series of lessons for elementary age students in which we would demonstrate that just because it is out there for the searching does not mean it is worthwhile. -
NCSS Position Statement on Media Literacy | National Council for the Social Studies
This position statement focuses on the critical role of media literacy in the social studies curriculum. The statement addresses the following questions. First, why and how has media literacy taken on a significantly more important role in preparing citizens for democratic life? Second, how is media literacy defined, and what are some of its essential concepts? Finally, what is required to teach media literacy and what are some examples of classroom activities?
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The Internet and the everyday use of social networking technologies, together with the expansive growth of corporate entertainment media and the integration of popular culture, also require us as social studies educators to link participatory media literacy with civic education.
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If we hope to make learning relevant and meaningful for students in the 21st century, social studies classrooms need to reflect this digital world so as to better enable young people to interact with ideas, information, and other people for academic and civic purposes
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pageocaching - home
Like playing hide and seek? What if you could teach your core content at the same time? This site was created by PA Educators to show how to use geotagging with Google Maps and Geocaching using GPS units to transform your classroom into an empowering, exploratory environment and get your kids moving around and having fun.
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Educaching, A GPS Based Curriculum for Teachers
In the spirit of Geocaching, Educaching is a curriculum that uses GPS technology to create an innovative learning atmosphere.
Exciting lesson plans, unique ideas, and helpful strategies that incorporate the national teaching standards provide a
road map to make education challenging, rewarding, and fun. -
Dr. Alice Christie's GPS and Geocaching Guide for Educators
Technology is an integral and growing part of daily living in the twenty-first century. The challenge, then, for teachers, is to use technology effectively in classrooms to help students take ownership for learning and develop the practical and critical thinking skills necessary to better understand the world around them.
To meet this challenge, teachers can use an emerging technology tool, GPS receivers, and an emerging GPS-based activity, geocaching, to transform their classrooms from teacher-centered environments to exciting, empowering, exploratory environments that focus on student engagement in the learning process. -
The History Teacher's Attic
This blog is intended for educators in general, but with special attention given to history and social studies teachers.
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JetPunk.com | Geography Quizzes
A whole bunch of quizzes for geography. Good for use with students on interactive board or with individual student computers.
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