Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - http://www.ed.gov/free
, go to "social studies"-an extraordinary portal of more
than 700 diverse resources in a variety of social studies areas brought
together by 30 Federal agencies in order to make Federally supported
teaching and learning resources easier to find.
Historyteacher.net
- http://www.historyteacher.net
-- look what a suburban school teacher and her district have put
together! There are lots of resources related to the teaching of history
and at http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/history/
links to Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Gateways, Museums, Libraries
and Archives, Bibliographies, Education, Current Events and News,
and Special Interest Groups and Societies.
Web
Chronology- http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/
A chronology of different parts of the world.
American
Social History Project- http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/index03.html-
acclaimed history project at City University offering professional
development for teachers and activities for students in social studies.
The
American President --
http://www.american president.org -- a database of information
about every president who has served in office including biographies,
first ladies, cabinet and staff, key events and multimedia (sound/video)
Social
Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edsoc.htm
-- a collection of lesson plans and tons of links and resources
for diverse social studies subjects by a Professor of Education at
St. Benedicts and St. John's Universityin Minnesota.
General
U.S. History - http://www.teacheroz.com/index.htm
- a huge collection of resources for U.S. and World History compiled
by a 9th grade social studies teacher. (Click Table of Contents
to enter) You too can get hooked on technology and compile something
like this for your students and the world. Don't forget to give Mrs.
Tracey Oz some nice feedback if you use her site.
The
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov
- An extensive collection of primary documents for American History
in text, digital and audio formats. Click on American Memory for history
and culture.
Social
Studies Links - http://www.killeenroos.com/links.htm
History and other interesting and useful links.
CultureQuest-
http://www.culturequest.us
- Learn how involve your classes in CultureQuest, an inquiry-based
activity where your students explore other cultures, especially through
communication with others on the World Wide Web. (for grades 3-12).
