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Yahoo News
http://my.yahoo.com
Yahoo provides a custom information portal and search engine.
Reading Bar
http://www.readplease.com
Reading Bar reads any web page, makes mp3/wav files, zooms any page, text-only version web pages, and translates.
New-2-You
http://www.news-2-you.com
Subscribers receive a total of 25-30 pages including 8-12 pages about a current event, a recipe, a joke, and activity pages.
National Council for Social Studies Standards
http://www.ncss.org/standards
The Curriculum Standards for Social Studies were developed by a Task Force of the National Council for the Social Studies and approved by the NCSS Board of Directors in April 1994.
Back to Basics: Reclaiming Social Studies
http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/global/page.cfm?id=56
Back to Basics is a continuing project to revitalize the subject with a new focus on serious content, high standards, effective teaching, and sound instructional materials.
Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?
http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/publication/publication.cfm?id=317
This book is a critical analysis of some of the social studies theorists' prescriptions for the schools.
Response: NCSS Media Advisory Regarding Fordham Foundation Publication
http://www.socialstudies.org/media/releases/fordham
NCSS replies to allegations and statements made in the Fordham Foundation publication of a collection of opinion essays titled "Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?"
Muzzy Lane
http://www.muzzylane.com
Muzzy Lane is a provider of educational simulations covering a broad range of subjects and disciplines.
Bodie, California
http://www.bodie.net
This site is a virtual tour of an original ghost town from the late 1800's.
International Education and Resource Network
http://www.iearn.org
iEARN is a non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov
The National Archives is a public trust that enables people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done.
Project Look Sharp
http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp
Project Look Sharp provides materials, training, and support to help teachers prepare students for life in today's media saturated world
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
GIS Information
http://www.gis.com
This site is an Internet guide to Geographic Information Systems.
Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com
Geocaching is the official global GPS cache hunt site.
Broderbund Software
http://www.broderbund.com
Broderbund produces educational software, including The Oregon Trail.
Tom Snyder Software
http://www.tomsnyder.com
Tom Snyder produces educational software, including Decisions, Decisions.
StocksQuest Global Stock Market Game
http://investsmart.coe.uga.edu/C001759/stocksquest/mystocks.htm
The Global Stock Game (GSG) is a realistic stock market simulation in which users can learn the stock market at no cost.
International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS)
http://www.icons.umd.edu
The ICONS Project at the University of Maryland is an experiential learning program that uses customized Web-based tools to support educational simulations and simulation-based training.
Who Killed William Robinson
http://web.uvic.ca/history-robinson/indexmsn.html
The site is designed to make history interesting, helping students to learn more effectively about issues and events while learning how to think critically about history itself.
Colonial House
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/history
This documents the PBS project in "experiential history."
Paris Yellow Pages with Photos
http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr
The interactive map and address search tools result in photos of locations around the city.
Virtual Architecture
http://virtual-architecture.wm.edu
This site helps teachers to develop the foundation for designing and implementing powerful curriculum-based telecomputing projects.
Global School House
http://www.gsn.org
Global SchoolNet partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative education and cultural learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible global citizens.
Digital Diaries
http://www.http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/curriculum/exchange/winnebago.html
Digital Diaries is a research project on pioneer history culminating in the development of a simple Web site – a way to facilitate a learning experience combining history and technology.
PBS Civil War
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar
This original nine-part series is an example of historical storytelling. Ken Burns's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict.
Digital Resource Centers
http://www.teacherlink.org/content/social/digresources/
Social-studies-related DRC's have a broad range of applications in college and university education programs and in K-12 classrooms.
Oral History Society
http://www.oralhistory.org.uk
The Oral History Society is a national and international organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of oral history.
Jeff Share's The Camera Always Lies: Breaking the Myth of Objectivity
http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article639.html
This article is a discussion of the digital manipulation of photographs in the media.
DeKorne and Chin's Photo Forgery: Getting to the Heart of a Photojournalist's Code of Ethics
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040311thursday.html?searc
In this lesson, students inspect examples of manipulated photos and learn about the technology and issues behind "doctored" photos.
Don't Buy It
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit
Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart is a media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers.
Democratic Party
http://www.democrats.org
The Democratic National Convention established the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1848. The DNC is the oldest continuing party committee in the United States and the world.
Republican Party
http://www.rnc.org
The Republican Party was formed in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge.
U.S. Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov
Thomas is the source of legislative information on the Internet.
CIVNET
http://civnet.org
CIVNET is an online resource and service for civic education practitioners, as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promoting civic education all over the world.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
The White House web site provides information about the activities and leaders of the executive branch of U.S. government.
Census in Schools
Http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html
The Census in Schools program promotes data literacy and increases awareness of Census Bureau products and activities by providing educators with teaching tools, resource materials, workshops, and other professional development opportunities.
Ellis Island Records
http://www.ellisisland.org
http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org
The Ellis Island Foundation works for the restoration of Ellis Island—a symbol of the American immigrant experience. Ellis Island Records create links to millions of immigrant ancestors from all over the world.
Multiculturalpedia
http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e
"Multiculturalpedia" is an encyclopedia in which users can learn about other cultures.
Mapping Our World: GIS Resources for Educators
http://gis.esri.com/esripress/display/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&websiteID=29&moduleID=0
Mapping Our World is a resource for teachers seeking to bring geographic information system (GIS) technology into the middle- or high-school classroom.
GIS in the Classroom: Using GIS in Social Studies and Environmental Science
http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/E00479.asp
This book and software are an overview of this technology and examples of how it can transform the classroom.
Math Lessons with GPS
http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/gps.html
This site has three classroom activities for using GPS.
Analyzing the Earth with Geographic Information Systems
http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/nss_gis_article.pdf
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a technology and method to analyze
spatial data, or information about the Earth.
States Web Games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
States Web Games are used to learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations, and over 500 important facts about the 50 states.
Riverdeep Software
http://www.riverdeep.com
Riverdeep produces educational software including Classroom Jeopardy.
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