Interactive Websites for the Social Studies Classroom Webinar

Karen Brooks

Materials Located at:

• http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks

• http://del.icio.us/dembe01/ss

• http://www.karenbrooksucboces.blogspot.com

• http://bb.ucboces.org

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=pKu2QaytmrM

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=jR-A4QFHZBA

• Video Conversion Tool - http://vixy.net/

• http://del.icio.us/dembe01/converter

Interactive• Interactive Constitution - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/ from

http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/Welcome/index.shtml#interactive • Constitutional TimeLine - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/index.html• Constitution Power Grab Game http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/power_grab_game/• http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/history/default.htm• Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com -

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies• Interactive Maps - http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF• Tax Calculations -

http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/content.nsf/Canada/Tax_-_Calculators_-_2007_Personal_Tax• Google Earth http://www.egyptancienthistory.com/ • http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp• http://www.fec.gov/• The Underground Railroad - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html• Lweis and Clark Exp. - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html • Third World Farmer - http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/usgov.htm• National Geographic The World -

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/view/worldm.html• Map of Roman Empire - http://intranet.dalton.org/groups/Rome/RMap.html• Practice Quizzes - http://www.twyman-whitney.com/americancitizen/tests.htm• Virtual History of Japan - http://www.lakelandschools.us/lh/modonnell/virtualindex.htm• Regents Prep - http://www.regentsprep.org/• Interactive WWI - http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/waractivities.htm• WWII History Test - http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwiiquiz.htm• Manifest Destiny - http://animatedatlas.com/movie.html

Great Resources• http://www.freedomssong.net/• http://www.ncss.org/ • http://learning.loc.gov/learn/educators/workshop/discover/index.html• http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/• http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/Chapter.aspx?Id=61• http://www.lib.csusb.edu/gov/constitution.cfm• http://www.constitutioncenter.org/• http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/cc/index.html• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/constitution.htm• http://www.ushistory.org/ • http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/• http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/• http://www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html• http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/educators_welcome.html• Women’s Suffrage http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html • http://www.harriettubman.com/• On This Day http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/• WWII Resources - http://www.besthistorysites.net/WWII.shtml

Primary Documents

• http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/04.html & http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b.html

• http://www.loc.gov/teachers/constitutionday.html• http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/module2/mod_pri

mary.html• http://www.crf-usa.org/Foundation_docs/Foundation_ho

me.html• http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm• http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html• http://www.earlyamerica.com/ • http://www.picturehistory.com/

Games• http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html• http://www.uscourts.gov/outreach/MDC/index.htm• Place the State -

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html • World Quiz Geography - http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html• South and Central American Georgraphy Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm • European Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm• Asia http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm• Africa - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/African_Geography.htm• Capitol Quiz - http://clerkkids.house.gov/games/trivia/flashquizzes/quizRep.htm• Jeopardy Map Skills Games http://www.quia.com/cb/1284.html• Map Games - http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF• WWI Over the Top - http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html• Interactive Geography - http://scottbryce.com/us_geo/index2.htm• Global Island Democracy Game - http://www.globalisland.nu/pages_intro/en/index.php?lang=en• History of the Supreme Court - http://www.historyofsupremecourt.org/• Where’s Sindy? http://www.altoids.com/sindy/index.do

More Resources

• http://www.justicelearning.org/home.asp• Library of Congress Photo Stream -

http://flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

• Brooklyn Daily Eagle http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

• Political Parties and Global Leaders - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

How to Teach with Primary Documents

• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=sourcebook3

• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=integration

• http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html

• Lesson Development samples all grades - http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=constitution_day

SS Elementary• http://www.42explore.com/42exploress.htm• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/geography/ted/ted.html• http://www.cbc.ca/kids/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/default.ht

ml• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/SS-units/• Iknowthat.com - http://www.iknowthat.com/com -

http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_SocialStudies• http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/serve_home.h

tml• http://clerkkids.house.gov/index.html• http://www.history.org/kids/games/• http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/myths.htm• http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html• http://www.weeklyreader.com/• http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/funfacts.html

• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

• http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Social_Studies/Social_Studies.html

• Homework Helper for SS from Discovery –

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjsocial.html

• Basic Skills for SS - http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/socst.html

SS Middle

• http://ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html• http://docsouth.unc.edu/classroom/• http://factcheck.org/• http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/history/• http://www.epodunk.com/routes/erie-canal/#• http://timesunion.com/specialreports/eriecanal/e

cflash.htm• Erie Canal Quiz

http://www.berkshiretv.com/popquiz.htm

SS High School• http://www.lewis-clark.org/• http://docsouth.unc.edu/classroom/• http://www.historyworld.net/• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html• http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/account/index.htm• Franklin an Enlightened Thinker

http://library.thinkquest.org/22254/mainframe.htm?tqskip=1• Government Quiz http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/usgov.htm• The Conquistadors - http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/• Key Timelines and Dates -

http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/timelinesmain.html • WWI Resources -

http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_WWI.shtml

SS Webquests• Birth of the Early Middle Ages Webquest -

http://www.milton.k12.vt.us/WebQuests/SChristensen/webquest-middle_ages.htm• http://www.suelebeau.com/webquests.htm#misc%20samples • Civil War Personal Journal Webquest -

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm• A Revolutionary Webquest - http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html • Revolutionary News Paper WebQuest -

http://oswego.org/staff/jdecosa/webquest/index.htm• Revolutionary War Webquest -

http://chester.ny.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=4309&sc_id=1192399264

• WebQuest Folktales and Legends - http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/nixa.k12.mo.us/sullivan/tales/task.htm

• Johnny Tremain Webquest - http://www.nevada.edu/~treed/trwebquest/• Anne Frank and Children of the Holocaust Webquest -

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Anne%20Frank/index.html• Ancient Civilizations Webquest -

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/ancientwq/ancient_civilizations_wq.htm

Other• Digital StoryTelling in SS -

http://web2-and-you-2.pbwiki.com/Digital%20Storytelling%20in%20Social%20Studies• State by State Booklist http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/statebooks.html and

http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/projects/flags/states_books.htm• Before the Benjamins http://www.pbs.org/newshour/on2/money/history.html • Learning About the Holocaust through Art- http://art.holocaust-education.net/• Create an Interactive Map with Excel -

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial059.shtml• Video Conversion Tool - http://vixy.net/• http://www.quia.com/shared/hist/ - Search of History Quia Games• Quia American History - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=11812&adv_search=true• Quia Citizenship - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=17639&adv_search=true• Quia World History - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=14574&adv_search=true • Quia Social Studies - http://www.quia.com/shared/search?category=11897&adv_search=true• Timeline References - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/timelines.htm• Pearl Harbor Video Page- http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/pearlharbor/index.cfm• http://ehistory.osu.edu/wwii/interactive/wenger/index.cfm• WWII Interactive Maps -

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/ww2maps.htm• WWII Air Combat Films - http://www.grolier.com/wwii/movies/movies.html and photo gallery

http://www.grolier.com/wwii/photos/wwii_photos.html• WWII Interactive - http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/ww2/• Anne Frank Story - http://www.msnbc.com/onair/nbc/dateline/miepgies/default.asp?cp1=1• Holocaust TimeLine - http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html

• http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/• http://youthrights.org/• http://www.kidsprepareamerica.org/• The Living Room Candidate -

http://livingroomcandidate.org/• Thompson Paper

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/thompson/• World Money and Famous Faces -

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/em484/popupActivity.html

• Breathing Earth - http://www.breathingearth.net/