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101 Great Sites for Social Studies Class. 1.) The Library of Congress is a great source to find historical documents, photos, art, maps, audio and video, artifacts and other items. The American Memory section organizes items based on topics, time periods and places of American history. The World Digital Library, a cooperative project with UNESCO, includes rare documents from around the world. 2.) 3.) 3.1) EDSITEment "offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.

" Time Capsule. To begin, enter a date in the box above and click either: Quick Page - this button will automatically generate a Time Capsule page for you. - OR - Advanced Page - this button will lead you through a "wizard" that allows you to select specific headlines, birthdays, songs, TV shows, toys, and books for the selected date. You can edit the information, or even add your own information to the final page! When you're through, you'll be presented with your own customized page that includes all the information you've chosen, plus typical consumer prices from that year, Academy Award winners that year, etc.

We currently have data online for the years 1800 through 2002, although data for the years 1800 - 1875 is probably spotty. The latest headlines for 2003 may not yet be available, so you might need to type in your own. Enjoy! Voki Home. Create interactive flash tools / games for education.

Wordle/Taxedo. Wordle allows you to type or copy/paste words to create a "word cloud. " www.Wordle.net Same concept as Wordle. However you can make the words appear in shapes, such as the heart below. (The poem "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? " is created below.) How to Create a Wordle (SWF 7.40 MB) NEED HELP DOWNLOADING: How to Take a ScreenshotA quick tutorial on how to take a screenshot and paste it into MS Paint.

Islip High School LibraryIslip High School. Prezi - Ideas matter. TodaysMeet. 21 Top Websites for Social Studies Teachers. Every day on our Facebook page, teachers post "Helpline" questions and receive resource recommendations, lesson and classroom management ideas, career advice, and so much more. Recently, a high school teacher asked readers to suggest their favorite sites for teaching social studies. The list was so awesome, we just had to share it! 1. iCivics icivics.org 2. Teaching Tolerance tolerance.org 3. Library of Congress www.loc.gov 4. National Archives archives.gov/education/ 5. Stanford's Reading Like a Historian sheg.stanford.edu/rlh 6. Glogster EDU: A complete educational solution for digital and mobile teaching and learning.

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