*Please report any broken links to the social studies coordinator
1. C-SPAN Classroom www.c-spanclassroom.org 2. Presidential Libraries www.c-span.org/presidentiallibrarires 3. The American President www.millercenter.org/the-presidency 4. Edutopia Resource - Clips on Civics and Current Issues http://www.youtube.com/user/hughesDV 5. St. Louis Federal Reserve - Educational Resources http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/ 6. PBS www.pbs.org 7. Social Studies Lesson Plans www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies 8. Explore Iowa History www.iptv.org/iowapathways 9. Free Powerpoints www.pppst.com/index.html 10. ABC-CLIO www.issues.abc-clio.com Teacher login- Username: dmps1801 Password: dmps1801 Student login- Username: desmoineskids Password: student 11. Eyewitness to History www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/eyindx.htm 12. The Avalon Project www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm Thousands of searchable primary source documents 13. Read-Write-Think www.readwritethink.org 14. Teaching American History www.teachingamericanhistory.org 15. Gilder Lehrman Institute www.gilderlehrman.org 16. History Now www.historynow.org 17. New York Times www.nytimes.com/learning 18. Thinkfinity www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx 19. Envision Project Exchange www.envisionprojects.org/cs/envision/print/docs/750 20. Educator's Reference Guide www.eduref.org/index.shtml 21. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) www.archives.gov 22. Facing History www.facinghistory.org 23. The History Channel www.history.com 24. Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-plans 25. History Encyclopedia www.encyberpedia.com/history.html 26. Library of Congress www.loc.gov 27. Chronicling America www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica 28. Historical Maps http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html 29. Geography and Maps Reading Room www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/gmpage.html 30. Library of Congress Teacher Resources www.loc.gov/teachers 31. Veteran's History Project www.loc.gov/vets 32. Portals to the World www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html 33. Today in History http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today 34. Google Earth http://earth.google.com 35. Rulers of the World www.rulers.org 36. Students' Guide to Government www.students.gov 37. Civics Online www.civics-online.org 38. Project Vote Smart www.vote-smart.org 39. United Nations Cyber School Bus www.un.org/CyberSchoolBus 40. The Smithsonian www.si.edu 41. The Smithsonian- For Teachers www.smithsonianeducation.org 42. Americans at War http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory 43. Teaching with Historic Places www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/descrip.htm 44. CNN for Students www.cnnfyi.com 45. National Endowment for the Humanities http://edsitement.neh.gov 46. Discovery Education http://school.discoveryeducation.com 47. Internet Public Library www.ipl.org 48. New York Public Library Digital Gallery www.nypl.org/digital 49. American Rhetoric www.americanrhetoric.com Audio and visual documentation of great American speeches. 50. Landmark Supreme Court Cases http://landmarkcases.org 51. History of the Supreme Court www.historyofsupremecourt.org 52. Supreme Court www.supremecourtus.gov 53. Oyez Project www.oyez.org Contains transcriptions and some audio files of every Supreme Court case. 54. National Constitution Center www.constitutioncenter.org 55. CIA World Factbook www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html 56.World History Matters http://worldhistorymatters.org 57. Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms www.newberry.org/k12maps 58. EASE History www.easyhistory.org/index2.html Contains a variety of primary sources including video clips of Presidential campaign ads from 1952-2004. 59. Digital History www.digitalhistory.uh.edu 60. Our Documents www.ourdocuments.gov Contains a collection of the 100 most important documents in American history. 61. History Globe www.historyglobe.com 62. Find a Grave www.findagrave.com 63. Webquests http://bestwebquests.com 64. Gutenberg Project www.gutenberg.org Downloadable audio books 65. Gateway to 21st Century Skills www.thegateway.org 66. Foreign Policy Research Institute www.fpri.org 67. Primary Source Learning www.primarysourcelearning.org 68. Education Oasis www.educationoasis.com/index.htm 69. Rubic Star http://rubistar.4teachers.org 70. National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu 71. Save Our History www.saveourhistory.com 72. Graphic Organizers www.graphicorganizers.com 73. National Humanities- Toolbox Library http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/index.html 74. Webfeet Guides www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/GaleK12.html 75. Farmer's Insurance http://teachers.farmers.com OR www.freedomssong.net Variety of curriculum guides which include VHS/DVD resources. 76. Federal Reserve Banks www.federalreserveeducation.org 77. How much is it worth? www.measuringworth.com Discover how much money was worth from 1776-2006. 78. U.S. Department of State www.state.gov/countries OR www.state.gov/youthandeducation OR www.furture.state.gov/educators/lessons 79. Freedom Museum www.freedommuseum.us 80. Center for Civic Education www.civiced.org 81. Political cartoons www.politicalcartoons.com 82. eHISTORY www.ehistory.com 83. STEPS Handbook www.edmond.k12.ok.us/socialstudies/reading_room.htm Tons of graphic organizers, rubrics and documents related to teaching writing, reading, communication, and critical thinking skills within social studies 84. University of Virginia- Center for Politics www.youthleadership.net 85. Teacher's Curriculum Institute www.teachci.com 86. Speaking of History www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com 87. National Political Campaign Materials http://dig.lib.niu.edu/message/about.html 88. Federal Judiciary http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf 89. Annenberg Classroom www.annenbergclassroom.org 90. Scholars Online www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline.php 91. National Archives Experience www.digitalvaults.org 92. Zip Skinny http://zipskinny.com 93. Patriotic Tunes http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/patriotic/patriotic-home.html 94. Electoral Geography www.electoralgeography.com/new/en 95. Nobel Peace Laureates www.nobelpeacelaureates.org 96. Rights Matter www.rightsmatter.org The story of the Bill of Rights 97. White House Tapes www.whitehousetapes.org 98. American President www.americanpresident.org 99. Presidential Timeline www.presidentialtimeline.org 100. Historical Thinking Matters www.historicalthinkingmatters.org 101. Map Light www.maplight.org Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection 102. National Institute on Money in State Politics www.followthemoney.org 103. Teaching History http://teachinghistory.org/ 104. Footnote www.footnote.com The place for original historical documents online 105. Museum of Missing History http://museumofmissinghistory.org 106. Best History Sites http://besthistorysites.net 107. Cable in the Classroom www.ciconline.org 108. iCUE www.icue.com Tons of video clips organized by content areas within social studies 109. Debating our Destiny www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/index.html A look at the last 50 years of Presidential campaigns 110. Opper Project: Editorial Cartoons Archive and Lesson Plans http://hti.osu.edu/opper/index.cfm 111. Authentic History www.authentichistory.org 112. History Teacher www.historyteacher.net 113. DBQs www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentspa.html 114. Blue Web'n Social Studies Sites http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/categories.cfm#8 115. American Journeys www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp 116. A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents www.law.ou.edu/hist 117. Make History http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/makehistory/BFW10/Player/pages/Main.aspx 118. SCORE http://score.rims.k12.ca.us 119. Congressional Hearings- The Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/find/hearings.php 120. Great Achievements of the 20th Century http://www.greatachievements.org/ 121. Reading Quest http://readingquest.org/ 122. ProCon www.procon.org 123. American History in Video http://ahivfree.alexanderstreet.com/ 124. aMap- Create your own visual argument http://www.amap.org.uk/create/ 125. Glogster http://www.glogster.com/edu 126. Picturing the Century http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/galleries/galleries.html |
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) www.socialstudies.org
National Council for History Education (NCHE) www.nche.net 
http://www.superteachertools.com/instantclassroom/random-name-generator.php You put your class list in, and it generates names at random. I thought this could be used for partners, reading aloud, etc. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/ This has different timers you can use if they have a certain amount of time to complete a task. https://www.remind101.com/ This will allow you to send text messages to students and parents phones without them knowing your number! |
