I labeled this generically with the NCSS label as webquests will be available in every topic area you could want in Social Studies. It appears this has some useful tools for helping design your own webquests.
This list will let you do all sorts of Social Studies related math with students and begs the question: Would we be in this economic situation if social studies standards had more specific content around personal finance?
This is just a general resource on best practice in education. It applies, certainly, to Social Studies instruction but is a great overall resource to have for knowing what is most likely to work!
Democracy is contingent on having an educated populace in the 20th and 21st centuries. Therefore, knowing how to effectively teach is incumbent on those of us trying to support this part of our society.
We will lay low on the diigo activities these first few weeks of class, I'm just glad I had a chance to introduce it and get you in the system at F2F. You should experiment with adding bookmarks for any class or activities to your own DIigo bookmarks. Share your successes or frustrations on the regular discussion board in D2L and we will all work to find our footing.
This will hopefully end up being a tool that many of you are able to utilize after you leave the DLITE program. Be patient in the beginning -- there is always a learning curve!