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"Social Studies Central is intended to provide resources with a focus on the Social Studies, to support teachers as they improve their instruction and to help educators engage kids in learning. You will find lesson plans, new web sites, links to standards and assessment advice, technology integration resources and information about workshops and staff development. "

"Welcome to Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education. We encourage you to sign up to participate in the great discussions here, to receive event notifications, and to find and connect with colleagues."

"Complete Guide to Using Google Earth in the Geoscience Classroom", but applications could easily be transitioned for Social Studies

Great source for all things Social Media

"web conferencing with web, audio, video, and social networking solutions for 21st century education and training. "

Non-profit host for RPG, strategy, & simulation games dealing with global conflict, poverty, human rights, politics, economics, journalism, public policy, etc. Games can be filtered for age groups.

Worth a look for all social studies, science, journalism, perhaps math. Examples: "Global Refugee Experience" RPG, "Invasion" Asian carp in Midwest simulation, "Global Conflict" RPGs for several regions, "Ars Regendi" political/economic 'make your own country'. Filters apply for age level and topic areas. PREVIEW BEFORE THE KIDS PLAY!--games rated for older kids may portray very graphic or violent events.omment

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"A collection of online resources of use to dromography, or the comparative study of organisation, history, geography, and logistics of movement, transportation and communication networks. This site is a part of the Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project."

Create multimedia timelines and other presentations with videos, photos, music, blogs, and documents.

A combination of timelines, maps, and encyclopedia entries merged together to create both authoritative content and an enjoyable user experience. The result is a unique interactive guide through history, stopping at each and every civilization, empire and country along the way.

is Noel Jenkins' personal collection of ideas, lessons and resources for school geography at KS3 and KS4. The emphasis is on creativity, ICT and original Google Earth lessons.