"Go Social Studies Go is a free education resource dedicated to making the study of history fun and painless. Unless, of course, you're reading about the execution of William Wallace -who was hanged, drawn, quartered and had his bowels burned in front of him...
then, perhaps... history is not so painless."
Qtopia is an online learning platform that offers thousands of ready-to-use activities, motivating games, avatar features, online homework access with automatic grading, in-classroom review modes, and the ability for educators to use 'as is' or completely customize the learning experienc
If you aren't familiar with the institute, they have loads of free resources for US History teachers at all levels - including primary sources, images, and lesson plans. You can also apply, for free, to be an associated institution which will give you access to even more material!
This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.
I find that having a "back channel" conversation during a presentation to actually do the opposite. I am so busy commenting on what was just presented that I miss what is being talked about next.
"I think it's a good idea to use Skype (10) for learning about other states and countries.
I like the idea of Skyping with people from other countries. I could get the kids to come up with a list of questions first. My biggest question is HOW do I connect/find someone from another country?
For more information on Lykowski's Global Explorers Project (including rubrics and other resources), go to Global Explorers (13).
FreePoverty is a geography game that presents you with a city or landmark. You have a short amount of time (5-10 seconds) to locate it on a map. The closer you are to the target, the more cups of water are donated to people in need around the world. (FreePoverty is seeking a nonprofit organization to work with to help turn the site's revenues into water donations.)