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"one-stop channel for key political moments from now through the upcoming U.S. election day on November 6. You can watch all of the live speeches from the floor of the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions...You'll find live and on-demand reporting and analysis from ABC News, Al Jazeera English, BuzzFeed, Larry King, The New York Times, Phil DeFranco, Univision and the Wall Street Journal. Each will put their own stamp on the Presidential race-from the conventions to the debates to election night."

Professor Word is a bookmarklet that works in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. When you are on a webpage click on the Professor Word tool and it wll highlight vocabulary words on that page. You can also use it to find definitions for unfamiliar words on a webpage.

This site is incredible! Easy to use and it is free!

very good piece on summarizings

very interesting post on reading and writing. Although not specifically directed at social studies there are many connections to the Soc. Studies classroom

Article is directed at English teachers but lots of ideas for social studies classroom

"DPLA Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills by exploring topics in history, literature, and culture through primary sources. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. "