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EdTechTeacher.org presents The Center for Teaching History with Technology, a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for histlaptop classory and social studies lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about new and emerging technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, ipods, and online social networks and explore innnovative ways of integrating them into the curriculum. Find out how others are using technology in the classroom.

D.C. Everest Social Studies Department actively promotes reading by teaching content reading strategies, using historical fiction and non-fiction in the classroom, and teaching historical research skills. Included are helpful Social Studies Reading links.

This list by Larry Ferlazzo highlights accessible sites for English Language Learners.

Great blend of visual and text to teach the "flow" of history.

George Mason University's project for the teaching of American History. Some wonderful resources and live conversations with historians, I think.

Excellent source for anyone teaching 20th Century American History.

This is shocking that it's put out by the government, but nonetheless they are incredible resources.

How many Presidents do you recognize? There are over 4000 K-12 games for teachers and students on http://www.bubbabrain.com

A fascinating project designed by history teachers to use Augmented Reality to make the past come alive. Help spread the word to make this a reality.