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The Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (MCSS) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit educational organization. It is a network of social studies educators who work at every level of schooling. They communicate with each other through publications and meetings. They broaden their communication by working with related professional associations, government, and private agencies. MCSS is affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and participates fully in that organization's efforts to advance the profession. NCSS encourages the highest standards of teaching, teacher preparation, and curriculum development. NCSS has developed and published both a code of ethics and academic freedom standards. It has established a defense fund to provide first-line legal assistance to teachers threatened with actions that violate this freedom. Social Education , the official journal of NCSS since 1937, is an outstanding organ of information and commentary. The Social Studies Professional is a newsletter of resources and opportunities. Social Studies and the Young Learner is a quarterly journal devoted exclusively to elementary social studies education. In addition, the NCSS publications program features a wide variety of bulletins, special publications, and standards. The program of the NCSS annual meeting provides major speakers, clinics, sessions, tours, a major exhibit of instructional materials, and several awards honoring those who have contributed to the advancement of social studies education.

"After two frustrating weeks of trying to get connected with a teacher who has used cell phones in the classroom, I finally spoke to Thomas Daccord, an educational technology specialist and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites. He was a "laptop teacher" who instructed in a wireless laptop environment for seven years."

As an artist and teacher, Shelly Blake-Plock is an everyday instigator for progressive art, organization, and education. In addition to his work teaching high school Latin and Art History, Shelly is a member of both the experimental Red Room Collective and Baltimore's High Zero Foundation; he also works daily as lead blogger at teachpaperless.com to promote fresh ways of thinking about new culture and new education for a new millennium.

As an artist and teacher, Shelly is an everyday instigator for progressive art, organization, and education. In addition to his work teaching high school Latin and Art History, Shelly is a member of both the experimental Red Room Collective and Baltimore's High Zero Foundation; he also works daily as lead blogger at teachpaperless.com to promote fresh ways of thinking about new culture and new education for a new millennium.

"FindingEducation met up with Elizabeth Devine at the annual National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference in Atlanta, Ga. in November. At the conference, Devine was named as one of the NCSS Outstanding Secondary Social Studies Teachers of the Year for 2009-2010. She also hosted a panel focused on helping teachers integrate the study of human rights into their curriculum."

The Google Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions.

The Google Search Education lessons were developed by Google Certified Teachers. The lessons are short, modular and not specific to any discipline so you can mix and match to what best fits the needs of your classroom. Additionally, all lessons come with a companion set of slides (and some with additional resources) to help you guide your in-class discussions.

A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education.

The NHCSS fall conference will be held on October 29, 2009 at the Center of NH in Manchester. Almost 400 teachers of Social Studies and supporters of social studies education attended the Conference in 2008

The NHCSS fall conference will be held on October 29, 2009 at the Center of NH in Manchester. Almost 400 teachers of Social Studies and supporters of social studies education attended the Conference in 2008 and the Council is working toward another successful event for 2009.

The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work-researching, writing, and publishing-of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or "episodes" that paints a wide-ranging portrait of life in the United States throughout its history and that is available to scholars, teachers, and the general public in our online database.

A place where teachers can share lesson plans integrating social tech into teaching and learning.

I thought I would comment on how I use Twitter as a teacher. I don't Twitter with students but the podcast discusses how I use the application as an educator

Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more. BOHWS has been recommended by The Chronicle of Higher Education, The National Council for the Social Studies, The British Library Net, The New York Public Library, the BBC, Princeton University, -- and many others.

TeachGlobalEd.net is the product of ongoing collaboration of Ohio State University's Social Studies and Global Education program with OSU's African Studies Center, East Asian Studies Center, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Middle East Studies Center, the Slavic and Eastern European Studies Center and Indiana University's Center for the Study of Global Change. The Centers have approved all resources offered here for K-12 teachers.

An extensive list of "cool" web tools for education. Categories include: Presentation Tools Collaborative Tools Research Tools Video Tools Slideshow Tools Audio Tools Image Tools Drawing Tools Writing Tools Music Tools Organising Tools Converting Tools Mapping Tools Quiz and Poll Tools Graphing Tools Creativity Tools Widgets File Storage & Web Pages Teacher Resources

"Using DocsTeach, educators can create interactive history activities that incorporate more than 3,000 primary-source materials from the National Archives"

"Teaching Global Studies With Technology: A four-part training workshop * Participants apply separately for each two-day workshop and can apply to be a part of all four. The goal of this set of workshops is to assist educators in integrating technology into their classroom teaching. Together, we aim to equip teachers with new skills and ideas for creating student-centered learning environments for the 21st century."

LOC's page of digital 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.

Multiple Intelligence Inventory Test -- It will help you know which technological tools each of them can benefit from the most, as well as give you ideas about different activities you should incorporate into your curriculum to reach ALL of your students. Below are a few tools that may help you to deliver content to each of these types of learners.

Multiple Intelligence Inventory Test -- It will help you know which technological tools each of them can benefit from the most, as well as give you ideas about different activities you should incorporate into your curriculum to reach ALL of your students. Below are a few tools that may help you to deliver content to each of these types of learners.