NCSS History

Ryan's post from May 27th regarding the overwhelming desire to teach content.

September 11 Remembered by Twitter - slide presentation on Slideshare

This is a great site that keeps up with national social studies developments and grant opportunities.

Check out this amazing list of games put together in a presentation.

A must see.

Truly powerful

"Welcome to TwHistory. We believe that history is filled with exciting stories. We also believe that these stories can be told through Twitter; through the people who lived and experienced them. We go through journals, diaries, letters, and other original sources to deliver the day-to-day lives of people who lived through some of histories most exciting times. We broadcast this information through Twitter, and feel this is a new and exciting approach to understanding history."

Students Can Get Work Done in Groups For project learning to be most effective, students must understand how to work together.

Real-time information on breaking news.

Some general comments on the "Twitter Experiment" by Monica Rankin (UT Dallas) There has been a lot of interest in the "Twitter Experiment" video posted by Kim Smith chronicling my U.S. History class at U.T. Dallas and our use of twitter in the classroom. I have fielded a number of inquiries from educators across the United States and even overseas who are interested in finding ways to use social networking in an educational setting. This write-up is intended as an informal summary of my use of twitter in the classroom. I hope it will help to clarify my experience and I welcome additional questions and commentary, particularly suggestions for how to improve this type of classroom interaction.

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