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Mark Moran

Social Studies Class: Integrating the Web & Technology - 38 views

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  • Mark Moran on 21 Nov 10
     
    A presentation gave at the NSSSA Conference in Denver on November 11, 2010.
Margit Nahra

Picturing U.S. History, Lessons in Looking - 25 views

picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/mtr.php

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    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 01 Sep 10
       
      These lessons are very detailed and flexible. Can be used for a single class period or over several periods. Helpful explanation of historical and visual culture background of images used. Links to high quality additional resources.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 01 Sep 10
       
      Primary source visual media depicted include photographs, drawings, paintings, political cartoons, print media, statuary, furniture, collectibles. Supplemented with written explanations for context and quotes from primary source written documents.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
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Laura Wood

Civics Lesson Plans - 22 views

www.ymcapa.org/lessons.htm

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  • Laura Wood on 01 Dec 09
     
    AWESOME civics and citizenship lesson plans. High school level but very cool. Lots of stuff where you apply Rousseau's theories to paintings from the 60's etc. Lots of multimedia type fun stuff. Love them. A part of the "Youth Leadership Initiative"
  • ehutchins on 20 Oct 11
     
    Unfortunately, the four that I clicked on are dead links now. This site has not been updated.
Julian Hipkins, III

Washington Post Magazine: D.C. 1791 to Today (washingtonpost.com) - 1 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...dc-1791-to-today

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  • Julian Hipkins, III on 24 Feb 09
     
    Washington Post Magazine: D.C. 1791 to Today - Working with the Washington Post and washingtonpost.com, a team of students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill developed a series of images to digitally illustrate the myriad changes to the architecture and landscape of Washington, D.C. since the city's inception in 1791. Working from maps, plans, drawings, and photographs, the UNC students have represented the physical history of Washington in a set of time slices, showing side-by-side views of familiar landscapes, then and now, and modeling significant changes to important buildings and monuments.">
  • anonymous on 02 Mar 09
     
    Wow- this a perfect map for my 5th grade class on the history of DC! Thanks Julian- JB
kkasargodstaub

Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com - 9 views

www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

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  • Mapmaking Guides
    • kkasargodstaub
      kkasargodstaub on 19 Oct 10
       
      Great initial resources for a geography class. Lots of definitions and easy explanations.
  • Hundreds of printer-friendly maps
    • kkasargodstaub
      kkasargodstaub on 19 Oct 10
       
      Teachers can find lots and lots of printer friendly maps to use in their classrooms.
  • kkasargodstaub on 19 Oct 10
     
    Excellent resource for geography. I particularly like the map making guides at the bottom of the page. It outlines the core information and content that students should know.
Joellen Kriss

Lin-Manuel Raps for the President is Today's BIG Thing in Music - NOV 10, 2009 - 5 views

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  • Joellen Kriss on 11 Nov 09
     
    Ok so this is not as ridiculous as the last video I posted I swear (but it's still a little ridiculous). This guy performs a rap about Alexander Hamilton in the character of Aaron Burr. Definitely a way to make learning about an important man a little more fun. Probably only for high school students though as there's some minor language in it.
  • Laura Wood on 12 Nov 09
     
    This is the awesomest thing I've ever seen. Ever. I s just too good.
Adrea Lawrence

Microfacts/Weaving History - Home - 8 views

weavinghistory.org

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    • Adrea Lawrence
      Adrea Lawrence on 13 Sep 10
       
      This site includes secondary source information on several events that are important in Western Civilization.
    • Adrea Lawrence
      Adrea Lawrence on 13 Sep 10
       
      This site does not include information from East Asia, so it couldn't be used a world history course.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 24 Aug 10
     
    A spatial and temporal visualization of historical events focused primarily on the western world.
Erin Power

The Miniature Earth - 8 views

www.miniature-earth.com/me_english.htm

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  • Erin Power on 07 Nov 09
     
    This website shows what the world's population would look like if there were only 100 people (keeping proportions the same.)
  • Debbie Moore on 08 Nov 09
     
    WOW!! That is powerful!! And based on other information I have read, it is mostly accurate. I wonder how something like this could be used in classrooms in the district. I wish there was some kind of an action statement or suggestions at the end....not for the 25% who have a home, bed, refrigerator and closet for but for that other 75% that does not. Hmmmmm, much to think about.
Jeannie Davidson

DocsTeach - 9 views

docsteach.org

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    • Adrea Lawrence
      Adrea Lawrence on 21 Sep 10
       
      You can customize a lesson with historical thinking strategies by building interactive activities.
    • Adrea Lawrence
      Adrea Lawrence on 21 Sep 10
       
      Thematic eras can help you find documents in U.S. history quickly.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 21 Sep 10
     
    The National Archives and Records Administration has launched a new websites for teachers that includes thousands of primary source documents that are ready to use in classroom settings.
  • Lindsay Andreas on 22 Sep 10
     
    I talked to the education specialists at NARA this summer and they showed me how to use DocsTeach and it is AMAZING. Also, they have the most wonderful field trip opportunity. They have a simulation where the students become archivists and they go through the research process. I don't think there is anything else like it in the entire country. If you want to teach the research process and historical thinking, you need to book a trip ASAP!
  • Jeannie Davidson on 27 May 15
     
    National Archives Documents and Activities for teaching History
Elliot Borg

Learn About Congress: Interactive Learning Modules - 4 views

congress.indiana.edu/...launcher.htm

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  • module allows you to c
  • the typical textbook process with the more realistic "dynamic" process, and you will see how our untidy process
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  • This module illustrates ways in which Americans can participate in the democratic process, and highlights individuals who have made a difference by getting involved
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      Many of these links correspond with instructional goals. Social studies classes are supposed to make students into informed citizens, so teachers could find "The importance of civic participation" very useful.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      I would find this site very useful for teaching an American government class. It is a useful supplementary site to show how our principles of government as found in the Constitution manifest themselves today.
  • Developed for students as well as the general public, these interactive learning activities are designed to give you a fresh perspective on how the United States Congress works, your role in the process, and peoples' perceptions about Congress. To open the modules, click the graphic.
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
       
      This site provides links to other organizations or foundations that have created lessons. They also have state standards and lesson plans for teachers to use as guides.
  • Elliot Borg on 04 Oct 10
     
    This site explores various aspects of current political life (E.g. criticism of Congress, how Congressional members decide to vote, how the legislative process works, etc) via interactive links for students to explore for themselves
jbdrury

Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Co... - 3 views

www.loc.gov/...herblock

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    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's bio is very impressive, and this section could be used as a resource for students were you to introduce the analysis of political cartoons as a strategy
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's own essay "The Cartoon" on the role political cartoons play in our view of history and current events, could also be an invaluable material source for any lesson plan on the analysis of political cartoons.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      The Library of Congress organized these exhibits, centering on different points in history (and Herblock's career), thereby making it easier to search for a specific cartoon, as well as some ideas for how one might use it in the classroom.
  • jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
     
    This next post connects back to the lesson plan on interpreting political cartoons. This website - published through the Library of Congress - is nothing short of fantastic. Herbert Block's career covers an incredible span of the 20th century. Using this website as a resource, you can find insightful political cartoons of almost any event from the Great Depression to the Clinton era.
kyleassad

Kids.gov - Social Studies - Maps /Geography (Grades 6 - 8) - 4 views

www.kids.gov/...6_8_social_studies_maps.shtml

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    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 04 Oct 10
       
      Great general resource for teachers who are looking for options to enhance their geography classes.  Online resources at reliable government websites to help augment lessons and skills.
    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 04 Oct 10
       
      I would use this site as a resource for my students to do research for themselves.  I would also use some of the sites as alternate assignments for students.
    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 04 Oct 10
       
      This site is an awesome resource for social studies teachers looking for internet resources to give their kids.  It is both credible and provides general enough resources that allow them to use it for all lessons.
  • kyleassad on 04 Oct 10
     
    A geography unit resource for teachers in middle school teaching the mandated coursework.
Alan Edwards

"The Public Be Damned" A Thematic and Multiple Intelligences Approach to Teaching the G... - 3 views

www.oah.org/...cantuarticle.htm

lesson plan American history 19th century multiple intelligence

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    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 11 Oct 09
       
      This article and lesson plan was created by two professors (a secondary social studies prof and a history prof) at Ball State University. It was published in The Magazine of History, a publication of the Organization of American Historians. Each edition of the magazine includes a section on educational materials. Often they include websites that are helpful for teachers and students.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 11 Oct 09
       
      The first part of this website is a brief summary of important themes of American history between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the 20th century. The second half of the page is a 5 lesson plans on the time period. Each of the lesson plans is designed for a different multiple intelligence.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 11 Oct 09
       
      The mathematical intelligence lesson asks students to compare rents charged to white and black tenants in the late 20th century. This reflects the move to the cities as well as racial discrimination. The information on rents comes from Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Live. Like all the other lesson plans offered, they include procedures, handouts, and possible assessment questions. This is a great resource for teachers who are looking for fresh ideas and methods of incorporating MI into their classrooms.
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  • Urbanization--Logical/Mathematical Intelligence. The first activity allows students to compare the rents charged to white and black tenants during the Gilded Age.
  • Rise of Jim Crow--Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence. Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry provides an ideal vehicle for students to analyze the various perspectives taken by African Americans toward Jim Crow laws and civil rights. Lyrics of Lowly Life (1895) illustrates one perspective, the accomodationist paradigm adopted by Dunbar and others during this period.
  • V. Immigration--Body/Kinesthetic Intelligence. In his 1890 landmark book, How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis discussed the dismal conditions in which thousands of New York immigrants lived. Most of the residential tenements were "unventilated, fever-breeding structures" that housed multiple families. Riis's floor plan of a twelve-family tenement provides an ideal prompt for an activity that illustrates the dark, cramped living quarters germane to these Gilded-Age dwellings.
  • VI. Westward Expansion--Naturalist. Like many Americans during this period, John Wesley Powell was lured by the majestic beauty of the West. Following his service as a Union army soldier (in which he lost his arm at the Battle of Shiloh), Powell ventured westward. In 1869, he initiated the Powell Geographic Expedition, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Powell recorded his experiences in a diary, which today serves as an outstanding resource for students to better understand the transformation the West went through during the Gilded Age.
  • VII. Industrialization--Interpersonal. During the Gilded Age, technological innovations provided an impetus for unprecedented industrial growth and urbanization. While laborers fueled this growth, they certainly did not reap the rewards. Instead, they found themselves economic victims of industrialization and urbanization. In an 1884 study, the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics detailed the economic status and living environment of numerous laborers in Chicago, Illinois.
  • VIII. Imperialism--Intrapersonal. Numerous Americans witnessed firsthand the impact of imperialism on indigenous people, through their military service during the Spanish-American War. One particular American soldier, James Miller, discussed what he witnessed during his exposure to the war in Puerto Rico.
  • IV. Politics--Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence. One of the most effective instruments at the disposal of politicians has always been the campaign song. The Populists, perhaps more than any other political party or movement in the late nineteenth century, were prolific songwriters. The Populists were often quite critical of monopolies, railroads, and old party bosses in their songs. The 1890s campaign song My Party Led Me, by S. T. Johnson, provided voters with a rationale for leaving their old political party and joining the Populist cause.
  • III. Populism--Visual/Spatial Intelligence. Political cartoons have always been a popular and powerful means for critiquing society's ills.
Margit Nahra

Creating the United States -  Exhibitions - myLOC.gov (Library of Congress) - 9 views

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    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      Great source for lesson plans, primary sources, bibliographies and web casts to supplement teaching about the documents governing the United States.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      The drafts featured on this site would be great to illustrate the points of compromise negotiated by the Founding Fathers and to get students to think about how the documents and ultimately, our country's governing principles, might have turned out differently.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      This site also features helpful teacher training materials for how to evaluate and utilize primary sources.
  • Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10
     
    This site uses primary sources to document the source and evolution of key phrases and concepts in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Stephanie Beer

EDSITEment - Lesson Plan - 2 views

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Native Americans colonial America American Revolution lesson plan Seven Years War American History

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    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 20 Sep 10
       
      This website provides links to various sources but provides reviews of most of them.
    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 20 Sep 10
       
      This lesson plan allows students to study the American Revolution from the perspective of Native Americans which are a group often forgotten in the teaching of this event.
    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 20 Sep 10
       
      I think this lesson could work well in either a middle or high school US History course. I would use it as a supplement a unit on the American Revolution
  • Stephanie Beer on 20 Sep 10
     
    This lesson plan allows students to try to put themselves in the shoes of Native Americans who became involved in European conflicts in colonial America such as the American Revolution and the Seven Years War. It provides an extensive lesson plan as well as background information for teachers on the topic.
Laura Wood

Teachable Moment - free lesson plans and topical activities for k - 12 - 6 views

www.teachablemoment.org

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  • Laura Wood on 24 Nov 09
     
    So rad! Social Justice lesson plans on current events. AHHHHH!!! I looked through a few. Looks like they just have articles and then questions on them. So they'll pick a topic and then amass a number of readings on it and write critical thinking questions. So rad. One of the lessons is how to teach Freire to 5th graders. I'm in love! Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Debbie Moore on 24 Nov 09
     
    Laura, This is awesome and perfect for one lesson in my curricular unit..thanks a bunch!
Lauren Olson

Place The State - History.com Interactive Games, Maps and Timelines - 2 views

www.history.com/...place-the-state-game

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    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 19 Sep 10
       
      The levels on this game are a little tricky-- I would try the game first to determine which level is best for your students. Even though I know where all the states are, it requires you to be very precise.
    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 19 Sep 10
       
      I don't like that this is all the way at the bottom. If you use this in the classroom as an interactive learning game, make sure you scroll down the page so you can see the state facts. The game is a little bare without the extra information.
  • Lauren Olson on 19 Sep 10
     
    History Channel interactive "place-the-state" game.
  • Lauren Olson on 19 Sep 10
     
    This site is, overall, a little boring but it does what it's supposed to do. Sometimes getting students interested in geography is tricky but this game could increase student interest. Students will select a level, then drag and drop the states to their correct location on the map. There could be a little more information about each state (just to increase the amount of learning) but this is generally a good, basic, online learning game.
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