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A good starting point for any type of history blog imaginable.

This is a very interesting blog that posts information on presidents as well as those who worked with them such as JFK's speech writer. The blog contains information that is usually not included in history textbooks and could used to provide different perspectives on presidents. It also would be a great way to make presidents come alive to students, since the blog contains personal information on the presidents.

This website has a blog directory of teachers and a directory of other teacher resources.

Here is an interesting blog post from the Cool Cat Blog. It is about technology in the classroom and how many teachers do not have experience with technology.

This blog's editor is a current AP U.S. history teacher and posts topics on both history and teaching. There is also a link to his other website that is about soldier's stories in the Civil War. The blog provides useful information that can be used as references to lesson plan as well as help critically analyze the world around us.

This is a blog that has something new every day posted related to history or social studies. There is also a way to search, so one can find a group of the blog posts on one topic.

Cool blog with articles on more obscure but relevant history topics

This blog offers different tips for effective classroom management and allows peers to share advice on conducting a classroom

This is the blog of an AP Psychology Teacher from Massachusetts. There are many useful video clips and links to other websites for any Social Studies/Psychology Teacher to utilize in his or her classroom.

Some good information on US History Topics

This blog focuses on legal history, especially in the U.S., and how it influences today's law.

An interesting blog on how teachers should and could use technology in the classroom.

This is a video about the changing political boarders of Europe. I believe it is a good way to shake students of their views on the current boarders that follow when talking about history.

This site includes important issues in teaching including how to write lesson plans and how to deal with multicultural and handicapped students

This blog allows teachers to share resources and tips on new technology and how to use it in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning

I found this on an edu blog and it creates a list of things to do with google. Some are obvious but some of these ideas could stimulate other ways we can incorporate technology in the classroom

Here is a website many of you may be familiar with. For those of you who are not, this contains many different videos, documents and blogs about education. This is very helpful and engaging.

This is a really neat image of what people identify as the left and the right.

This is a picture of Ellis Island "Inspection Room". If added to an immigration lesson, facts and figures gain a little more meaning.

Here is a blog that contains letters written during WWII. Good source of primary documents if you are able to sort through some of the advertisements.