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.
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.
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.
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.
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.