Resources for Social Studies

https://www.facinghistory.org/get-to-know-us/history#side
The educator’s most important responsibility—our gift to society—is to shape a humane, well-educated citizenry that practices civility and preserves human rights. Videoes, paired readings, multiple perspectives, and detailed lesson plans are housed on this awesome site. Registration is free and the resources are fabulous.

http://besthistorysites.net/
an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 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.

http://besthistorysites.net/general-history-resources/games-animations/#ancient History games and animators

http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/ The Valley of the Shadow Project gives voice to hundreds of people from two opposing communities:one Northern, one Southern. Provides primary source documents from the eve of the war to the aftermath.

http://youngadulthistorybibliographies.blogspot.com/2011/04/multiple-viewpoints-african-american.html A Graduate Library Science class – Young Adult Literature was given an assignment to pick an event in history, or contemporary event, and develop a bibliography that presents multiple points of view

http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/ancientworldhistory A collection of websites that will provide resources for educators teaching ancient world history.

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/america8/full/historytours.aspx –This site offers full on-line textbook, with outlines, study guides, quizzes and history tours!

http://www.worldmapper.org/ –Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters.

http://nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm –This site provides editorials aligned with CCSS and many ideas for fun class activities.

http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/ United Nations Global Teaching and Learning Project offers resources, curriculum, games, quizzes, and a wealth of information to make you look like Teacher of the Year!

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ American Rhetoric offers full text copies of over 5,000 speeches, Rhetorical Figures in Sound, Movie Speeches, Quizzes and SO much more!

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