Social+Studies+Resources

Welcome to a collection of resources that are related to social studies. The following sites have been rated by teachers and will hopefully offer you added knowledge and depth in this curriuculum area.  Open Wide, Look Inside @http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/159  
 * Purpose:** Th is blog appears to be set up by a professor at the University of Richmond. Her blog journey is joined by her students, a group of aspiring teachers. The author blogs about teaching elementary math, science, and social studies, with an emphasis on integrating literture across the curriculum.
 * Resources:** The blog includes a wealth of sites for teaching social studies, including many primary sources and "how to" audios for teaching students how to include primary sources into their assignments. My favorite is the annotated list of books that relate to social studies topics. Links to maps, economics, civics, geography, and more can be found on this site.
 * Evaluation:** If you are looking for a place to find a lot of primary sources and a list of books related to social history lessons, then you will appreciate this author's blog.
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Reviewed by Cristina Chico

 World History Blog @http://www.worldhistoryblog.com/   **Purpose:** The author of this blog, Dr. Miland Brown, is an academic in North America. His site is intended to educate his readers on historical issues as well as teaching history. department. However, the site seems to have a lot of contributors and a wealth of historical information.
 * Resources:** Dr. Brown posts book reviews as well as links to history sites and articles that he and his followers find useful. I also found references to special televison programming related to historical topics. His labels page offers a long list of historical issues to check out.
 * Evaluation:** The blog itself is clutter free and easy to navigate. You may not find application of resources to elementary curriculum since this blog is intended for high school teachers or those looking for a serious education in the history


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Reviewed by Cristina Chico

** Jessica's Blog ** http://ilovehistory83.wordpress.com/lesson-plan-integration/ **Purpose**: Jessica's blog is a neat way to see how she has used technology in her Social Studies classroom. She has used Inspiration to create a web to help teach the United States government, as well as on this page there is a lesson plan for an Old West Dinner Party.
 * Resources**: This blog contains a web, lesson plan, and webquest.
 * Evaluation**: This blog has great ideas as to help create interactive Social Studies lessons that include technology. It is easy to navigate and see what the blog has to offer.
 * Reviewed by**: Wendi Elsen
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 **Purpose:** ** Dr. James Beeghley, a recent graduate in instructional technology from Duquesne University, created this blog to demonstrate several ways teachers can use technology when studying the Civil War. ** ** Reviewed by Meghan Smith **
 * Teaching the Civil War with Technology **** [] **
 * Resources: **This blog contains podcasts, interactive websites, and lesson ideas that teachers can use when teaching the Civil War.
 * Evaluation: **My students love using interactive website when studying certain units. This blog provides lots of ideas for educators who are planning Civil War units like myself. It is nice to have a blog dedicated to just one topic because it allows the bloggers to go into further detail and really explore each topic.
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 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Social Studies Central **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **  P urpos  e ** : <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: larger;">Glenn Wiebe taught for fourteen years in middle school, high school, and in college. Currently he is a public speaker, a writer, and a consultant, who still considers himself a teacher, as he works for and with educators promoting creative teaching.
 * Resources **: This blog contains a wealth of information from a history and technology blog with useful tips such as using Google Docs G-Drive to assist teachers, the handy-dandy tips archive, best practices, links to standards and assessment advice, a well as a multitide of links to outside sources such as simulations and media clips. There are several good links pertaining to differentiated instruction with emphasis on using technology, too.
 * Evaluation **: This blog is very useful for teachers and those in related fields. I write lesson plans for two separate grade levels; I found the tips for differentiated instruction and technology helpful. The weekly tip provides not only a useful idea, but how to use/implement the imformation that is shared. For instance, the tip that led me to learn more about Google Docs G-Drive also provided the step by step instructions and pictures of setting up Google Docs.
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Reviewed by Jennifer Falk