Organizations
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/
Find out about the topics concerning your fellow
social studies educators. Links to many interesting web sites.
California Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ccss.org/
California Department of Education
http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/
State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
http://www.strs.ca.gov/
Social Studies School Service
http://catalog.socialstudies.com/c/@sdj72cW_BTwOo/Pages/index.html
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses.
This site serves as a gateway to Web resources and offers useful materials
for teaching U.S. history. The site contains resources, an electronic blackboard
section, ideas for using primary resources, documents, teaching strategies,
etc.
Lessons
Online
History-Social Science SCORE Web Page
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
Just click on your grade level and chose "activities"
under the standard that you are teaching.
Choose the Correct Search for Your Needs
http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
This handy-dandy chart with hyperlinks will help
you use the correct search engine or research site to find the information
you are looking for.
History/Social Science Web Sites for the K-12
Teacher
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
There are hundreds of wonderful web sites to
help you and your students.
SAT Resource
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/
Social School Service Online Lessons
http://catalog.socialstudies.com/c/@sdj72cW_BTwOo/Pages/activities.html
The Social Studies School Service has commissioned
the creation of lessons using the Internet and created links to other lessons
on line. Some of these lessons are excellent and some are online workbooks.
The Social Studies Educator
http://edla.aum.edu/stockard/socialstudies.html
Blue Web's Learning Sites Library
Content Table
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/#table
Scroll down to History and Social Science and
find tutorials, online lessons, tools, applications, etc. All of these
are outstanding examples submitted by teachers.
The Web Quest Page
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/
Other examples of webquests can be found on this
site as well as readings and information on how to create your own webquest.
You don’t have to be an expert to create a webquest, but it would be better
for beginners to use webquests that teachers have already put online.
UtahLINK Social Studies Resources
http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/subjects?resource=17
CNN Newsroom and Worldview
http://cnn.com/CNN/Programs/CNNnewsroom/daily/
Online lessons about U.S. and global news. Teachers
can videotape a special CNN classroom report and download the lessons that
go with it.
The Digital Classroom, National Archives
http://www.nara.gov/education
This site has lessons and documents using primary
resources. There are also document analysis worksheets for using different
primary resources such as music, art, documents, film, etc.
An Online Lesson on Evaluating Web Sites
http://socialstudies.com/c/@pqlzsDRqlwiWM/Pages/evalwebsites.html
It is imperative that we teach students to be
critical of the sites that they find on the Internet. Remember, anyone
can put anything on the Internet. This is an introductory lesson on evaluating
web sites.
History Matters
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
A web site collaboration of the American
Social History Project/Center at the City University of New York and the
Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, has links
for many themes explored within survey courses. Real Audio is needed to
listen to the oral histories. Browse or search for resources such as lessons
(Digital Blackboard), interviews, and diary excerpts.
How
to use technology-
The Web Teacher
http://www.webteacher.org/winnet/indextc.html
This site answers many of your questions about
the Internet and includes tutorials for using the Internet.
AHS Curriculum Technology Mentor Help Page
http://teachers.ausd.net/ctm/
CTAP-California Technology Assistance Project
http://ctap.k12.ca.us/
Copyright Information
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
I know that we don’t want to be reminded of copyright
violations, but if we put projects on the Internet we have to be careful.
This site from Stanford University has links about fair use from many different
sources on the Internet.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Once a classroom teacher and now an Internet
guru, Kathy Schrock has links for specific subjects and lots of information
on how to use the Internet in the classroom. She has some great rubrics
on evaluating web sites.
American Library Association Great Site Selection
Criteria
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/criteria.html
Module Maker
http://fno.org/module/module.html
How to build your own online research modules.
From Now On-The Educational Technology Journal
http://fno.org/
A technology journal for teachers. The research
module maker from the link above is from this journal.
Untangling the Web
http://www.closeup.org/untangle.htm
This online PowerPoint presentation will help
you understand that the real danger of the Internet is inaccurate and lousy
information.
An Online Lesson on Evaluating Web Sites
http://socialstudies.com/c/@pqlzsDRqlwiWM/Pages/evalwebsites.html
It is imperative that we teach students to be
critical of the sites that they find on the Internet. Remember, anyone
can put anything on the Internet. This is an introductory lesson on evaluating
web sites.
Searching Lesson
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/searching/sevensteps.html
This is an online lesson that teaches students
how to search using Altavista and similar search engines.
Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum-Creating
Successful Internet Projects
http://l2lpd.arin.k12.pa.us/linktuts/inteproj.htm
This web site will introduce you to web based
projects that you can join and create. Examples are the "Global Grocery
List," and other activities that students around the world post information
on or become E-pals.
PowerPoint Module
http://sunsite.net.edu.cn/tutorials/tmg-power/httoc.htm
If you know a little about PowerPoint, but have
some questions, this online tutorial may help you and your students.
Finding Information on the Internet-a tutorial
from UC Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html#Outline
Librarian's Index to the
Internet
http://lii.org/
Known as the "thinking
man's Yahoo" and an indispensable source for finding great information
on any subject.
The Digital Librarian
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
A librarians choice of the best of
the web. Choices range from "activism" to "yurts and tipis."
California Digital Library
http://www.cdlib.org/
Links to university libraries and private online
libraries in California. More and more of these collections are being digitized.
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/
Select the Research Room and use NAIL to search
a database of thousands of NARA’s digitized pictures, documents and videos.
California Heritage Collection
http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/calheritage/
Primary Resources Web Sites
http://catalog.socialstudies.com/c/@sdj72cW_BTwOo/Pages/article.html?article@primaryweb
Links to various web sites for primary resource
documents, photos, etc.
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
Links to the American Memory Collection, Thomas
Page (government), online exhibitions, and a searchable database.
The Primary Sources Network
http://www.primarysources.org/
Avalon Project-Yale University
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/20th.htm
Access primary resource documents from the 18th,
19th, and 20th centuries online. Bookmark this site,
you will refer to it often.
Horus’ Web Links to History Resources
http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/horuslinks.html
Internet
Links for Teachers
History-Social Science SCORE Web Page
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
The "Holy Grail" for finding quality resources
on the Internet that are connected to the Standards. This site also contains
online activities linked to the Standards that can be used for the electronic
portfolio.
Advanced Placement Program
http://www.collegeboard.org/ap/
Information on AP tests, courses, and workshops.
Frameworks, Standards and Assessments for Social
Studies
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/standards.html
Public Broadcasting System
http://pbs.org/
Select programs like "American Experience", "Frontline",
"POV" and other specials and visit their web pages. Many are outstanding
web sites with additional documents, interviews, interactive maps and timelines,
and lessons.
Internet Source Books
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
Online source books for Modern World History,
Asian History, U.S. History, etc. with links for primary resources and
college course web pages.
Welcome to Newspapers Online
http://www.newspapers.com/
You probably know about the London, New York,
and LA Times online versions. But did you know about the Issaqua
Press or the Glasgow Herald online? This site has links many
of the world’s newspapers online.
Web
Pages of AHS Social Studies Teachers
Madeline Antilla's Pac Rim Web Page
http://madanti.tripod.com/
Jeanne Demonet's Pac Rim International
Studies and U.S. History Page
http://demonet.tripod.com/
Mr. Beckwith's Archaeology Web Page
http://members.tripod.com/Archaeology_Man/