http://edtags.org/ http://edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://edtags.org/bookmarks.php/aseldow/social studies Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams. aseldow Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:32:33 +0000 civics quiz social studies us government http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-best-youtube-videos-for-teachers/ With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it’s no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there. aseldow Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:48:10 +0000 teacher resources youtube videos history social studies http://pbskids.org/democracy/educators/ Welcome! We hope you'll find The Democracy Project site to be a useful, fun addition to your classroom during the election year and beyond. The activities and lesson plans you see on the site have been designed with the following goals in mind: * introducing the structure and duties of local, state and federal government; * understanding how government affects our everyday lives, through laws, institutions and services provided in the community; * identifying the duties of the U.S. president and thinking critically about the skills necessary to be a good president; * understanding the history of voting rights in America, and articulating how voting and other forms of civic involvement are essential to a healthy democracy. The online activities are designed for students in grades three to six, with accompanying lesson plans for language arts (LA), social studies (SS), and math (M) teachers. Below you will find more information about the educational goals for each online activity; lesson plans for each activity; curriculum standards related to this content; and the teachers who wrote the lesson plans. aseldow Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:48:40 +0000 math democracy electorate math resources teacher resources social studies elections http://www.historyteacher.net/ A busy site full of history information... aseldow Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:11:09 +0000 k-12 history social studies teacher resources http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/ Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game 'Tetris' and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states/countries at their proper location. Fun, challenging and educational! aseldow Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:57:19 +0000 social studies t213 history geography resources http://magazines.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/37503.cfm?x=0 Although History was among the earliest of academic disciplines to develop, and remains a mainstream study today, issues have often arisen regarding aims and objectives, appropriate content, and modes of delivery. Around the world today, leaders are looking to refurbished History teaching programs to enhance both local and global senses of cultural identity, and to nurture an informed critical... aseldow Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:17:34 +0000 history social studies teachers resources teacher tools http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/imperial-history.html A site with a whole slew of war maps. aseldow Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:33:45 +0000 social studies history war map maps wartime battles http://www.scholastic.com/kids/president/ Online activity that allows students to select their cabinet members and create a budget based on percentage of spending for: Education, Crime Prevention, Military, Health Care and Environment. Includes a small writing exercise. aseldow Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:50:19 +0000 online resources president scholastic flash interactive social studies civics teaching http://www.city-data.com/ We've collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as we could. We have over 30,000 city photos not found anywhere else, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, stats about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment...), geographical data, state profiles, crime data, housing, businesses... aseldow Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:58:02 +0000 data cities maps geography social studies civics elementary school http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Classroom.html Great tool for an economics or social studies teacher. Tons of classes on financial management. aseldow Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:31:30 +0000 stocks bonds finance trading investing social studies teaching http://www.wonderfulinfo.com/winfo/earth1.htm Pretty interesting facts... aseldow Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:32:53 +0000 earth facts trivia social studies http://www.neighboroo.com/ This is a neat site to use for a math class on statistics or in a social studies class. Neighboroo is the easiest way to learn about neighborhoods. We are constantly working to offer more information at higher detail. aseldow Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:56:08 +0000 k-12 t214 math social studies neighbor neighborboo http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/marines.court.martial/index.html The men, who have been jailed at Camp Pendleton, California, allegedly removed Awad from his home in the village of Hamdaniya and fatally shot him, then planted an AK-47, shell casings and a shovel near his body to make it look like he was an insurgent who was planting a bomb. aseldow Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:17:23 +0000 t213 social studies http://www.youngcitizen.org/ This site is designed and maintained by my friend and fellow doctoral student, Sean Parker. It's a great resource for a social studies class or any class involving polictical action/research. aseldow Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:30:35 +0000 t213 social studies hgse young citizen citizen citizenship politics political http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2006/07/25/nadn_qa.html Could be an interesting journalism or social studies assignment... aseldow Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:54:28 +0000 social studies journalism newassignment.net open source