Social+Studies+Resources

1. SHMOOP []-online study guides for a variety of subjects including: Literature, Poetry, Shakespeare,US History, Civics, Biography, Music, and AP Exams. Recently added slideshows to several topics to help students remember information.

2. [|FedFlix], hosted by the Internet Archive, is a collection of nearly 2000 films produced by the US government during the 20th Century. The topics of these films range from presidential speeches to agricultural practices to public health and safety. Some films are instructional in nature, for example there is a film for police officers on how to arrest someone. Other films are more informative in nature and some films are propaganda films.

3. Have Fun With History []-Free streaming videos and activities. A resource for students, educators and all lovers of American History. Remember they are streaming!

4. [|Rag Linen] is an online museum of rare and historic newspapers. The newspapers on Rag Linen are arranged into [|ten collections]. Eight of those collections are based upon events in North American and US History. The other two collections introduce readers to the history of newspapers and feature publisher imprints. Select any of the collections to find background information about an event and view newspapers published at the time about that event.

In addition to the newspaper collections, [|Rag Linen] offers a nice selection of links to videos, blogs, and books related to newspapers' roles in recording history. [|5. Teaching American History] has a series of [|interactive lessons about the American Revolution] that are suitable for middle school and elementary school use. The lessons are divided into three chronological sections; 1775-1778, 1778-1781, and Treaty of Paris 1783. All of the lessons in the first two sections ask students to locate a place on a map. Students then answer a question about that place. After answering the question students are given a short text lesson. The lessons appear in chronological order. In the section on the Treaty of Paris students move through a series of placemarks on a map to learn about the terms of the Treaty of Paris **Here are some related resources that may be of interest to you:** [|American President - An Online Reference] [|From Washington to Obama in 4 Minutes With Dates] [|10 US History Google Earth Tours] 6. The Glencoe/McGraw Hill Companies publish a commonly used US History textbook titled [|The American Journey Modern Times]. To accompany that textbook Glencoe/ McGraw Hill hosts an [|online video library containing more than five dozen titles]. The video library begins with titles about Antebellum US History through the beginning of the 21st century. Each video is two to three minutes long. The videos can be viewed online even if you haven't purchased the textbook. [|The American Journey Modern Times video library] provides videos that could be used short introductions or reviews of eras and concepts in US History. The only drawback to the videos is that they cannot be embedded into your blog so you will have to give students a direct link to each video.