Social Studies

Websites:
Social Studies State Standards: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=4228&&PageID=442029&level=2&css=L2&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true
The Week in Rap, current events: http://theweekinrap.com/Learn Geography with Seterra: http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/
HippoCampus for American Government, Statistics, and US History: http://www.hippocampus.org/
Printable Maps:

• Blank, Printable Maps: http://english.freemap.jp/
• Create maps: http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php/articles:ooohg
• World Maps: http://geology.com/world/
• Printable Maps from National Geographic Xpeditions: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=world&Mode=d&SubMode=w

Map Games:

• Map Games: http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx
• Place the State: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html
• Test Your Geography Knowledge: http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
• USA Geography: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
• Geography for Kids: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/united-states-america-map-game.php

Interactive Global Map - TimeSpace, World: http://specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/world/, navigate articles, photos, video, and commentary
Interactive World Atlas: http://atlas.7jigen.net/en/
Interactive World Map from Globalis: http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/
Atlas Interactive Map from United Steaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/hotbox/atlas/CosmeoAtlas.htm
Online Atlas: http://www.yourchildlearns.com/online-atlas.htm
Geography Games and Quizzes: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm
Find Country, improve geographic knowledge: http://findcountry.appspot.com/
44 Presidents of US: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYrZZ68zhSs
Inaugural Words 1789 to Present: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/17/washington/20090117_ADDRESSES.html?hp
Links to World History Documents: http://www.edteck.com/dbq/basic/world_%20links.htm
Shmoop US History: http://www.shmoop.com/history/, information pertaining to intro of events, in-depth detail, timelines, and people about history
History on the net: http://www.historyonthenet.com/
History Channel: http://www.history.com/
Social Studies Animations: http://www.inlets.net/ICT/social/index.php
50 States: http://www.50states.com/
360 Cities, World Panoramic Photography: http://www.360cities.net/
History and Biography with videos: http://www.babelgum.com/index.php?category=history
Holocaust Resources: http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/resource.htm
Inauguration Day Lesson Plans: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/pde_internet/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=147703
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library of Congress Research and Reference: http://www.loc.gov/rr/
Photos of Historical Events: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
Brooklyn College Hisotry Department Resources: http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/resources/
National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/
Historical Voyages and Events: http://homepage.mac.com/larow2/Voyages/index.html
Maps of War: http://www.mapsofwar.com/
Obama Administration: http://www.hulu.com/the-obama-administration
Electoral Map Calculator from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/calculator/
Weather: http://www.weather.gov/, NOAA's National Weather Service
Historical Scene Investigation: http://web.wm.edu/hsi/cases.html
CHNM World History Sources: http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/index.html
Early Modern World: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook03.html#The%20Early%20Modern%20World%20System
United States History on the Web: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html


Images for Social Studies:
International World Images: http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/
Images for All Continents: http://www.peterlanger.com/world.htm
Pictures of Places: http://www.picturesofplaces.com/
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html
New York Public Library Collection: http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/
Historic Photos from LIFE: http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Digital History: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/images.cfm
Images of American Political History: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_browse.htm
Time Life Pictures: http://www.timelifepictures.com/ms_timepix/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1
Historical Pictures: http://www.historylink101.com/historical_pictures.htm
Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Cornell University Library: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/7milVol/images.html


Videos for Social Studies:

Revolutionary War: http://music.todaysbigthing.com/2010/02/05

Wikis:
Social Studies wiki: http://cffsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/
History tours: http://historytours.wikispaces.com/
Social Studies Wiki from CFFBAHS: http://cff4bahs.wikispaces.com/Social+Studies+Resources
Western Expansion Wiki Project: http://carpetbaggers1.wikispaces.com/
Civil War: http://teachthecivilwar.wikispaces.com/Resources

Blogs:
Teaching with Civil War Technology: http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/

Wordles:
Wordle, Obama Inauguration Speech submitted by James Lamb: http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/451950/Obama%27s_Inauguration_Speech
Wordle, Obama Inauguration Speech submitted by Dianne Krause : http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/451895/Obama%27s_Inauguration_Speech
Create your own Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/