Social Studies
History Buff
http://historybuff.com/
History Buff is a neat website that teachers of US History should spend some time exploring. One of the best features of History Buff is a set of fifteen narrated panoramic tours of interesting and significant historic sites. Some of the panoramas you will find in the collection include Davy Crockett's childhood home, Appomattox Courthouse, Thomas Edison's birthplace, and Valley Forge.
History Buff is a neat website that teachers of US History should spend some time exploring. One of the best features of History Buff is a set of fifteen narrated panoramic tours of interesting and significant historic sites. Some of the panoramas you will find in the collection include Davy Crockett's childhood home, Appomattox Courthouse, Thomas Edison's birthplace, and Valley Forge.
10x10
10x10
http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Every hour, 10x10 scans the RSS feeds of international news sources, and concludes about the hour's most important words. The top 100 words are chosen, along with 100 corresponding images. At the end of each day, month, and year, 10x10 looks back to conclude the top 100 words for the given time period. A constantly evolving record of our world is formed without any human input.
http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Every hour, 10x10 scans the RSS feeds of international news sources, and concludes about the hour's most important words. The top 100 words are chosen, along with 100 corresponding images. At the end of each day, month, and year, 10x10 looks back to conclude the top 100 words for the given time period. A constantly evolving record of our world is formed without any human input.
Ahead
http://ahead.com
Presentations don’t have to be static or boring. Ahead is a web-based tool that allows students and teachers to create non-linear presentations that are as unique as they want them to be. Very similar to Prezi, Ahead allows users to upload high-resolution images, videos, and even files from Adobe products and Microsoft Office directly as part of the interactive presentation.
Bitstrips
http://bitstrops.com
This is an easy to use comic building site. Students (and teachers) of all ages can use this webtool to create a comic cell, strip, or story and then share it with their peers or the world. The possibilities are endless with this simple to use website.
http://bitstrops.com
This is an easy to use comic building site. Students (and teachers) of all ages can use this webtool to create a comic cell, strip, or story and then share it with their peers or the world. The possibilities are endless with this simple to use website.
Braingle
http://www.braingle.com
With over 20,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes and mind puzzles submitted and ranked by users like you, Braingle has the largest collection anywhere on the internet. Our large array of unique online multiplayer games will keep you entertained for hours, and if you want to improve your brain, check out the Mentalrobics section. If you crave a brain teaser, mind puzzle, riddle or game, we are the place to get it. Increase your creativity, boost learning and become a better person at Braingle.
http://www.braingle.com
With over 20,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes and mind puzzles submitted and ranked by users like you, Braingle has the largest collection anywhere on the internet. Our large array of unique online multiplayer games will keep you entertained for hours, and if you want to improve your brain, check out the Mentalrobics section. If you crave a brain teaser, mind puzzle, riddle or game, we are the place to get it. Increase your creativity, boost learning and become a better person at Braingle.
Conflict History (6-12)
http://www.conflicthistory.com
This site allows users to view Conflicts globally throughout time - using an interactive world map and interactive time lines great interactive resource.
http://www.conflicthistory.com
This site allows users to view Conflicts globally throughout time - using an interactive world map and interactive time lines great interactive resource.
Docs Teach
http://docsteach.org
Docs Teach is an amazing Web Tool that helps to make History come to Life. Each of the several activity-creation tool helps students develop historical thinking skills and gets them thinking like historians. Teachers simply find and insert primary sources into a customizable and very slick template in order to customize the activity to fit their unique students. This is one of those awesome sites that make teaching easier and more fun while exciting the students and engaging them to learn at the same time.
http://docsteach.org
Docs Teach is an amazing Web Tool that helps to make History come to Life. Each of the several activity-creation tool helps students develop historical thinking skills and gets them thinking like historians. Teachers simply find and insert primary sources into a customizable and very slick template in order to customize the activity to fit their unique students. This is one of those awesome sites that make teaching easier and more fun while exciting the students and engaging them to learn at the same time.
Easy Bib
http://easybib.com
Easy Bib is a powerful and very useful tool that helps students (and teachers) properly cite in MLA and APA formats for formal reports. This site even allows you to enter a book's ISBN number and then automatically fills in the information for you. It can print the information out, export it to a Word Document or PDF, and even email it to you. A great tool that makes the research much easier for Middle School students and their teachers.
http://easybib.com
Easy Bib is a powerful and very useful tool that helps students (and teachers) properly cite in MLA and APA formats for formal reports. This site even allows you to enter a book's ISBN number and then automatically fills in the information for you. It can print the information out, export it to a Word Document or PDF, and even email it to you. A great tool that makes the research much easier for Middle School students and their teachers.
GeoSense (4-12
http://www.geosense.net
An online world geography interactive game that can be played with more than one player.
http://www.geosense.net
An online world geography interactive game that can be played with more than one player.
Glogster
http://edu.gloster.com
Glogster EDU is a site that allows students to create a digital poster with any text, images, movies, sounds, voice recordings, hyperlinks to other resources, etc. This site allows students to create project posters in a much easier way than the traditional cut and paste - with obvious benefits. They can also be easily customized for a specific subject area. These "glogs" can also be shared via popular social networks, embedded in a student digital portfolio or classroom blog, and commented upon. Teachers are able sign up for 50 free accounts for their students and access all the student’s glogs from one dashboard.
http://edu.gloster.com
Glogster EDU is a site that allows students to create a digital poster with any text, images, movies, sounds, voice recordings, hyperlinks to other resources, etc. This site allows students to create project posters in a much easier way than the traditional cut and paste - with obvious benefits. They can also be easily customized for a specific subject area. These "glogs" can also be shared via popular social networks, embedded in a student digital portfolio or classroom blog, and commented upon. Teachers are able sign up for 50 free accounts for their students and access all the student’s glogs from one dashboard.
History Pin
www.historypin.com
History Pin is a site that lets teachers and students view and share their personal history in a totally new way. It uses Google Maps and Street View technology and hopes to become the largest user-generated archive of the worlds historical images and stories. History Pin asks the public to dig out, upload and pin their own old photos, as well as the stories behind them, onto the History Pin map. Uniquely, History Pin lets you layer old images onto modern Street View scenes, giving a series of peeks into the past. This is a great tool for writing compare and contrast literature and, of course, for use with a History class as well.
www.historypin.com
History Pin is a site that lets teachers and students view and share their personal history in a totally new way. It uses Google Maps and Street View technology and hopes to become the largest user-generated archive of the worlds historical images and stories. History Pin asks the public to dig out, upload and pin their own old photos, as well as the stories behind them, onto the History Pin map. Uniquely, History Pin lets you layer old images onto modern Street View scenes, giving a series of peeks into the past. This is a great tool for writing compare and contrast literature and, of course, for use with a History class as well.
History Wired
http://www.historywired.si.edu
This site, from the Smithsonian Institution is a highly interactive site that gives you the opportunity to see and read about objects in this museum. Users can navigate the site by clicking on the topics beneath the timeline to see where the objects are. By clicking on the object square, you will see a picture of the object and get a description of it. Requires Java, but a text version is available.
http://www.historywired.si.edu
This site, from the Smithsonian Institution is a highly interactive site that gives you the opportunity to see and read about objects in this museum. Users can navigate the site by clicking on the topics beneath the timeline to see where the objects are. By clicking on the object square, you will see a picture of the object and get a description of it. Requires Java, but a text version is available.
Make Your Coat of Arms
http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/
This site allows the creation and printing your unique coat of arms (or family crest) based on your family ancestry or on the values that are important to you.
http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/
This site allows the creation and printing your unique coat of arms (or family crest) based on your family ancestry or on the values that are important to you.
Museum Box
http://museumbox.e2bn.org
Museum Box is a site that provides the tools for teachers and students to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from text files, PDFs, videos, images, even a webcam video or audio recording that you can produce right on the site.
http://museumbox.e2bn.org
Museum Box is a site that provides the tools for teachers and students to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from text files, PDFs, videos, images, even a webcam video or audio recording that you can produce right on the site.
NCS Teach (2-8)
http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=2771
This site created by Kevin Jarrett is a wonderful Social Studies site. There are numerous related resources - many of which can be used on an interactive whiteboard. Features Timespace World by the Washington Post.
http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=2771
This site created by Kevin Jarrett is a wonderful Social Studies site. There are numerous related resources - many of which can be used on an interactive whiteboard. Features Timespace World by the Washington Post.
Playing History
http://www.playinghistory.org/
This site aggregates info on free historical games, interactives and simulations on the web, in a simple, searchable database making it easy to find, rate, and review historical games. There are currently 130 shared games.
http://www.playinghistory.org/
This site aggregates info on free historical games, interactives and simulations on the web, in a simple, searchable database making it easy to find, rate, and review historical games. There are currently 130 shared games.
ScribbleMaps
http://scribblemaps.com
This site allows the use of Google Maps to draw, annotate and to customize maps. ScibbleMaps is the quick and easy way to rapidly create and share maps within your classroom. With Scribble Maps you can draw shapes and Scribble- use Pace Markers and text - Create a Custom Widget- Save as KML/GPX- Send maps to friends. This is very interactive and does work similarly to Google Earth.
http://scribblemaps.com
This site allows the use of Google Maps to draw, annotate and to customize maps. ScibbleMaps is the quick and easy way to rapidly create and share maps within your classroom. With Scribble Maps you can draw shapes and Scribble- use Pace Markers and text - Create a Custom Widget- Save as KML/GPX- Send maps to friends. This is very interactive and does work similarly to Google Earth.
Sumo Paint
http://www.sumopaint.com/app
Sumo Paint is an amazing web-based tool (and downloadable program as well). Think PhotoShop but free – and web based. This is one of the best photo creation/manipulation tools available today. This is a great tool for students and teachers who don't have access to or money for heavy-duty image manipulation software.
http://www.sumopaint.com/app
Sumo Paint is an amazing web-based tool (and downloadable program as well). Think PhotoShop but free – and web based. This is one of the best photo creation/manipulation tools available today. This is a great tool for students and teachers who don't have access to or money for heavy-duty image manipulation software.
Time Line Maker
www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines
This site from Teachnology.com allows you to create timelines with 9 events.
www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines
This site from Teachnology.com allows you to create timelines with 9 events.
Capzles
http://www.capzles.com
Capzles is an interactive timeline maker. With Capzles, teachers and students can add photos, videos, audio, and text to their timeline. Themes, colors, backgrounds, and background music can be added to the timeline making it unique and personalized.
http://www.capzles.com
Capzles is an interactive timeline maker. With Capzles, teachers and students can add photos, videos, audio, and text to their timeline. Themes, colors, backgrounds, and background music can be added to the timeline making it unique and personalized.
Dipity
http://www.dipity.com
Dipity is a free digital timeline website. Our mission is to organize the web's content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps.
http://www.dipity.com
Dipity is a free digital timeline website. Our mission is to organize the web's content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps.
TimeGlider
http://timeglider.com
Create, collaborate, and publish zooming and panning interactive timelines. It's like Google Maps,
but for time.
http://timeglider.com
Create, collaborate, and publish zooming and panning interactive timelines. It's like Google Maps,
but for time.
Time Toast
http://www.timetoast.com
Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future...
Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be.
http://www.timetoast.com
Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future...
Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be.
TimeSpace World (4-12)
http://specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/world/
This site from the Washington is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour.
http://specials.washingtonpost.com/timespace/world/
This site from the Washington is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour.
My Webspiration
http://www.mywebspiration.com/
This is is an online version of Inspiration and it is free Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Webspiration unleashes your creativity, strengthens organizational skills, and transforms your ideas and information into knowledge.
http://www.mywebspiration.com/
This is is an online version of Inspiration and it is free Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Webspiration unleashes your creativity, strengthens organizational skills, and transforms your ideas and information into knowledge.
Wall Wisher
www.wallwisher.com
Wall Wisher is a web tool that allows students and teachers to collaborate on an interactive cork board. Imagine the ability to post notes with reminders about class trips, even the PDF file for the permission slip, as well as photos and other great items for your peers and students. But there are so many other uses for this great tool - Middle School students can take and organize project notes or class notes on specific content, they can easily brainstorm ideas together, and even include videos and hyperlinks to other valuable content they wish to share with their teachers and their peers. Wall Wisher is simple to use and can be shared or kept private.
www.wallwisher.com
Wall Wisher is a web tool that allows students and teachers to collaborate on an interactive cork board. Imagine the ability to post notes with reminders about class trips, even the PDF file for the permission slip, as well as photos and other great items for your peers and students. But there are so many other uses for this great tool - Middle School students can take and organize project notes or class notes on specific content, they can easily brainstorm ideas together, and even include videos and hyperlinks to other valuable content they wish to share with their teachers and their peers. Wall Wisher is simple to use and can be shared or kept private.