Social Studies Activities/Resources

Web 2.0 Tools and Online Resources

Timeliners

• Online Timeliner
• Vengage Timeline Creator
• Best Timeline Creators & Templates

Multimedia Posters

• Canva
• Glogster – Online multimedia poster
• Tutorial
• Samples
• Buncee
• Piktochart
• Smore
• Thinglink

Presentation Tools

• HelloSlide – add audio to presentations by typing
• Vocaroo – Easily record podcasts without downloads. Can be used for speeches.
• Prezi – cloud presentation
• Example - http://prezi.com/ww7ldmbzabl7/literary-analysis/
• Animoto
• Sample
• PhotoPeach – Easy online slideshow/quiz creator - requires Flash
• Example
• Powtoon
• eMaze

Graphic Organizers

• Padlet – brainstorming/note taking tool
• Gliffy – online collaborative graphic organizer
• How and Why - https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/Gliffy

Games

• USA Geography - capitals, states, landscapes, presidents
• GeoGame - interactive middle school Geography game
• iCivics
• History Simulations
• Social Studies Central

State Resources - Resources for all 50 states

• Enchanted Learning
• EduPlace
• 50states.com

Election Links

• Elementary - The Democracy Project
• Elections
• National Constitution Center

Explorers

• Famous Explorers
• Notable Explorers
• InfoPlease Notable Explorers

World History

• CrashCourse - Short videos on world history
• The Best Websites for Teaching World History
• KidsPast.com
• Ancient Cultures
• Mesopotamia Jeopardy

Ancient Greece

• GreekQuest - A differentiated learning study of Ancient Greece
• Ancient Greece Timeline
• Ancient Greek Jeopardy
• Ancient Greek Jeopardy II

Ancient Egypt

• Explore the Pyramids
• King Tut's Death Mystery
• Ancient Egypt Lesson Plans for Teachers
• Ancient Egypt Jeopardy

Ancient Rome

• Mr. Donn's Page
• Interactive Game - Fling the Teacher
• Ancient Roman Jeopardy
• Ancient Roman Jeopardy II

Maps

• Scribble Maps - Create live notations on a world map.
• Marble - virtual globe and world atlas
• TimeMaps - This site combines maps, timelines and chronological narratives.
• MapQuest World Atlas
• MapMaker
• Country Reports 
• European Word Translator - interactive map

Latitude/Longitude

• Longitude and Latitude WebQuest
• Latitude and Longitude Distance Calculator
• Latitude/Longitude Resources

US History and Government

• Congress Inquiry-Based Learning Project
• Jamestown Online Adventure
• Pilgrim Hall Museum
• Civil War Quest - multi-level multimedia technology integrated project
• Civil War Revisited - Inquiry-based project
• Civil War Jeopardy
• Civil War Differentiated Learning Technology Internet Project
• U.S. Constitution Resources for Teachers
• Interactive Constitution
• U.S. Constitution test Review
• Virtual Tour of Washington D.C.
• CrashCourse - Short videos
• U.S. History.org
• This Day in History
• Digital History
• History Matters
• World History Matters
• Teaching History
• History Thinking Matters

Teacher Resources

• Collection of Lesson Plans
• Edsitement
• Best Social Studies Websites for Teachers
• National Council for Social Studies

Apps

• List of Social Studies Apps
• Geo Photo Explorer
• History Tools 
• World Book - This Day in History 
• Today's Document 
• Map Projector 
• U.S. Puzzle Map 

Interactive Whiteboard

• Scholastic
• Darcy Goshorn's List

Productivity

• LiveBinders.com – online binder/organizer
• Socrative – online student response system
• Google Docs – word processor, spreadsheet, presentation
• Edublogs
• Evernote – capture and save information
• How and Why
• Classtools.net - Create games, flash cards, interactives
• Plagiarism Checker
• QR Code Treasure Hunt
• History Engine

Rubrics

• Social Studies Rubrics
• Social Studies Interactives Rubric

Resources gathered by Nancy Fitzgerald