Social+Studies+(9-12)

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Generic Tools

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistory || History Animated ||
 * History for Music Lovers (YouTube Channel) || Learn history with popular music (YouTube videos) ||
 * @http://docsteach.org/activities || Hundreds of free, educational history activities and documents ||
 * @http://www.historypin.com/photos/ || View photos of cities throughout history using Google Maps ||
 * @http://www.the-map-as-history.com || Animated history maps ||
 * @http://learning.snagfilms.com/ || A collection of educational videos ||
 * @http://www.gapminder.org/data/ || US & World data (visualize, export, download) ||
 * @http://sheg.stanford.edu/?q=node/45 || Read like a Historian - Teacher curriculum and lesson plans ||
 * @http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness || Witness Podcasts - History told by the people who experienced it ||
 * @http://www.historyteacher.net/ || High School history hub of academic resources, lesson plans & activities ||
 * @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/ || Thought provoking journalism online and on air (films/lessons) ||
 * @http://www.nationstates.net/ || Create and run your own nation online simulation ||

** U.S. History **
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ http://www.neok12.com/diagram/CivilWar http://www.civilwarphotography.org/3-d @http://www.mission-us.org/ || -Label the American Revolution Timeline -NY Times Civil War blog -Label the Civil War Timeline -3D Civil War photographs -Virtual history games ("Crown or Colony" & "Flight to Freedom") || http://www.the-map-as-history.com/ || -Activities and documents from the National Archive -Animated WWI maps || http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/America http://www.shmoop.com/1920s/table-of-contents http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a-dance @http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ @http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/19th.asp || -Digital History: The 1920's - learning activities, tools, resources -American economy in the 1920's website -1920's encyclopedia site with links -A Dance Party in the 1920's video -American Cultural History 1930-1939 -Unemployment in the 1930's video -19th Century Documents || http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki http://www.360cities.net/image/hiroshima-after || -Label the Key Events of World War II -World War II animated maps -Atlas of World War II -360 degree view of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped || (1947 - 2001) || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Civil-Rights http://www.digitalvaults.org/#/create/ || -Label the Civil Rights Movement Timeline -Create a movie/poster with docs from the National Archives || @http://tweentribune.com/ || -Google News Timeline -Daily news provided at different reading levels || http://www.history.com/interactives/monticello http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/ http://www.demographicchartbook.com/Chartbook http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/res @http://www.virsona.com/index.aspx @http://www.twhistory.org/broadcasts http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-cool-interactive || -National Archives: Today in History -Explore Thomas Jefferson's plantation & life -Map of population based on surnames -American Demographic History Chartbook 1790-2000 -First-person account videos and lesson plans for 6 American wars -"Who Am I?" American history mystery game -Students can "live" chat with famous historical figures -Watch history unfold in real-time through twitter reinactments -6 Cool Interactive Sites to Learn More About American History ||
 * **Standard** || **Website** || **Description** ||
 * United States to the 1800s || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/
 * The Rise of Industrial America (1877-1914) || http://docsteach.org/activities/ || Industrial America activities & documents ||
 * The Progressive Era (1890-1920) || http://docsteach.org/activities/
 * The 1920s and 1930s || http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/1920s
 * The Great Depression (1929-1939) || http://docsteach.org/activities || Great Depression activities & documents ||
 * World War II (1939-1947) || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/World-War-II
 * Cold War America to the New Millennium
 * Contemporary America || @http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com/
 * Other || http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/

** World History **
@http://www.the-map-as-history.com/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/ || -Label the French Revolution Timeline -Animated historical world maps -Building the Panama Canal - interactive map || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/World-War-II-01 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki || -Label the European Map during World War I -Label the Key Events of World War II -Atlas of World War II || @http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html @http://www.cfr.org/publication/interactives.html @http://www.gapminder.org/data/ || -Interactive map of all of the North Korea & South Korea incidents -View 100 photos from news sources around the world every hour -Interactive guides of global issues -Human data in a World Map (download, view, visualize) || http://www.khanacademy.org/#history http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/arab.unrest || -Map of newspapers from around the world & searchable database -History videos: French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, Napoleon, etc... -Map of the Unrest in the Arab World ||
 * **Standard** || **Website** || **Description** ||
 * Middle Ages ||  ||   ||
 * Early Modern Times to 1650 ||  ||   ||
 * Age of Revolutions to 1914 || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/
 * The Great Wars to 1945 || http://www.neok12.com/diagram/World-War-I-01
 * The Cold War to Present || http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/
 * Other || @http://newspapermap.com/

** Economics **
http://www.creditloan.com/infographics/ http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/10/ http://www.khanacademy.org/#finance http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/student http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/11/11-infographics || -Economics & personal finance interactive tools for students -Interesting facts & infographics about the US dollar -Planet Money: podcasts, videos, and activities about economics -Finance videos: present value, bonds vs. stocks, compound interest, etc... -Understanding taxes - tutorials, activities, simulations -11 infographics and videos for teaching economics || @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NWlYK9Ndcc http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/02/business http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/mint-coms-top-25-financial @http://www.worldometers.info/ || -Investing in Plain English (video) -Borrowing Money in Plain English (video) -Stock market matrix infographic -Top 25 financial infographics of 2010 -World Meters (up-to-date economics numbers) || http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/students || -An interactive map that changes size based on global exports/imports -Trading Around the World interactive game about international trading || @http://usdebtclock.org/ http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/teaching @http://playspent.org/ || -Visual Economics - infographics, data, and more -Up-to-Date US Debt Clocks -NY Times' Online Resources about the Debt Crisis & Credit Downgrade -Interactive game - Can You Survive for 1 Month with Minimum Wage? ||
 * **Standard** || **Website** || **Description** ||
 * Economic Terms || http://www.econedlink.org/interactives/economic-interactive
 * Market Economy || http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QvW1XETz2g
 * U.S. Labor Market || @http://www.bls.gov/ || US Bureau of Labor Statistics ||
 * International Trade || http://www.experience.fedex.com/us/en/#
 * Other || @http://www.visualeconomics.com/

**U.S. Government**
@http://www.icivics.org/ || -Daily 60-second civics podcast -Lesson plans and games for learning about civics || http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt @http://thomas.loc.gov/ http://www.google.com/earth/explore/ http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa || -Videos & view e-learning modules about how the U.S. government works -PBS Interactive: Supreme Court timeline, games, and more -Up-to-date information about what's going on in Congress -US Presidents on Google Earth -Government games for students || @http://www.nationalmockelection.org/game/ http://www.youtube.com/watch || -Election tools for teachers (maps, trends, etc..) -Road to the Capital interactive election game for students -Electing a U.S. President in Plain English (video) || @http://elcivics.com/civics-rights-everyone.html http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/ || -Ben's Guide to the Government: Citizenship -Political Rights for Everyone Living in the United States -National Archives: Charters of Freedom || http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ewood/ap_compa http://www.pbs.org/teachers/_files/pdf/PBS || -Blog: Teaching Comparative Government and Politics -Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics website -PBS list of comparative government resources ||
 * **Standards** || **Website** || **Description** ||
 * Civics || http://www.civiced.org/index
 * Branches of Government || @http://centeroncongress.org/
 * Elections and the Political Process || http://www.google.com/educators/elections
 * Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens || @http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/index.html
 * Federal Government and the Economy ||  ||   ||
 * Comparative Government || @http://compgovpol.blogspot.com/

** Geography **

 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * @http://www.google.com/earth/index.html || Google Earth ||
 * @http://maps.google.com || Google Maps ||
 * @http://toursfromabove.com/ || Tours From Above - famous landmarks ||
 * http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01l || Google Earth Guide ||
 * http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps || Atlas puzzles from National Geographic ||
 * @http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/atlas || Explore National Geographic's geophysical maps of each continent ||
 * @http://scribblemaps.com/ || Scribble, draw, write, add text/images to Google Maps and save your own ||
 * http://maps.google.com/maps/ || Tour the world with 360 views and webcams of famous sites/places ||
 * @http://www.animaps.com || Create and view animated Google Maps ||
 * @http://www.thatquiz.org/ || Interactive, visual world geography quizzes ||
 * @http://www.quizgeo.com/ || Create and play interactive geography quizzes ||
 * http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2012/01 || 44 geography websites for students ||
 * http://geoshare.wikispaces.com/ || A collection of materials and lessons for teaching geography ||
 * @http://www.whatwasthere.com/ || Historical photos added to current day Google Maps ||
 * http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/06/21-map || 21 Map Creation Tools for Teachers and Students ||
 * @http://www.mapsofworld.com/ || Interactive world map with data about each country ||