Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/27/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: American Rhetoric Link: Click here Summary: Database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/27/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: quikmaps Link: Click here Summary: Create your own map

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/27/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: On This Day Link: Click here Summary: Facts, links, history, etc - for things that happened on 'This Day'

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/22/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: History Orb Link: Click here Summary: Historical events on this day

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/6/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: Globe Trotter Link: Click here Summary: Online world city quiz

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/6/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: Our Documents Link: Click here Summary: We invite all Americans to participate in a series of events and programs to get us thinking, talking and teaching about the rights and responsibilities of citizens in our democracy. At the heart of this initiative are 100 milestone documents of American history. These documents reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future, and mostly our commitment as a nation to continue to strive to “form a more perfect union.” We want everyone—students, teachers, parents, and the general public—to read these milestone documents, consider their meaning, discuss them, and decide which are the most significant and why. This initiative creates a number of ways to do that—through classroom activities and competitions, and votes.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 3/18/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: National Geographic Geo Bee Link: Click here Summary: Test your geography smarts right here online. Each day we'll post ten questions from the National Geographic Bee. Some of them are real stumpers, but it's okay if you miss a few—you can play as often as you like. Come back everyday for a brand new quiz and another chance to beat the Bee!

Subject: Social Studies Date: 3/16/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: The Big Picture Link: Click here Summary: The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, entries are posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com's Picture Stories galleries and Brian Storm's MediaStorm, The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 2/20/2009 Grade level: All Site Title: Panaramas.dk Link: Click here Summary: Panoramas.dk is created by Hans Nyberg a commercial photographer in Denmark My intention with this site is to make immersive panoramic images also called VR Photography more known among the general public. Interactive panoramas is a young media and as such it has for many years been known among entusiastic photographers and multimedia creators. An interactive VR panorama can not be seen in a book or on a printed image. If you print the panorama it gets a completely different expression. Se examples here You can only experience the feeling of being at the place and look around, on a computer. You can only distribute Vr Panoramas by the Internet or on CD. With new fast internet connections Virtual Reality Panoramas has a large advantage in the tourist industri and in many other areas. As a dokumentary of cultural heritage VR Photography is an excellent media which within a much smaller download than videos can give you a full view of a church or an ancient temple. No other media can give you the feeling of being at the place like VR photos. And the ultimate feeling comes when you view it in Fullscreen

Subject: Social Studies Date: 1/29/2009 Grade level: 5-6 Site Title: Online Map Quiz - Middle East Link: Click here Summary: Online quiz to test student's knowledge of middle east and northern African nations

Subject: Social Studies Date: 12/2/2008 Grade level: All Site Title: Odyssey Online: Greece Link: Click here Summary: An online animated display of Greek history and culture.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/9/2008 Grade level: All Site Title: Weekly Reader Election Link: Click here Summary: Click on election issues to see where candidates stand on the important issues in the news today (2008 Presidential Election)

Subject: Social Studies Date: 5/9/2008 Grade level: All Site Title: Lifestraw Link: Click here Summary: Great discussion starter about world water resources, politics, etc.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 2/14/2008 Grade level: All Site Title: Test Your Geography Link: Click here Summary: Geography quizzes from most continents around the world

Subject: Social Studies Date: 12/17/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: Earth Album Link: Click here Summary: Go to anywhere in the world and see pictures from that location. Pictures they get for this site are from Flickr so you should preview the locations first

Subject: Social Studies Date: 11/20/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: Fresh Logic Atlas Link: Click here Summary: A google earth-like map of USA

Subject: Social Studies Date: 9/25/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: Newseum Link: Click here Summary: The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 9/25/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: Growth of a Nation Link: Click here Summary: This is an animated map of the nation as it grows through history.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/5/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: You Be the Historian Link: Click here Summary: Historians study the everyday lives of people who lived in the past by looking at clues: the objects and documents that people left behind and that have somehow survived. Someday future historians interested in the history of the late 20th century may study your family! See if you can figure out what life was like 200 years ago for Thomas and Elizabeth Springer's family in New Castle, Delaware. At the same time discover what historians in the next century could learn about you if they found your house exactly the way it is today

Subject: Social Studies Date: 3/28/2007 Grade level: 5-6 Site Title: Religion and Belief Systems in Asia Link: Click here Summary: In this lesson, students will conduct an in-depth review of one of the major world religions by focusing on its origins, beliefs, and history. They will then explore reasons for the spread or decline in Asia of each of the major world religions. Finally, students will predict the continued spread of religions based on current events in Asia. Lesson is from Xpeditions

Subject: Social Studies Date: 3/28/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: The Game of Life Link: Click here Summary: An example of a computer simulation, you can try the Game of Life website, based on mathematician John Conway’s cellular automaton. The game consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various patterns throughout the course of the game

Subject: Social Studies Date: 1/26/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: U.S. Geographic Test Link: Click here Summary: Great site where you can test your knowledge of the states

Subject: Social Studies Date: 1/8/2007 Grade level: All Site Title: Speaking of History Link: Click here Summary: Here's a wonderful example of how a teacher uses their webpage and blog with their curriculum

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/4/2006 Grade level: All Site Title: Ed.Gov Link: Click here Summary: Search engine to find educational organizations

Subject: Social Studies Date: 2/23/2006 Grade level: All Site Title: Who and What Link: Click here Summary: Have your students take an online quiz about today's news

Subject: Social Studies Date: 2/21/2006 Grade level: All Site Title: Color Landforms of the United States Link: Click here Summary: Many maps of the US showing landforms

Subject: Social Studies Date: 12/1/2005 Grade level: 7-8 Site Title: American Dreams Link: Click here Summary: Based in 1960s Philadelphia, American Dreams is a television show that revisits issues that resonate with today's families. The program centers on the lives of the Pryor family as they struggle with a changing world and confront friendship, racism, civil rights, the changing role of women, politics, and family relationships. The series features contemporary musicians as guest stars who portray classic 1960s icons on the set of Dick Clark's American Bandstand program. This website contains lesson plans and activities for middle school and high school classes use based on a variety of themes highlighted in the American Dreams program. These include topics such as family relationships, friendship, love, war and peace, sibling conflicts, school, courage, diversity, grades, and heroes. The interdisciplinary materials will focus on the content areas of language arts, social studies, and the arts. This innovative project provides an exciting classroom resource designed to engage students' creativity and imagination. All educational materials are correlated to national educational standards.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 10/19/2005 Grade level: All Site Title: Asian Studies presents Windows on Asia Link: Click here Summary: Links to information about Asian Countries from MSU

Subject: Social Studies Date: 5/4/2005 Grade level: All Site Title: America on the Move Link: Click here Summary: How transportation helped form America

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/21/2005 Grade level: All Site Title: Asia for Educators Link: Click here Summary: An initiative of the East Asian Curriculum Project and the Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum at Columbia University, Asia for Educators (AFE) is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college level.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/18/2005 Grade level: 6 Site Title: China Page Link: Click here Summary: This virtual museum offers rich media on subjects such as eh Beijing Opera, calligraphy, drags, emperors, New Year, and Zen Buddhism. Online tools include maps, discussion boards, dictionaries , flash cards, and tips for learning Chinese.

Subject: Social Studies Date: 4/18/2005 Grade level: All Site Title: All Country Link: Click here Summary: All Country Info offers free detailed information on 200+ countries and territories spanning the entire world. Reference information includes national geography, econonomic data, demographic statistics, country maps and flags, descriptions of national military forces, overviews of each country's governmental structure, data on transportation and telecommunications, and more

Subject: Social Studies Date: 3/21/2005 Grade level: 8 Site Title: New Perspectives on the West Link: Click here Summary: From PBS: trails, events, resources, lesson plans, people, and more about the west in American history

Subject: Social Studies Date: 2/22/2005 Grade level: 5-6 Site Title: Place the States Link: Click here Summary: Click, drag, and place each state where it is on the map