Web2.0+Resources





**Newseum:** "Today's Front Pages"  Choose from 695 newspaper front pages from 75 countries to find out what is going on in the world around us. These are updated daily.  www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages

YouTube provides great resources and content for teachers and students. This site is provided by SmartTeaching.org, and lists educational videos for every subject area plus classroom management strategies, technology tips, inspirational videos for education, and more. (See "Converting YouTube Videos" on my intranet site for directions to procure videos for classroom use.) http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blogs/649749:BlogPost:177332
 * Classroom 2.0: 100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers **

World statistics updated in real time  []
 * World-oMeters **

This site shares the top news stories of the week, including popular political cartoons. www.theweek.com
 * The Week **

Find out what happened throughout history on any particular day or month. @http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/daybyday/daybyday_menu.cfm
 * This Day In History **

Find ready-made U.S. and world history tours + geography tours that are compatible with Google Earth. *Must have Google Earth downloaded in order for these links to work. @http://historytours.wikispaces.com
 * Google Earth Virtual History and Geography Tours **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This site provides loads of teaching resources for the social studies classroom. []
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Library of Congress **

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 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008 **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This site provides multi-media materials on a variety of social studies topics. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu Interactive Websites for Social Studies **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This site provides dozens of resources for interactive activities, many that can be used with the PolyVision interactive whiteboard, in all areas of Social Studies. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">http://polyvision.wikispaces.com/Social+Studies+Websites?f=print
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Digital History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Research **
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Flash Group Maker: For a quick and easy way to create random groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5 in your classroom, click onto the link below. Once student lists are initially established, groups can easily be re-shuffled for new mixes in seconds. This is a real time saver! []

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">That Quiz <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">An interactive site that contains questions about geography. These are great for use with the interactive whiteboard and for class activators. []

<span style="color: #931b1b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Quizlet Find interactive activities and pre-made quizzes on various topics here. []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Hundreds of instructional videos on various social studies topics. [|www.hippocampus.org]
 * <span style="color: #931b1b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">HippoCampus **

<span style="color: #931b1b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Educational Videos for Kids about Science, Math, Social Studies, and English []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">NeoK12 is a site that provides educational videos, lessons, and games for K-12 students. (Videos are network-friendly!) **

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