Social+Studies+Resources

[|Teachers Helping Teachers: Social Studies.]
 * Site Description- This site contains a collection of social studies lesson plans for teachers to share and exchange their ideas and activities.
 * Resource Description- Teachers share a variety of social studies resources such as websites, lesson plans, facts about various social studies concepts, ideas, and mnemonic devices to help students learn about history.
 * Usage- The wonderful thing about this website is that it is packed with information to help teachers make social studies fun. The best part about it is you can add to the collection.
 * Rating -
 * Content - 5 stars!
 * Speed - 5 stars!
 * Ease of read - 5 stars
 * Navigation - 5 stars!
 * Timely- 4 stars

Reviewed by: Shenisa R. Allen

[|Social Studies Central]


 * Site Description- This site provides a wealth of information that social studies teachers will undoubtedly find useful. Created by a veteran teacher and current social studies curriculum specialist in Central Kansas, the site offers a plethora of information to maximize student engagement and optimize student learning.
 * Resource Description- On this site, there are links to sites containing social studies lesson plans including the "favorite five", which are the top websites that offer lesson plans reviewed and recommended by teachers. In addition there are links to 21st century literacy resources. This site really stands out because of its emphasis on technology integration. The featured History Tech Blog offers great information about using technology in the classroom. This includes information about using ipods in the classroom,web 2.0 tools and video games in education. Be sure to also check out the extensive list of links to primary source materials.
 * Usage- This site is very user friendly and can be navigated with ease.
 * Rating-
 * Content - 5 stars
 * Speed - 5 stars
 * Ease of read - 5 stars
 * Navigation -5 stars
 * Timely- 5 stars

Reviewed by: Jasmin Harding

[|World History]
 * Site Description- This blog, developed by Dr. Miland Brown, discusses various topics in social studies including past and current events in history.
 * Resource Description- Useful resources related to current events such as video and article links. book reviews and links to websites that can be utilized in the classroom.
 * Usage- If you are searching for information related to a specific topic, then this is not the site for you. The author posts on various unrelated topics with each new post. There is a substantial archive of posts, however, no option is available to do a keyword or topic search on the site.
 * Rating-
 * Content - 4 stars
 * Speed - 4 stars
 * Ease of read - 3 stars
 * Navigation - 2 stars
 * Timely- 4 stars

Reviewed by: Jasmin Harding

[|Social Studies and U.S. History Blog]
 * Site Description- This site contains lessons and links to primary source documents that social studies teachers could incorporate into their classroom instruction.
 * Resource Description- On this site, you will find a plethora of primary source documents particulary related to 19th and 20th century American History. Great images and pictures related to the Great Depression and other periods of American History. The site also contains many links to teaching resource videos for topics such as World War II and the Cold War. Most posts contain links to lesson plans that correlate withe the topic of the post.
 * Usage- Each post is tagged under one or more corresponding topics. On the right hand side of the sight, you can access all information linked to a specific topic or area such as the" Civil War" or the""Great Depression".
 * Rating-
 * Content - 4 stars
 * Speed - 4 stars
 * Ease of read - 4 stars
 * Navigation - 4 stars
 * Timely- 4 stars

Reviewed by: Jasmin Harding