Social+Studies

=**Websites that support skills**=

Maps
[|Maps of War] - 8 map coloring simulations of special topics including religion, Middle East and American presidents [|Worldmapper] - A collection of world maps where countries are re-sized in proportion to the subject of interest. Subjects from __Adult Literacy__ to __Species in Zoos Only__.

Diagrams
[|Interactive diagrams] - concept webs to fill in with hints given - over 20 topics listed with multiple subtopics

Videos
[|History News videos] - by National Geographic - Use key word search. [|Annenberg CPB] has extensive video resources for Social Studies and History. Produced for public television, some for professional development for teachers, they are well done, and most are free video on demand. Some series may be free only for computers in the US or Canada.

Cartoons
[|Best Political Cartoons] - updated daily - 2 pages



=Research=

Biographies
[|Historic figures] - by BBC - listed in alpha order - search by last name - Useful to share a quick photo!

Tools
[|MLA "Works Cited" page example] - use as example [|Citation Machine] - automatically creates citation to copy and paste

Teachers Resources
[|Teacher Tube] - search by topic for video

Presentations
[|Stop Death by Powerpoint] - A must-see for ppt users!