Social+Studies+Collaboration+Day

= Social Studies Collaboration Day - April 14, 2009 - BCIU =

Part I - Let's share... What do you do that works and you really like? 12:45 to 2:00
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Everything's Amazing, Nobody's Happy
- Louis CK on Conan O'Brien, October 1st, 2008. Louis speaks of how our generation has been spoiled by technology. Video property of NBC Universal. [|Amazing]

Social Studies Specific Tools - FREE - Tod Witman, Mark Murray, Chris Schaeffer & Chris Yeshulas Presentation (2:00 - 2:30)

 * __//General Resources//__**
 * [|BHS Video Tutorial Page] <-- This page offers video "how tos" for Activstudio, Inspiration, Audacity, PowerPoint, and much more.
 * [|South Side HS] <-- Very nice page which offers "What is/are" videos about software and hardware resources.
 * [|Atomic Learning] <-- Pay site that offers some free online video training.
 * [|Net Trekker] <-- America's #1 educational search tool.
 * [|Discovery Streaming] <-- On-line video streaming; free for educators
 * [|Delicious] <-- Social bookmarking; store your favorites on line; access them from anywhere.
 * [|Diigo] <-- Social Bookmarking on steroids! Highlight the web, add sticky notes for other users to see, create user groups to pool resources and collaborate on projects and applications. Very nifty tool! [|Diigo Demo]
 * [|Web 2.0] <-- Billed as the "Complete Web 2.0 Directory" No kidding...
 * [|Spider Web Logic] <-- Free HTML Tag Generator to help you easily embed code on a webpage. Look like a web pro with little effort and no technical knowledge.
 * [|Brainy Quote] -- Search famous quotes. Get a quote every day via e-mail, or embed it on your wiki.
 * [|Poll Everywhere] -- Set up a poll and have kids respond on-line or via text message; You'll be Education Idol, baby!

__//**Current Events**//__
 * [|The Newsmap]-- Interactive map showing current events by popularity. News events are broken down by category.
 * [|ICUE]-- Site created by NBC News focusing on a current topic. Many archived NBC news videos are accessible for use in the classroom.
 * [|Week in Rap] -- Just what it says. Biggest headlines of the week rapped and released every Friday at noon.

__//**Election/Politics**//__
 * [|Open Secrets] -- This site tracks campaign contributions to each candidated.
 * [|270 to Win] -- This site tracks the electoral college and possible election scenarios
 * [|Rock the Web] -- Home of the National Youth Presidential Forum
 * [|Truth-O-Meter] -- Fact checking site for candidate statements and campaign advertisements
 * [|Expert voter] -- Video clips featuring statements from the candidates on major issues
 * [|Election Central]-- Hub created by Cyberlearning offers a large collection of links.
 * [|CSPAN] -- CSPAN in the Classroom -- More interesting than the actual television channel!
 * [|CNN] -- CNN's Election Center
 * [|Fact Check] -- Independent research of political claims; great source to keep tabs on politicians.

**__//World Cultures/Geography//__**


 * [|Travel Challenge] TravelPod Travel Challenge. 14 different challenges to play.
 * [|360 Cities] -- View cities around the world in panoramic 360 views
 * [|Google Earth] -- Google Earth gives you a bird's eye view of the world; great tool for interactive presentations and projects
 * [|Media Storm] -- Great collection of short documentaries on topics from around the globe. High interest and very artistic.
 * [|Collapse] -- Interactive study of the reasons great civilizations collapse.

__//**American History**//__
 * [|Digital History] -- Great resource from University of Houston
 * [|Library of Congress]-- The best of the Library of Congress in digital format.
 * [|Shmoop]-- Fantastic source of US History notes, timelines, and resources. AWESOME!

__//**Economics**//__
 * [|Budget Hero] -- Balance the budget and become a Budget Hero!
 * [|Ask Dr. Econ] -- Ask any Economics question you want. Run by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
 * [|Inflation Calculator] -- Calculate the worthlessness of your currency and assets...
 * [|FRED] - Federal Reserve Education; lots of educational links from your exciting friends at the Federal Reserve Board.
 * [|The Mint] -- Lots of games for kids and ideas for teachers.
 * [|CPI Christmas] -- calculate the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas.
 * [|Crisis of Credit]-- Crisis of credit visualized. Great overview of the housing market collapse. Pretty devoid of politics.