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Social Studies
General
History & Social Studies for K-12 Teachers National Council of Social Studies
Teacher Resources		 Blue Web'N
History & Social Studies
Score: History/Social Science
Over 5000 websites aligned to California's History/Social Science Curriculum		 California Department of Education: History-Social Science US Department of State: US Info.State.Gov
Sites featuring materials focusing on U.S. foreign policy, international trade, and a variety of issues and topics of interest worldwide.
United Nations: Global Teaching and Learning Project
Cyberschoolbus 		ZNet: A community of people committed to social change California Department of Education: External Resources
History, Geography, Government & Economics
Acadmeic Info: History Gateway WWW Virtual Library: History Internet Modern History Sourcebook
   
Geography
National Geographic.com 
Lesson Plans, Maps & Photos, Professional Development & Current Events		 National Geographic Expeditions
Here's the place to get black line maps. Included is an atlas, forums, search capability, and more links.

The National Council for Geographic Education
Great resources and much more for knowing about and teaching geography.
Collections of Geography Links The National Geography Standards
Plus how to make the standards work in your classroom.
   
World History
World History & Geography: A Guide for Teachers from students' friend.com World History:The sites listed are compiled just for educators. Ancient History, Gateway to World History, History's Happening, History Alive! Teacher's Curriculum Institute (TCI), pluse much more. World History Sources: The Center for History and New Media: This is a fantastic site with sophisticated and current lessons and resources for world history teaching.
The World History Network Spartacus Educational
An astounding set of history resources both for teaching and research.
 TeAchnology World History Lesson Plans
Best of History Web Sites World History Teaching & Learning Resources: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence FREE World Studies and World History Portals to the World: Library of Congress: Links to electronic resources around the world.
Internet Resources for World History Global Gateway Research Guides and Databases:
Includes Country Studies		  
   
United States History
Library of Congress: American Memory
A fantastic source for historical collections of primary sources. There is a collection finder, a place to search and a brilliant learning page with lessons set up for teachers.		 Digital History: Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Research Smithsonian Education: For Educators
WWW Virtual Library: American Indians
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet		 Spartacus Educational: USA History from the British Viewpoint 1800-1990 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The National Archives: Educators & Students
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: African Americans Africans in America: PBS Latin American Network Information Center
Latin American History National Museum of American Jewish History Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
Native Americans-Internet Resources
James Madison University
East & Southeast Asia:
An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
Asian-Nation
The Landscape of Asian America
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites ALSC: American Labor Studies Center
Labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials, aligned to the various state and national standards		  
   
Government
Ben's Guide: U.S. Government Web Sites for Parents & Educators U.S. Government The American Political Science Association: Teaching Web Sites
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web

TeAchnology: Civics Lesson Plans

 TeAchnology: Government Lesson Plans
California Department of Education:History/Social Science Content Standards: Principles of American Democracy & Economics Constitutional Rights Foundation: Research Links Justice Learning: Civic Education in the Real World: A Collaboration of NPRs Justice Talking and The New York Times Learning Network
   
 
Economics
  
Web Ec
World Wide Web Resources in Economics
WebEc is an effort to categorize free information in economics on the WWW. 		National Council on Economic Education TeAchnology: Economics & Business Lesson Plans
California Department of Education:History/Social Science Content Standards: Principles of American Democracy & Economics EcEd Web: Economic Education Web Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Educational Resources 
   
 
Primary Sources
 
Teaching With Documents:
Lesson Plans from National Archives
 NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
The National Archives is a repository of primary sources related to the United States and government especially from the presidential libraries. The sources are accompanied by lesson plans and organized either by subject area or collections. 		Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress
This is a fantastic source for historical collections of primary sources. There is a collection finder, a place to search and a brilliant learning page with lessons set up for teachers.
Using Primary Sources on the Web
Fletcher-Ginn-Human Rights
This site has many primary source documents regarding human rights from Tufts University. 		Calisphere: A World of Primary Sources and more from the University of California Primary Sources on the Web
Organized by US or World History
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
 Primary Source Materials & Document Based Questions
An Internet Hotlist on Document Based Questions 		The Authentic History Center: Primary Sources from American Popular Culture
   
 
Africa
  
Exploring Africa-Africa in the Classroom
Here, teachers interested in bringing the diversity of Africa into the classroom will find suggested curriculums, activities, and resources to aid in the development of their own teaching plans.		 CNN Student News: The Other Side of Africa
This site is searchable and provides lots of lesson plans about Africa.		 An A-Z of African Studies on the Internet
"A Directory of Africa & African Studies"
South Africa Historical Documents
This side has primary sources from South Africa's history including press statements and speeches. 		Africa Research Central
Gateway to the archives, libraries, and museums with important collections of African primary sources. 		Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: Resources on Africa
The Story of Africa
BBC World Service		 Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
University of Washington Digital Collections
 Africa Photos
from the California Academy of Sciences
   
 
Asia
  
Ask Asia
AskAsia.org is a K-12 resource of the Asia Society. Included are educational, arts and cultural, and policy and business programs.		 Asia for Educators
Has materials on China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, including primary source texts and multimedia modules.		 East and Souteast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
Portal to Asian Internet Resources Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: Asian Resources Asian Studies Network Information Center ASNIC
Center for World Indigenous Studies:
Asia and the Middle East		 Asia Source: A Resource of the Asia Society Education about Asia: Resource Links: Association for Asian Studies
   
 
Europe
  
The European Integration History Index provides Internet resources on the History of Europe after WWII in all languages.
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
The History Guide: Lectures on European History
Spartacus Educational Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. European History Teacher and Student Web Resources Voice of the Shuttle: History
Internet Modern History Sourcebook Internet Public Library: European History Academic Info
European History Gateway - Directory of Resources on the History of Europe
   
 
Latin America
 
Latin American Institute Database
Resources for teaching about the Americas		 Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: Latin American Resources Academic Info
Latin American & Caribbean History
National Histories:
Academic Info
Latin American & Caribbean National History		 Latin American Network Information Center History Teacher. Net
Latin American Colonialism
History Wiz: Latin America Internet Resources for Latin America  ZNet Latin America Watch
   
 
Middle East
  
Middle East Resources
Middle East Center: University of Pennsylvania		 MENIC: The Middle East Network Information Center
Numerous resources for k-12 educators and students including links to online lesson plans, curriculum guides and education sites.
 History in the News:
The Middle East
Internet Public Library:
Middle East		 Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web: Middle East History Wiz: The Middle East
Teaching about the Middle East    
   
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