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Social Studies Newsletters

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On June 9, 2012 · Add Comment

Glen Wiebe has put together a great list of newsletters for Social Studies and history teachers.

“One of the beauties of the digital age is the ability to connect to so many different people, resources, and teaching materials. One of the problems is that there is often so much stuff out there that you can easily be overwhelmed by it all.

That’s why you need to take advantage of another digital age tool – email newsletters. And yes, I know. Email is “old-fashioned.” It’s not as cool as Skype or texting or some other sort of Web 2.0 communication gadget. But email is still a great way to connect people with content.

And there are lots of social studies related newsletters out there just waiting for you. Here’s just a few:”

http://historytech.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/tip-of-the-week-social-studies-newsletters/

Spartacus Educational website provides a series of free history encyclopaedias

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On May 13, 2012 · Add Comment

The Spartacus Educational website provides a series of free history encyclopaedias. Entries usually include a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The text within each entry is linked to other relevant pages in the encyclopaedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail. The sources are also hyper-linked so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper and organization that produced the material.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

A Treasure Trove of Social Studies Resources

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On April 29, 2012 · Add Comment

Where did Go Social Studies Go come from?

I’ve been a Social Studies teacher at the middle and high school levels for about 10 years. During this time the one thing that I learned that unites students of all backgrounds is that they just never seem to get excited by cracking open one of those 25 pound Social Studies textbooks. (Crazy, I know).

I knew how awesome Social Studies really was and I wanted my students to understand this too. So, out of sheer desperation to get my students to engage with the material, I began to surf and scour the libraries for the perfect resources.

Check out the site, CLICK HERE

Resources for History teachers

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On April 19, 2012 · Add Comment

Maps-of-War presents a special list of the best multimedia war maps from the world wide web.

This is an amazing site for social studies and history, geography teachers. Oh heck it is great for anyone interested in history. Very powerful and chalk full of resources teacher can use.

The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work—researching, writing, and publishing—of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or “episodes” that paints a wide-ranging portrait of life in the United States throughout its history and that is available to scholars, teachers, and the general public in our online database.

Tip of the Week – Three social studies iPad apps I just fell in love with

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On April 13, 2012 · Add Comment

by Glen Wiebe

I haven’t a lot of time in the last few weeks to spend searching for great mobile apps. But with a hat tip to Jaime H. and through a conversation with a couple of great teachers in Illinois, I did run across three that I really like. I think you will too.

Check out Glen’s recommendations, CLICK HERE

National Archives new media/map mashup site

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On February 28, 2012 · Add Comment

The National Archives invites you to “pin your history to the world” at Historypin. This new media/map mashup site allows users to overlay photographs, videos and audio recordings on Google maps. Come help us put NARA on the map! Upload your digital files, add descriptive information and personal narratives to these items, and experience how familiar environments have changed over time in front of you. You are also encouraged to share your own memories and stories related to the records as well.

We launched with the following collections:

Mathew Brady Civil War photographs
Images from the Environmental Protection Agency’ Documerica photographic documentation project of the 1970s
Photographs of streets, buildings, and historic events in Washington, DC
Images used in the recent History Happens Here augmented reality contest.

http://www.archives.gov/social-media/historypin.html

The World Digital Library

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On February 19, 2012 · Add Comment

Thanks to Richard Byrne for sharing this resource.

http://www.wdl.org

“The World Digital Library hosts nearly 5,000 primary documents and images from collections around the world. The WDL can be searched by date, era, country, continent, topic, and type of resource.”

A cool NEW way to learn history!! Mission US

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On February 3, 2012 · Add Comment

Mission US is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free interactive games.

Mission 1: “For Crown or Colony?” puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a printer’s apprentice in 1770 Boston. They encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and when rising tensions result in the Boston Massacre, they must choose where their loyalties lie.

In Mission 2: “Flight to Freedom,” players take on the role of Lucy, a 14-year-old slave in Kentucky. As they navigate her escape and journey to Ohio, they discover that life in the “free” North is dangerous and difficult. In 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act brings disaster. Will Lucy ever truly be free?

Other missions are planned for release in 2013 and 2014.

Join the conversation and get updates about Mission US on Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit the Help page. To share your feedback, email us via the contact form on this site. Thanks for playing!

Let Freedom Ring – MLK Rap Song

By Cyndi Danner-Kuhn On January 14, 2012 · Add Comment

“Let Freedom Ring” by Flocabulary (featuring Trajik)

From Hip-Hop U.S. History. Listen to more U.S. History in Hip-Hop here:
http://www.flocabulary.com/hiphopushistory.html

Video by Dashryder Productions.
Lyrics:
So even though we face the difficulties
of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
It is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation
will rise up and live out
the true meaning of its creed:
We hold these truths to be self-evident
that all men are created equal.
I have a dream…

It would take a nation of millions to hold us back.
Brown v. Board opened some doors.
Back then they called all blacks Negroes.
We kick it off of the top sort of like cerebrals.
Separate isn’t equal, when in practice.
My school is a shack. Mine is a palace!
Do I have to sit in the back of the bus? That’s wackness.
Second class citizen on account of my blackness.
They say to change the world, you’ve got to take a stand.
Rosa Parks took a seat and changed the face of the land.
Martin had a plan that even if you want to change the world
that don’t mean you’ve got to kill another man.
Inspired by the people like Thoreau and Gandhi,
a pacifist in the war without an army.
‘Cause they can’t harm me, no matter how the end seems.
I wonder if Mr. King is still having dreams…

Let freedom ring…
I have a dream…
Let freedom ring…
This must become true…
So let freedom ring…

MLK had a dream, took it mainstream.
Civil Rights Bill, Voting Rights Acts, they passed.
Modern day Jesus, turning the other cheek,
some blacks like “dog, that’s weak.
I’m not looking to get beat deep into next week,
my everyday life is police brutality.”
Malcolm picked up X and dropped his slave name,
radical change, “defense by any means.”
Went on hajj to Mecca, said ‘let God protect ya,
Whites and Blacks, yeah, we’re in this together.’
But there are race riots, people are dying,
Warfare in Watts, tear gas, bullets are flying.
So JFK?
He got assassinated.
MLK?
He got assassinated.
Malcolm X?
He got assassinated.
So it’s up to us to keep that dream alive…

Let freedom ring…
I have a dream…
Let freedom ring…
This must become true…
So let freedom ring…

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom
by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

+ Words of History +

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

-Martin Luther King, accepting the Nobel Peace Prize (1964).

“I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”- Malcolm X

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