{"id":3058,"date":"2016-12-08T14:19:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T18:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2017-02-06T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T14:20:13","slug":"social-studies-digital-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/?p=3058","title":{"rendered":"Social Studies Digital Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/?attachment_id=3060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Capture-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Capture-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Capture.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>One of the great things about attending conferences is getting the opportunity to come back and share what we learned with other teachers. Today I was asked to present at the Social Studies contact meeting, and I shared many of the things I learned at <a href=\"http:\/\/etechplace.org\/clough\/?p=3025\">VSTE<\/a>. First, I created <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/henrico.k12.va.us\/cct\">my presentation<\/a> using the new Google sites, so they could be inspired by the new layout, like I was. I showed them the cool, creative ways to use Google maps in their Social Studies lessons, which I learned from one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/k12albemarle.org\/beyondmaps\/home\">VSTE presenters<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.henrico.k12.va.us\/cksimopo\/\">Carol Simopoulos<\/a>, the director of Elementary Social Studies, also asked me to share some of the resources available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/henrico.k12.va.us\/cct\/loc?authuser=0\">Library of Congress<\/a> (LOC). If you haven&#8217;t been there in a while, you may want to check it out. It has an incredible collection of primary resources that are clearly organized and easily searchable. You can find historical maps, early children&#8217;s books, vintage news broadcasts, and more.  Finally, I shared a few <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/henrico.k12.va.us\/cct\/links?authuser=0\">links to webtools<\/a> that students enjoy using for Social Studies projects. <a href=\"http:\/\/storyboardthat.com\">StoryboardThat <\/a>is great for creating comics about people and events in history. <a href=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\">Padlet <\/a>provides an online &#8220;bulletin board&#8221; for quickly sharing projects. <a href=\"http:\/\/getkahoot.com\">Kahoot <\/a>is a fun way to assess student understanding, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wevideo.com\">WeVideo <\/a>is an easy-to-use movie editing resource. Let me know if you&#8217;d like some help using some of these ideas in your classroom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great things about attending conferences is getting the opportunity to come back and share what we learned with other teachers. Today I was asked to present at the Social Studies contact meeting, and I shared many of the things I learned at VSTE. 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