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Strom Thurmond Seminar
for Social Studies Teachers
Sites for Teachers & Students
World Wise Schools
Sponsored by Peace Corps it is an essential resource for global learning. The site includes information on class-to-class exchanges, photos, teacher guides, and much more. The main purpose of the site is to introduce the program World Wise School which enables classrooms in the US to correspond with Peace Corps volunteers around the world and discuss aspects of that countries culture.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/w/wws1.html
The Web of Culture
This site includes international holidays, links to embassies, cuisine of foreign nations, and internet "connections" from different countries who have volunteered to serve as contacts for information about their culture.
http://www.worldculture.com/
PBS ITV
Instructional television series (ITV). Curriculum-based tools as videos are listed by subject. Site also includes tips for teachers on growing use of classroom technology.
http://www.pbs.org/learn/itv/subject.html
Library of Congress Learning Page: Teacher Resources
Includes social studies resources, lesson plans, and links to Smithsonian Institute.
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/resource/ss-k12.html
ERIC Clearinghouse
Index to information relating to social studies education from the Educational Resources in Education Center system. Housed at the Social Studies Development Center at the University of Indiana.
http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm
NCSS
National Council for Social Studies. This link includes online discussion groups, teacher resources, conference information, and professional development information.
http://www.ncss.org
Congress Homepage
Allows internet users to access a complete and reliable directory of information about congress members.
http://www.congress.org
Washington Web
Includes Pentagon links and information on first ladies, National Park Services, and much more!
http://www.washweb.net/washweb/GovernmentPolitics
Internation Embassies
The Electronic Embassy provides information on each embassy in Washington, DC, with links to Web-based resources where available.
http://www.embassy.org
MapQuest
An easy and quick way to get great maps using Interactive Atlas.
http://www.mapquest.com
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