Social+Studies

General Resources
[|History.com] - TV shows, video, games etc about many topics, [|This Day in History] [|Shmoop] - timeline, in-depth annalysis, people etc of events in US History from 1450 - present **NEW** [|News and Newspapers Online] - a selection of newspapers from around the world.

Holocaust
[|US Holocaust Museum] - a variety of resources that will help you decide what to teach about the Holocaust and how to teach it [|A Teachers Guide to the Holocaust] - web site, videos, music, quizzes and more

Current Events
[|The Week in Rap] - Posted each Friday, a summary of current events set to rap *NEW* [|Deep Debate] - Join the online conversation about what's going on in the world


*NEW* [|Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project] - " Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years **(1830-1861),** including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois. " 

Inauguration Resources
[|Lesson Plans from PDE] [|Obama's Clever Fiscal Stimulus Strategy] - clever or foolish? [|C-Span] - Coverage of the Inauguration will be available on C-SPAN and can be streamed online. [|MSNBC] - live streaming of the Inauguration of Barack Obama [|Inauguration Lesson Plans and Resources] from Public School insights [|Inauguration Countdown Kit] from the Smithsonian [|No He Can't] - Is Obama really the best choice for President? by Anne Wortham [|25 Presidential Inaugurations] - video from presidential inaugurations. [|Inauguration Project 2009] - students from Springfield School District blog their trip to D.C. for the inauguration. NBC.