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Versatile and Free Teaching Resources from National Geographic

Versatile and Free Teaching Resources from National Geographic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.fractuslearning.com - March 10, 2015 11:12 PM
National Geographic has embraced digital extremely well and provides a huge set of resources that can be used to inspire and teach students about the world.
Beth Dichter's insight:

National Geographic has a wealth of resources and this post from Fractus Learning shares many of them. You will find:

1. Ideas, Activities and Lesson Plans that are easy to search.

2. Five thousand plus amazing videos

3. The best photography in the world

4. Online games and apps - many interactive resources

5. This day in geographic history - help students learn geographic facts by using this resource

There is also a section that provides additional links and resources.

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María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, March 12, 2015 5:40 AM

Versatile and Free Teaching Resources from National Geographic | @scoopit via @BethDichter http://sco.lt/...
SMARTERTEACHER's curator insight, March 13, 2015 12:32 PM

Always of great quality when National Geographic is involved.
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Google Maps Smarty Pins

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From smartypins.withgoogle.com - July 3, 2014 10:11 PM
Smarty Pins is a Google Maps based geography and trivia game.
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Google has just released a new game called Smarty Pins: Putting Trivia on the Map. It uses Google maps and allows you to pick a category and then pin the map with the correct answer (as in location). The closer you get to the correct location, the more "miles" you have. You can gain miles by answering quickly, but the clock ticks down.
What are the topics?

Featured topics on this day included March Madness and World Cup Trivia. The other topics to choose from are:

* Arts and Culture

* Science and Geography

* Sports and Games

* Entertainment

* History and Current Events

For students who like trivia this would be a good game. It might also be used as a classroom activity with groups playing when you need a break.

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Go Social Studies Go! Who Says that Learning has to be Lame?

Go Social Studies Go! Who Says that Learning has to be Lame? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.gosocialstudiesgo.com - April 29, 2012 7:53 PM
Who says that learning has to be lame? Take the boring out of those old Social Studies books add in cool stories, links, and videos, and you get Go Social Studies Go.

Currently there are 6 sections: Global Religions, History (ancient, medieval, 19th & 20th century, colonial, American), World Geography, Choose Your Own Adventure (The Underground Railroad and Immigration with more to be added), History Legal Files (the Trial of Marie Antoinette with Brown vs Topeka Board of Ed. to be added soon), Cool Sites (a Scoop.it site by Go Social Studies Go), and Teacher Resources (a wikispaces site). It appears that additional information will be added. If you teach social studies check this site out, and share it with others!

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Teachers Homepage - National Geographic Education

Teachers Homepage - National Geographic Education | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From education.nationalgeographic.com - January 2, 2012 8:29 AM
National Geographic Education brings geography, social studies and science to life. Using real-world examples and National Geographic's rich media, educators, families, and students learn about the world and the people in it.
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22 maps and charts that will surprise you

22 maps and charts that will surprise you | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.vox.com - October 3, 2014 8:48 PM
These 22 charts and maps all told me something I found surprising. Some of them genuinely changed the way I think about the world.
Beth Dichter's insight:

If you are looking for some maps that will have students scratch their heads and consider come concepts in a new light this post will provide you with 22 choices. The one above intrigued me. It shows a map of the world, and has a circle that shows where more people live than the rest of the world. I suspect this image would bring up many questions, and that many would be interdisciplinary. Click through to the post to find many other great maps and charts.

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Gary Harwell's curator insight, October 5, 2014 2:06 AM

Some cool stuff to share with your students.
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Leah Hood's curator insight, August 22, 2017 4:54 PM

If you are looking for some maps that will have students scratch their heads and consider come concepts in a new light this post will provide you with 22 choices. The one above intrigued me. It shows a map of the world, and has a circle that shows where more people live than the rest of the world. I suspect this image would bring up many questions, and that many would be interdisciplinary. Click through to the post to find many other great maps and charts.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 13 Good Resources for Social Studies Teachers

Free Technology for Teachers: 13 Good Resources for Social Studies Teachers | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.freetech4teachers.com - January 21, 2013 9:12 PM
Beth Dichter's insight:

Richard Byrne provides 13 resources for social studies in this post. Some have been mentioned previously in this Scoop.it and others are new. Each one includes a brief description and all are free. They include:

* Museum Box - a virtual display of artifacts

* Mission U.S. - 2 missions that explore different times in U.S. History

* Hip Hughes History - a YouTube channel on both U.S. and World History (the image above is from this site)

* The Google Cultural Institute (42 exhibitions online)

* History Animated - "animated online tours of notable battles and strategies and the outcomes of each battle in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the American Civil War, and WWII"

and more! Check out the post for additional resources.

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Nick Urban's curator insight, July 16, 2015 3:31 PM

This site offers terrific digital resources specific to the social studies classroom. It offers resources on a variety of social studies topics from world history to American history, and politics. One of the sites that I have used in my classroom is History Animated that allows users to see virtual battlefields and live the action that soldiers would have felt. 
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Interactive Maps in Flash - Enrique Alonso

Interactive Maps in Flash - Enrique Alonso | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.xtec.cat - January 30, 2012 7:09 PM

Educational games in Flash for learning Geography - including Puzzles, What's the name...? and Where is ...?

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