CSPAN Classroom

 

C-SPAN Classroom provide free video-based materials for social studies teachers. Videos are embeddable or can be shared with a link.  To see the website click here.

If you used an idea from this website then buy Mr H a gatorade :)  Thank you

CK-12 STEM Resources

 

CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing access to high quality educational materials for K-12 students all over the world. They offer free high-quality, standards-aligned, open content in the STEM subjects.  To see the website click here.

If you used an idea from this website then buy Mr H a gatorade :)  Thank you

Non-Fiction Reading of Current Events

 

If you would like your students to read about current events but have them read the same content differentiated by reading level by Lexile then click here.  It is free for your students to register.

 

If you like the website please donate by Paypal by clicking above. Thank you. :)

California college students with ties to Russia, Ukraine watch and worry as war unfolds

 

If you are teaching Social Studies, Current Events, World Issues or anything like that here is an article you might want to read by clicking here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.    If you are making any   amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  Remember you can follow me by clicking on the blue follow button above. This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you. 

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Timeline JS

 

If you are in need of making a timeline for a project, this is the website to go to.  I have posted about this before (check the search box in the top right corner or click here)  In my previous post I had a video on how to create the timeline using this website.  Today I am posting a how to video by Richard Byrne.

To go to Timline JS click here.

Primary vs Secondary Sources

 

If you are teaching a history or social studies course that talks about primary and secondary sources the following video from the Gale Family Library explains it well.  

CBC Indigenous

 

This Canadian Broadcasting Company site reflects aboriginal life in Canada and includes weekly news stories, arts and culture, personality profiles, programming, regional content, archival information as well as background and history to current topics, and more.  To see the website click here.

Freckle - A Differentiated Platform for Learning

According to their website, "Freckle empowers teachers to differentiate instruction across Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science.  Students automatically work on the Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science lessons that are perfect for them. That way, they are always engaged and challenged, never facing material that is too difficult or easy for them."  To see the website, click here.

How Much Warmer is Your City

This website will graphically show you some historical data of a major city near you and then some different scenarios of the future.  To see the website, click here.

Edpuzzle

According to Common Sense Education, "EdPuzzle is the perfect tool for allowing students to watch and engage with videos while the teacher gathers data throughout the lesson. As teachers dabble into the flipped classroom philosophy, EdPuzzle is the perfect enhancement tool for videos to be watched at home instead of eating up valuable class time. EdPuzzle allows you to take a video from Youtube, Kahn Academy, Learn Zillion, Crash Course or you can upload your own video and manipulate the portion that you need. Once you have uploaded the video you can crop the video to remove or shorten the video to be an appropriate length for the lesson you are teaching. The teacher then has the capability to record their voice on top of the video, allowing the teacher to maintain a voice in the lesson. The quiz feature allows you to embed questions as students are watching the video. On the teacher account you can see the progress that the student has made on the questions and the amount of time the student has taken to complete the lesson. Teachers can also place restrictions on the video, so students can not fast forward through the video. Videos can be easily embedded onto learning management systems such as Edmodo, Schoology, Moodle, etc. From the start to finish EdPuzzle is extremely user-friendly. Once the video is uploaded the features are simple and very easy to use. You can enhance your videos with just a few simple touches or embed many questions and voiceovers throughout the video. I would suggest using the audio voiceover at least once because students respond positively to hearing your voice in the video. The company is very responsive and if you have questions they do respond very quickly through email and Twitter."

To see the website click here.

Timeline JS

This is a repost from the last school year but I thought you might want to use Timeline JS.  In your Social Studies class (or others), you might want to make a timeline.  Timeline JS is an excellent tool that you might want to use.  See the  embedded video below.   To see the website click here.

How to Use TimelineJS from Northwestern U. Knight Lab on Vimeo.

Fantasy Geopolitics

I know many people play Fantasy Football and this year I tossed my hat in and I am playing a weekly Fantasy Hockey for free of course (trying to win a RAM truck or $1000 weekly prize).  Today I am posting about a Fantasy game you can play with your students in a Social Studies/Current Events class.  It is called Fantasy Geopolitics and you pick countries that will be mentioned in the News the most.  It is free to play but you are only allowed 5 players in your league but if you have teams of 5 or 6 that should cover your class.  You can always pay a $20 monthly fee or $99 yearly fee and have up to 150 people entered.  To see the website click here.  To see Mr Klatt's team picking assignment click here.  To see Mr Klatt's website on Fantasy Geopolitics click here.

Good luck on your exams and I will be back posting after your exams.

Gapminder - Demographics and it's Social Impact

You may not of Han's Rosling but he has some interesting video's and a fabulous website that you may want to use in your class that lets you see the correlation between many socio-economic variables.  Here are a couple of his videos.  The first video is from the BBC.

The second video is from the Guardian.  

The third is a TED talk.

The website I mentioned can be found by clicking here.  Gapminder has some excellent ways of looking at world data.  Check out their Teacher Tab or just click here.  Teachers, if you have time take a look at this over the break and see where you can use it in your classroom.  Students, maybe this could be a way of looking at some data for your next project.