Social+Studies

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Wikispaces
A collaborative wiki for PA Social Studies teachers who are involved with CFF: http://cffsocialstudies.wikispaces.com

Websites
What is a caucus? - Great site from Congressional Quarterly. Includes a video, slideshow, and interactive game. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=69

Fantasy Congress - similar to a fantasy sports league, you set up the league and then your students draft congressional leaders and track their points based on how their team members vote. Pretty cool! http://www.fantasycongress.com/

Timeline creators - lots of options here! Some sites require that you create an account, but it's free to register. http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=7 [|http://www.circavie.com] http://xtimeline.com/ [|http://www.viygo.com]

Power Point Palooza - over 200 Social Studies PowerPoints! These presentations range in size from a dozen or so slides each to over 145 slides. [|http://www.pptpalooza.net]

Blog: Create a blog to use for debates in the classroom---its easy and free and you can review your students entries before they post! [|http://www.21classes.com]

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