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 Content Area Research  Three Concerns Three Suggestions Helpful Links > > CNN Student News This site provided by CNN, is a website directly geared towards students. They work to bring students up to date on current events- I feel this could very useful in teaching high schoolers and even middle school students understand world events around them. > > > > > >
 * 1) Using technology to explore History may not feel as "real" to the students as seeing it through books that may have been published at the same time of the event
 * 2) Sometimes I feel using technology takes away from the discussion of a particular topic
 * 3) Being focused on technology may lead to activities that could take more time than simply lecturing and may provide similar results
 * 1) Technology can be invaluable when viewing documents that are not accessible by any other means, for example there are hundreds and hundreds of articles located within the New York Times database dating back over a hundred years- being able to access these in the classroom is priceless
 * 2) Incorporating technology with personal accounts such as eye witness testimonies via video could really bring a particular event to life- for those of us who were not alive during for example Elvis' lifetime- we must explore his life through whatever documentation we can find
 * 3) Students can really explore a lot of areas when using technology, for an assignment or for their own personal choices- its ability to bring different resources and commentaries together online is incredible
 * 1) [|History Travel Destinations]Websites are also very helpful, this particular site is more of a travel site but I encourage you to explore the pictures and facts, it has to offer.
 * 1) [|PBS Teachers] As a site dedicated to teachers, I am a big fan. This particular site can be specified to relate to a particular subject matter, here I have requested that the link take you straight to their information and resources for 9-12 grade social studies.
 * 1) [|Geography Resources] Exploring the geography of our world is just as important as learning its history. This site gives seemingly endless resources for grades K-12 regarding geographical resources in every context. They explore landforms, and weather maps, and even dabble in jigsaw puzzles that are maps.
 * 1) [|Civil War] Narrowing in your search to a particular topic is also helpful- there are so many passionate historians in the world- I just love seeing what they are working on. That particular site is dedicated to the Civil War. It boats resources for teachers K-12 and even gives you in depth information regarding visiting Civil War Battle Sites- how fun would it be to plan a field trip there?

media type="youtube" key="Kgfjw-PeGR8" height="315" width="420" This video explores the Discovery Channel exploration of the Titanic, and is an excellent source for information and key facts regarding this historic event. The information provided by this technology, and the technology used to recover this information is priceless.

Although it is not necessarily a technology resource for Social Studies, I wanted to go ahead and add the Constitution to this page. I want to really encourage you as students, to explore all of the resources and really be willing to look for the best sources (not just settling for the first one that fits the requirement). I know I have been guilty of that in the past and I want us all to work to find the best sources. Sometimes the best sources are the things you might have forgotten about. I am going to give you the PDF of the Constitution on this page and I really want to encourage you to try and browse through it- ask questions about it. We are in a very volatile time in our country, maybe we should get back to the building blocks? That is up for you to decide.