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Berson, Cruz, Duplass & Johnston,  Social Studies on the Internet, 3/E

• NEW - Rigorous updating throughout—Every Web site listed has been checked for relevance and to ensure they are still available. New Web sites have been added to address current topics, including Web sites that focus on the events of September 11, 2001.

  • Engages students in using technology to find authentic artifacts, oral histories and other meaningful educational resources.

• A Guide Box after each Web site—Lists the ten National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) educational themes and indicates which themes the Web site serves.

  • Ties site material to national standards—making it easy to choose sites that support standards-based content requirements.

• Chapter 1, Internet Basics —Includes a thorough, easy-to-understand explanation of the World Wide Web that encompasses browsers and search engines, Web site organization, “bookmarking,” troubleshooting, and more.

  • Helps novice users become comfortable with the Internet—explains Web navigation and search techniques plus tips and tricks for avoiding the Web's pitfalls.

• Chapter 2, Before You Begin
  • —Examines legal and ethical issues involved in using Internet and Web resources, as well as exploring how the Web can be integrated into a social studies curriculum.

  • Sets the stage for effectively using the Web and the means for sharing practical teaching ideas and challenges with peers.

• Organization of the Web site listings—Gateway sites are listed first in each chapter/section, followed by specialized sites, and each site is accompanied by a description of the information it supplies.

  • Assists readers in identifying those Web sites best suited to their educational goals—affords the ability to select sites for specific topics or for general information and links to other sites.

• An Icon Box at each Web site listing—Includes applications icons indicating the type of information provided at the site, identifying such content as lesson plans, primary sources, and simulations.

  • Serves as a visual guide to the sites—gives readers an eye-catching graphic clue to content.

• Rigorous updating throughout—Every Web site listed has been checked for relevance and to ensure they are still available. New Web sites have been added to address current topics, including Web sites that focus on the events of September 11, 2001.

  • Engages students in using technology to find authentic artifacts, oral histories and other meaningful educational resources.

Preface.


 1. Internet Basics.


 2. Before You Begin.


 3. United States History and Cultures.


 4. World History and Cultures.


 5. Government and Law.


 6. Citizenship Education and Political Science.


 7. Geography.


 8. Economics.


 9. Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology.


10. Teaching about Controversial Issues, Tolerance, and Equity.


11. Teaching in a Pluralistic Society.


12. Planning and Instruction.


13.Teacher's Tool Kit.


About the Authors.

Social Studies Methods (Secondary)  [SUPPLEMENTS]   (Curriculum & Instruction)
Social Studies Methods (Elementary)  [SUPPLEMENTS]   (Curriculum & Instruction)

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  Social Studies on the Internet, 3/E
  Berson, Cruz, Duplass & Johnston
  ©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0132383195 | ISBN-13: 9780132383196
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  From one of the largest social studies education programs in the country, four social studies professors have crafted an annotated collection of 500 gateway web sites useful to social studies teachers. The urls are categorized by major social studies content strands with web sites  linked to the NCSS Themes.

   

              Each web site selected by the authors was reviewed and had to meet 4 criteria:

  • Comprehensiveness, to insure a breath and depth of information and resources
  • Durability, to insure its long—term usefulness
  • Self-renewing, to insure up-to-date information and improvements to the web site
  • Credibility, to insure lack of bias and accuracy

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Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for Education, 2001 Edition
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