Old Maps Online

For any newbies out there, I love a good map. I buy maps. I like the smell of old maps. I especially like using technology with maps. And I think that as social studies teachers we sometimes forget the power of maps. We have “too much to cover” and “don’t have time for geography.” But [...]

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Newspaper Map tool perfect for social studies

As social studies teachers, we’re always looking for great current events resources. And what history teacher doesn’t love old newspapers as primary sources? I just ran across a site that does both. And translates stuff into English for you. And provides a very cool way to visual browse over 10,000 newspaper in map form. And [...]

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Tip of the Week – Tripline is perfect for history and geography!

I heard about TripLine just this week and haven’t had a real chance to play with it much yet. But the samples and basic idea seem very cool. It’s a timeline slash history paper slash multimedia presentation all built on top of Google Maps. The completed projects work on mobile devices and there is a [...]

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15 Awesome Interactive Virtual Field Trips

When you just can’t scrape together enough cash for the bus and kids won’t bring back their permission slips. In no particular order: Pompeii, Italy. Explore the ruins of this famous Italian city. Colonial Williamsburg. Get a street overview of colonial Williamsburg, then click on certain features to learn more about each of them. Vatican. [...]

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History Tours – More Google Earth goodness

Okay . . . can we all agree that Google Earth is the best thing that ever happened to social studies instruction and learning? Ask yourself, what can’t it do? Geography, history, Street View, embedded video clips, economic patterns, connections to literature, image overlays, built-in web browser, Panoramio, Goggle Earth Gallery, Ancient Rome 3D, Gigapxl [...]

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