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Cool sites

Tour the world! With AirPano
Airpano
Go Social Studies Go - great source for US History, World History and World Religions information.
Go Social Studies Go


C-Span Bell Ringers - Teachers can register for free to access C-Span's Bell Ringer video clips about contemporary issues in government, politics, and business. Each Bell Ringer video is accompanied by a list of key vocabulary terms and a list of discussion questions to use in your classroom.
C-Span Classroom

TEDEd
The Museum of Obsolete Objects - Click on the picture and be directed to a YouTube channel where you can learn about objects that were considered cutting edge technology of their time, such as the cassette tape, quill pen, or the telegraph.

Museum of Obsolete Objects

PBS Learning Media

Primary Resources Websites

Library of Congress
World Digital Library

Map Resources

Google Maps Gallery
Worldmapper.org

Test your geography knowledge with these websites.
Geo Quiz
Seterra Map Quizzes

Current Events

Tim for Kids

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Austin-American Statesmen: click here
Dallas Morning News: click here
Washington Post: click here
Newsela
Newsela provides teachers with a database of non-fiction articles. Additionally, each article can be adjusted by Lexile for up to five different reading levels, and some articles include comprehension quizzes. See example below: 
Newsela example

News in Levels

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