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Social Studies Resources

ECI 435: Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades
ECI 205: Introduction to Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences

Librarian: Amy VanScoy

Library Resources

NCSU Libraries -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/

Learning Resources Media Center -- http://ced.ncsu.edu/medctr/index.php
Anne Akers, Coordinator

Ask a Librarian -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/libref/

NCSU Libraries Catalog -- http://catalog.lib.ncsu.edu/
Locate books and journals in the collection by author, title, subject or keyword. When searching the catalog by subject, try using the following Library of Congress Subject Heading: Social sciences Study and teaching

Search the Collection [Off-Campus Access Info]
Includes links to the Databases and the Journal List .

Education Databases [ERIC, PsycInfo]
When searching ERIC by subject, try using ERIC Thesaurus terms such as Social Studies and Teaching Methods.

General Databases [LexisNexis Academic, Academic Search Premier]

History Databases [America: History and Life, Historical Abstracts, JSTOR]

Web Resources

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) -- http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Electronic Journals in the Field of Education -- http://aera-cr.ed.asu.edu/links.html
ERIC (via EbscoHost) Searching Tips -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/eric/erictips.html
Evaluating Web Resources -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/webeval/
Multimedia Resources -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/ssmultimedia/
Research Tips -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/researchtips/
Researching Topics in Education: A Tutorial -- http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/education/EduResearch.html
Gateway to Educational Materials -- http://www.thegateway.org/
Learn NC -- http://www.learnnc.org/

Social Studies Resources

NC Standard Course of Study -- http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
NC Middle Level Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies Internet Resources -- http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/soclinks.html

American Memory (Library of Congress) -- http://memory.loc.gov/
Exhibitions (Library of Congress) -- http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/
The Learning Page (Library of Congress) -- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/

Documenting the American South -- http://docsouth.unc.edu/

Digital Scriptorium (Duke) -- http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/scriptorium/projects.html

Blue Web'n (History and Social Studies) -- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentarea.cfm?cid=8

EDSITEment -- http://edsitement.neh.gov/

American Studies Crossroads Project -- http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/

African-American History Links (US Info - US Dept. of State)

History Matters -- http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

International Affairs Resources -- http://www.etown.edu/vl/

Internet Public Library -- http://www.ipl.org/

Landmarks for Schools -- http://landmark-project.com/index.php

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web -- http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

North Carolina's Historical People and Places -- http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/nchistorical/default.html

North Carolina Museum of History -- http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/

Start Squad -- http://www.startsquad.com/

Voice of the Shuttle -- http://vos.ucsb.edu/

Web Exhibits -- http://webexhibits.org/

WebQuest -- http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

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