Agenda+October+30,+2013

=Agenda -- October 30, 2013=

9:00 - 11:30 Harris Payne, NDE
 * Nebraska Social Studies wiki
 * Stanford History Education Group
 * Read Like a Historian
 * Why Historical Thinking Matters
 * Social Studies Standards
 * Storytelling with Maps
 * ESRI Storytelling with Maps
 * Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
 * CSSAP Instructional Modules

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 1:30 EverFi Financial Literacy Program

1:30 - 1:45 Intro to Google Maps and Google Earth
 * Google Maps
 * Google Maps for Educators
 * Richard Byrne's A Short Guide to Google Maps for Educators
 * Google Earth - download link
 * Google Earth breakout session from Great Plains Google Summit, July 2013
 * Google Earth for Educators
 * How to create placemarks and tours

1:45 - 2:50 Sharing Session and Resources
 * Edmodo.com Have students respond to a question presented by the teacher
 * Google Forms to submit bell ringer works
 * Webquest Comparative Government Economics
 * Geography Alive Textbook
 * Keith Hughes the Kahn Academy for Social Studies
 * CNN Student News Daily news videos
 * Sunnylands Classroom Videos, games, lessons for Gov't class or in History class
 * Izzit.org they will send you one free video a year
 * Interact-simulations.com paid simulations $30-$50
 * Blend Space App a way to put all digital materials for students in one spot
 * Fakebook
 * Farsebook
 * Teacher Discovery Resources
 * National Geographic Educators Site
 * National Parks Service Site
 * Geocaching and Video Conferencing
 * 8 Hunger Games lesson plans, resources and activities
 * 5 Ways to Teach about the Government Shutdown
 * Gettysburg
 * National Geographic Giant Traveling Maps
 * 10 Online Activities and Resources for Geography Awareness Week
 * Nebraska Folklife Network - Nebraskans Preserving our Traditions
 * Virtual Economics CD 1000 lessons - Nebraska Council on Economic Education - Jennifer Davidson jdavidson@nebraskacouncil.org

2:50-3:00 Wrap Up ([|Survey])

Bring your own device (e.g. laptop, iPad, I Pod, Smartphone) and a lesson or great resource to share on how you are meeting the new SS standards.
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