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Social Studies Virtual Field Trip Resources

Center for Interactive Video Conferencing (CILC)
 * This is a searchable data base of VFTs and collaborations. I have a bank of money here so if there is a cost, follow the directions on the PDF and you can get the VFT paid for.
 *  [[file:Using the CILC Content Dollar Bank.doc]]

National Archives Washington, D 

DocsTeach
 * Dave Rosenbaum - Educational Specialist david.rosenbaum@nara.gov
 * DocsTeach video tutorials: @http://goo.gl/W3scT
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 * DocsTeach App for iPad: @http://go.usa.gov/m7g
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Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, NE
 * The National Park Service promotes excellence in educational experiences at all NPS sites. A Distance Learning connection with Homestead National Monument of America provides a quality enrichment activity. Programs support state and national curriculum standards. Ranger Tina Miller will customize the experience to meet you needs.

A History of Desegregation in Political Cartoons
 * Ranger-led distance learning program analyzing political cartoons in refererence to the Brown case and segregation.

Interactive Live Court > International School Projects > Iwo Jima
 * Connect to a live courtroom anytime Judge Korslund is in session. Morning court sessions begin at 9:00 am; afternoon court sessions begin at 1:30 pm. Sessions normally run two hours or a little longer, although schedules can change at the last moment. Schools will be silent observers only but will have control of the courtroom camera.
 * For the past several years we have done video conferences with many of our Peace Corps partner schools. We have now created a free- no cost video conference program that will allow you to contact schools all over the world allowing students to share about issues and customs of their country. Students from countries include Taiwan, Iran, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Canada, US, and many more. These video conferences are special events that are arranged throughout the calendar year.
 * Iwo Jima and the War in the Pacific: Students learn about the vastness of the Pacific Theater by exploring its geography. They “read” a Navy “Shellback” certificate and participate in an Equator-crossing initiation. Next they survey the Island Hopping campaign using maps and viewing video of oral histories. This leads up to the invasion of Iwo Jima. Here they explore the campaign and analyze the photograph of the flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi. Students learn to personalize history by exploring a set of artifacts from one Marine who fought there.

NE Virtual Instruction Source
 * This hosts many Virtual Field Trips and Distance Learning Classes and Online Classes

Other Resources Visit Presidential Libraries via the National Archives link Ancestry.com Fold3.com Presidential Timeline Institute for Holocaust Education NebraskAccess offers free 24/7 access to websites selected by librarians, full-text government publications and Nebraska historical resources. Learn 360 - HippoCampus - Teaching with the power of Digital Media History Animated //The site brings to life those// dashed and dotted line maps //to depict key naval and land battles using graphics, text, sound, and animations. So much more effective and so much more scalable than those static pull-down shade maps!// Nebraska Studies - Nebraskastudies.org offers teachers, students and history buffs access to archival photos, documents, letters, video segments, maps and more -- capturing the life and history of Nebraska from pre-1500 to the present. Wessels Living History Farm - York, NE High School WebQuests Middle and High School Social Studies WebQuests Cool Tools for Schools: Science and Social Studies Online Resources Online Mapping Tools 101 Super Sites for Social Studies Teachers X Timeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos. Playing History your source for Historical themed games CNN Student News
 * Each year, the IHE works with approximately 200 teachers and provides at least four teacher workshops in Omaha and three more outside of Omaha. The IHE creates and distributes age-appropriate resources for teaching the Holocaust that span multiple areas of study including social studies, literature and art. The Institute serves as a central location in Nebraska for obtaining accurate information about the Holocaust. Curriculum Units available here.

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