Social Studies

Free Web Sites

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

"A community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals."

CORE

"An open-access, interactive ebook-based course for anyone interested in learning about the economy and economics." A free, online Economics course put together by an international team of economists.

Teach Indigenous Knowledge

"Primarily aimed at covering the curriculum for English in Norway and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in TOK in the IB, and at pupils aged 13+."

The Purple Project for Democracy

"No matter the politics of the day, American democracy demands participation, and suffers amid indifference and mistrust. The ... Purple campaign will be the leading edge of a movement to promote and reward citizen engagement in our communities at every level."

GENERATION CITIZEN (GC)

"Action Civics curriculum is the crux of our work and of both our Democracy Coach-led and Teacher-led models. The curriculum is action-based, aligned to relevant standards, and academically rigorous."

EUscreen

"Aims to promote the use of television content to explore Europe's rich and diverse cultural history. It will create access to over 30,000 items of programme content and information, and by developing a number of interactive functionalities and dynamic links with Europeana it will prove valuable to the widest range of cultural, educational and recreational users."

Friendship Through Education

BBC Four Interviews

Access to the interview archives of the BBC. Lots of stuff!

Picture Collection Online

From the New York Public Library.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Historical archives.

Official U.S. Time

From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U. S. Naval Observatory (USNO).

WorldImages

"Access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains over 65,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery."