Welcome to Elkin City School's One-Stop-Shop for Professional Development
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GeoQuiz - Online game where you try to name as many countries as you can in 15 minutes by typing them in. Play solo or against other people.
Journalism in Action - Interactive website for HS and MS History students where you analyze primary sources such as newspaper articles, videos, and photographs to explore culture-shifting events.
Today in History - Detailed information and images from the Library of Congress on what happened on this date in history.
Bouncy Maps - Animated world maps that change the relative sizes of countries based on data including population, energy, economy, religion, health, and more.
Anti-Social Studies - Podcast and website with a humorous but informative take on world history, US history, and more.
Creating Multimedia Maps - Tools for creating multimedia maps including Padlet, Google's My Maps, and Google Earth
Printable Outline Maps - More than 600 free printable maps, including world, countries, states, and more, that you can download and print for free.
KidCitizen - Using interactive episodes, K-5 students explore civics and government concepts by investigating primary source photographs from the Library of Congress.
Historical Maps - Over 30,000 historical maps from the Library of Congress, searchable by date, location, subject, language, and more.
The Globe of Extremes - Interactive map of the extremes of the Earth (deepest, highest, farthest places, etc.)
US Cities Map Game - Interactive map game where you try to name as many US cities as possible, while getting stats on the ones you have named.
Exploring the Maya World - Collection of images, videos, VR tours, and more about the Maya World as part of Google's Arts & Culture site.
topoView - Free site to find and download historical topographical maps from all over the US from 1880 to the present. Maps can be downloaded in multiple formats including JPG and KMZ.
Editable US Map - Google Drawing template with each state of the US as a separate shape. Great option for creating customized maps to share information.
Sutori for Social Studies - 5 ways to use Sutori in Social Studies lessons.
Economics Comics - Downloadable digital comic books for teachers to use in their social studies and economics lessons.
Manifest Destiny - Tells the story of the United States in 141 maps from the Declaration of Independence to the present.
60-Second Civics - Daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation’s government, the Constitution, and our history.
Decisive Moments in the Battle of Gettysburg -Interactive map detailing the events of the battle, with a scrollable timeline to move through each event.