Norms Be present and engaged Be respectful of differences in perspective while challenging each other productively and respectively Monitor “air time” Make the most of the time we have Stay focused on students

Objectives Know: To be able to use the internet as a resource. Understand: The use of the internet to teach SS lessons. Be able to: Access websites that can be used as a resource for teaching Social Studies. Use activities to enhance learning that are not textbook based.

In this session, teachers will explore internet activities to teach Social Studies content. Teachers will receive ideas to engage students with research, videos, and other activities that will enhance Social Studies lesson plans.

Do Now Introduce yourself to your team. With your team list two websites that you use in your classrooms. (1 minute each)

20Needs Kindergarten K.5 Distinguish between wants and needs.

1 st Explain differences between goods and services and describe how people are consumers and producers of goods and services.

2 nd Create a graphic organizer or concept map that describes how supply and demand influences production.

3 rd Interpret a chart, graph, or resource map of major imports and exports. global-market.htmlstudy.com/academy/lesson/importing-and-exporting-in-a- global-market.html

studies.html

Be sure to stress that Wikipedia is not always a legit website to use a s resource. TEACH Research Skills beginning as whole groups and eventually to independent research.

Pair students to work together for research. Use technology station to incorporate SS Skills.(CLIP) Research topics independently and keep information in a research journal. Utilize thesaurus and dictionaries on line to find meanings/synonyms of vocabulary.

Use Literacy Stations to work on writing skills Example: Mr. Tanen’s Tie Troubles (Economics)

Curriculum Guides will have resources and links to those resources Identify examples of scarcity in and around specific regions. (E, G) 3.23 What is scarcity, and how can it affect a region? I can explain how scarcity affects a region In small groups, read Water Woes (Readworks.com) Discuss the scarcity in the United States and ways people can make choices to save water because of limited resources. Have students make a flyer encouraging citizens conserve water. (EL.3.W.2) (ELA 3.LS.3) Houlton Mifflin Many Regions of the World page 106 Water Woes from Readworks.com Other Resources: TN Electronic Library Watch Know Learn Interactive Sites/Weebly farms -farms

INTERNET RESOURCES