https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym Resource Parking Lot en-us 2017-11-10 19:31:24 UTC 2017-11-15 16:55:32 UTC hello@padlet.com snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205809803 Students can use this website to create infographics for any topic - branches of government, Supreme Court rulings, the amendment process...

]]> 2017-11-10 19:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205809803 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205810769 Students can create epitaphs for important figures in history, include facts and quotes, and even make a classroom graveyard for "dead" ideas!

]]> 2017-11-10 19:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205810769 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205812185 Students can create story boards for event in the history of our nation pertaining to civics - the Constitutional Convention, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Seneca Falls Convention...]]> 2017-11-10 19:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205812185 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205813072 Want an easy way to help students review the Founding Fathers? Students can create a set of trading cards for review or inquiry!]]> 2017-11-10 19:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205813072 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205813519 Use this free chat room site for discussions that keep your students on track during documentaries and other whole group activities that are not conducive to verbal discussion. ]]> 2017-11-10 19:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/205813519 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206965680 Students can create short movies about any civics topic under the sun! Easy to use software comes installed on Macs and iPads. Link below is to a website with many great examples!]]> 2017-11-14 20:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206965680 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206972095 Use Britannica LaunchPacks to help students discover more about Social Studies topics. Customize packs for certain projects or students and adjust reading levels to assist with differentiation. ]]> 2017-11-14 21:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206972095 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206974622 Use this top-notch, updated 
e-book to prepare students for We The People competitions or to enhance your civics instruction.]]> 2017-11-14 21:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/206974622 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207244926 Use the Gilder Lehrman primary source collections to help students discover a vast selection of documents in an easy to read format. Also a great source for lesson plans!]]> 2017-11-15 15:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207244926 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207246385 What is more vital to a civics curriculum than the Bill of Rights? This website contains an amazing amount of documents and other primary sources for both students and teachers.]]> 2017-11-15 15:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207246385 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207247840 The Center for Civic Education provides a network of educators and students dedicated to "promoting the principles of democracy." ]]> 2017-11-15 15:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207247840 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207249533 Possibly the most extensive collection of civic education material available today, iCivics provides games, lesson plans, simulations, and much more for students and educators. ]]> 2017-11-15 15:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207249533 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207251564 Keep students updated on what is going on in Washington and across the country. C-Span classroom also provides "on this day in history" clips - great for teaching connections between the past and the present.]]> 2017-11-15 15:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207251564 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207253628 Need age-appropriate informational texts to teach current events? TIME Edge provides Spanish translation, read aloud, and the ability to chose reading levels on all articles.

]]> 2017-11-15 15:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207253628 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207257880 Lesson plans, student-written articles, videos and more regarding current events.]]> 2017-11-15 15:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207257880 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207258919 A long-time favorite with students, Channel One provides up-to-date daily news in a format that is fast and student-friendly. ]]> 2017-11-15 15:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207258919 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207260402 A daily 10-minute news show perfect for middle and high school students. ]]> 2017-11-15 15:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207260402 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207261984 Playable on laptops, tablets, and phones, Kahoot is a student favorite for review competitions]]> 2017-11-15 15:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207261984 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207262747 Slightly "calmer" than Kahoot, Quizizz provides on screen quiz games complete with memes and avatars. ]]> 2017-11-15 15:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207262747 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207264105 Create a "Jeopardy" style review game using this teacher-created website]]> 2017-11-15 15:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207264105 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207265449 Socrative provides quick assessments to drive instruction and student engagement.]]> 2017-11-15 15:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207265449 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207266097 Students and teachers love to use Quizlet to find study sets or create their own. Vocabulary review has never been easier!]]> 2017-11-15 15:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207266097 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207267263 Get your students "talking" while they are listening! Today's Meet provides a chat room experience for students - great for instant feedback and assessment.]]> 2017-11-15 16:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207267263 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207268845 An amazing way for students to experience our nation's past through the eyes of children in history. Be sure to screen this before using as some missions are very sensitive]]> 2017-11-15 16:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207268845 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207270761 An interactive civics experience focused on the judicial branch.]]> 2017-11-15 16:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207270761 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207272613 An amazingly vast resource of documents, games, lesson plans, and multimedia learning focused on the colonial period of North America. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207272613 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207290918 Mock elections, e-congress and more provided by this program that is part of the University of Virginia Center for Politics]]> 2017-11-15 16:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207290918 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207295168 An unparalleled, research-based resource that contains lesson plans, a vast library of primary sources, and assessment resources for civics and social studies instruction. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207295168 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207296902 A student-friendly secondary school resource where students can explore how the judicial branch of the government operates.]]> 2017-11-15 16:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207296902 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207298299 Need legal statistics, information about sitting judges, or court records? Look no further than the US Courts website. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207298299 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207299331 Historical multimedia archive of all current and past Supreme Court sessions in a student-friendly format. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207299331 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207300782 More than just a website about Washington's home, mtvernon.org provides interactive, lesson plans, and a wealth of primary sources to help students learn about the foundations of our government. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207300782 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207302020 The online library of the National Endowment for the Humanities contains a vast array of lesson plans, project based learning activities and interactives for the classroom. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207302020 snorriswalsh https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207303879 An unmatched archive of primary sources that students can explore and use to shape their historical thinking skills. ]]> 2017-11-15 16:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/snorriswalsh/fp9ztx5c71ym/wish/207303879