Spend just three minutes at each site to appreciate the volume and quality of what's available, and then return to your favorite sites later for more in-depth exploration. Here are 30 minute mini-tours of the best resources on key topics. You’ll find all 15 Web Tours at http://lone-eagles.com/webtours.htm
- American Memory Project
http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html
American History resources and lessonplans
- Thomas - Congressional Information
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Full text of latest federal legislation, bill summaries/status,
and congressional records and more!
- Fedworld and FirstGov
http://www.fedworld.gov and www.usa.gov
The best single site for U.S. Govt. information.
- FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov
The newest Federal resources megasite.
- Federal Kids Safe Resources Listing
http://www.kids.gov Links to federal agency kids sites.
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
http://socialstudies.org \
- Virtual Tourist
http://www.virtualtourist.com
Clickable map of cities around the world with extensive research information.
- Landmark Project’s Social Studies Resources
www.landmark-project.com
- Congress.org
http://congress.org
Access current information about congresspersons.
- The Civic Mind
http://www.CivicMind.com
Civics Education Resources
- Social Studies School Service
http://www.socialstudies.com
Commercial products for teaching Social Studies
- Electronic Democracy WebTour
http://lone-eagles.com/democracy.htm
Citizen Activism, telecommuting, and more.
- Community Networking Clearinghouse
http://lone-eagles.com/community.html
Diverse resources related to community networking;
adoption of a new social communications behavior.
- E-democracy
www.e-democracy.org