This page is designed for K-12 social studies teachers and students. It also has information and topics that are useful to pre-service social studies instructors and students.  The World Wide Web offers almost unlimited opportunities for social studies education and we hope that this page will benefit both the novice and the experienced Web user.

Content Area Websites
General History	Government/Politics	Geography/Culture	World History
News Sources	Global/International Studies	Cultural Diversity	U.S. History
HIGHLIGHT PAGE OF THE MONTH Gheos-Geography and Travel Site-http://www.gheos.com This is another "dot-com" site, but one well worth having on your bookmarks.  They bill themselves as the "largest travel portal," but I think it's an invaluable site for geography teachers and students...as well as anyone who wants to know about nations, cities, or geographical features anywhere in the world.  Maps, flags, national anthems, all sorts of statistics, and other information are there.  Check it out.

Other Internet Based Resources for Educators
General Education	Instructional Strategies for the Internet	Intriguing Websites
Professional Development	Professional Organizations	Social Studies Resources

Your Host for Social Studies Sources

Fred Risinger is the director of Professional Development, School Services, and Summer Sessions in the School of Education at Indiana University, Bloomington.  He also is the social studies program coordinator and director of The National Clearinghouse for United States-Japan Studies. .   He is a former president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and writes a regular column on using the World Wide Web in social studies instruction for the NCSS journal, Social Education.

I need your help in maintaining this page as a service to social studies teachers and students. Let me know how you use the Internet in your classroom.  I would appreciate your suggestions, advice, and criticism. Please contact me at  risinger@indiana.edu