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Resource Materials about the United Nations.
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Szczerba, Patricia – Social Education, 1994
Maintains how the United Nations, as the world's largest global databank, produces major statistical volumes, results of international research projects, and technical reports for the world's policymakers. Asserts that, many of the UN resources are useful to teachers. Presents an annotated listing of information centers and resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Books, Depository Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Lessons They Won't Forget: A Schoolwide AIDS Awareness Unit.
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Albertson, Jim – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1993
This article describes a schoolwide unit of study to increase awareness of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for students with hearing impairments. Sample classroom activities are listed for use in mathematics, reading/language, science/biology, social studies, health, home economics, deaf studies, physical education, and art. Six AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Health Education, Hearing Impairments, Information Centers
History Teaching Alliance.
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Beninati, Anthony – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Discusses the History Teaching Alliance. Describes the alliance's purpose as providing direction and securing community support for the creation of collaborative programs to improve history education. Includes information on summer institutes, university projects, and a quarterly newsletter. States that history professionals are included from…
Descriptors: Community Support, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Databases, CD-ROMS, and Cassettes: Instructional Technology.
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Szczerba, Patricia – Social Education, 1994
Maintains that an expanding amount of information about the United Nations is available through on-line databases, CD-ROMs, and diskettes. Presents a review of information resources: (1) online databases; (2) diskettes; and (3) CD-ROMs. Includes a chart of 28 United Nations database addresses on the Internet as of August 1994. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Depository Libraries
Canadian History: A Selected & Annotated List of ERIC Articles and Documents about Canada. ERIC/ChESS.
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Risinger, C. Frederick – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Provides an annotated list of useful ERIC articles regarding Canadian history. Although several items are from the old, "History and Social Science Teacher" or "Canadian Social Studies," many other sources are listed. Includes information on ordering and accessing the articles. (MJP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Study Centers, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
Social Studies Web Sites for Teachers and Students.
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Levine, Martin G. – Social Studies Review, 1997
Provides brief descriptions of a plethora of websites revealing social studies lesson plans, resources, and primary documents. Sponsors for these sites include educational publishers, professional associations, government organizations, media organizations, and individual teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources
Democratic Education: An ERIC/ChESS Sample.
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Schlene, Vickie J. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Presents an annotated bibliography of educational resources from the ERIC database related to democratic education. The materials include digests, monographs, journal articles, and academic papers. The citations include all relevant bibliographic information and a short abstract, as well as, information on ordering and locating the materials. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility