1.) Postcard Adventure:   http://www.atlasobscura.com/- A world of "postcards."

2.) CNN: United States and international Student News: The students can use this page to find the CNN Student News.

3) Google Earth:  City information, physical geography of places, and thematic maps

4) CIA World Factbook: Provides up to date information on countries, territories, and colonies found around the world. Information provided by the Central Intelligence Agency.

 

5) History 101: Information on various history topics

6) Lonely Planet: Site is like a large online travel brochure. The site contains a wide variety of information and pictures about countries from around the world.

7) University of Texas at Austin Map Collection: Contains links to maps from around the world.

8) Sheppard Software: Interactive map activities.

9) Citation Machine: Helps students make proper reference citations for papers. This link is set to take the student to MLA format. If the student needs APA format, he/she will need to make sure to click APA on the left side of the screen.

10) Fact Monster: Kid friendly site for searching about information about a wide variety of information. Similar to Yahooligans.

11) World Atlas: Site contains current information about countries and links to several different types of maps for countries from around the world.

12)FOXNews: United States and international news. 

13)Maps of War:   Shows various maps of dealing with history.

14) Georgia 6th Grade Social Studies Standards.  This site includes a list of the 6th grade social studies standards.