Best Social Sciences Instructional Solution

CICERO kids - American Institute for History Education, LLC

An interactive museum is the setting for students in Preschool through 5th grade to learn American history, engage students, enhance the overall learning environment and increase student achievement.

CICERO: History Beyond the Textbook - American Institute for History Education, LLC

CICERO online K-12 digital resource consisting of lesson plans, primary sources, standards, rubrics, assessments, activities, videos, games, interactive maps, and more.

MyPsychLab - Pearson

Available for Introductory Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Biopsychology, and Social Psychology courses, MyPsychLab is an online learning environment that provides engaging experiences that personalize, stimulate, and measure learning for students. MyPsychLab can be used by itself or linked to any learning management system and is available for Introductory Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Biopsychology, and Social Psychology courses. In a survey of over 700 students, more than 96 percent reported they were satisfied with their MyPsychLab experience, and 90 percent agreed it was easy to use.

Key features of MyPsychLab include:

A comprehensive, current, and cutting-edge video series with 17 original, 30-minute videos covering recent research, science, and applications.

An experiments tool, which allows students to participate in experiments online.

Bioflix animations

Speaking Out: The DSM in Context videos, which help students understand how the DSM criteria apply to real people with psychological disorders.

A 3D Virtual Brian simulation, which enables students to visualize the workings of the brain.

A personalized study plan for each student.

Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter.

An assignment calendar.

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SIRS Issues Researcher - ProQuest

A 2011 SIIA CODiE Winner, SIRS Issues Researcher delivers the pros and cons on today's leading social issues with relevant, credible information. Presents historical origins, related issues, and more.

TCI - TCI

TCI, a social studies curriculum that brings learning alive for students through interactive experiences, is fully optimized for teaching online, allowing teachers to immerse students in active social studies using today’s broad spectrum of technology. TCI helps teachers engage students in learning, whether teaching with an interactive whiteboard or in a one-computer classroom. The lessons use a variety of activities targeting different learning styles to ensure that all students grasp difficult concepts.

Developed based on the philosophy that the more kids are actively engaged, the more they’ll learn, TCI features activities that get kids out of their seats, actively engaged in discovering content. TCI makes careful decisions, based on proven educational theories, about how technology supports each lesson.

Teachers can customize their subscriptions by adding images, sound files, or specialized content to lessons and assessments, saving them to the “cloud” for access anywhere, anytime. Students are immersed in an interactive learning environment that supports and extends classroom activities. Students access text, rich images, game-like Reading Challenges, and more online.

TCI develops its programs based on the belief that the best education marries great content, meaningful technology and interactive experiences. The end result: students of all abilities and learning styles succeed.

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