The teacher’s guide for Voices and Choices: Constitution Today resides in a web-based content management system. The content management system includes all teacher resources and lesson plans. Using the web-based content management system, teachers can communicate with each other through email, weblogs, and discussion boards. Teachers can also set up their own class weblog where they can monitor their students’ understanding of the unit. Most importantly, the content management system gives teachers easy access to the following:

• Eighteen lessons
• Assessment strategies for each lesson
• Strategies for using technology
• Tips for differentiated instruction and classroom set up
• State and city standards
• Animated conversation starters
• Web-based guides called e-tutorials
• Classroom visuals
• Teacher narrative
• Online glossary of terms
• Printable handouts
• Resources for further study
• City-wide discussion boards
• Weblogs for ongoing dialogue and assessment
• Student website with step-by-step instructions

The content management system provides “print-friendly” versions of the entire unit including all 18 lesson plans, handouts, and additional resources. The “tech” in Social Studies and Technology gives teachers and students state-of-the-art tools to conduct historical research, analyze and debate current events, and explore participatory democracy.