The document discusses two websites that would be useful in a social studies classroom: Parentella and Teaching Digital History. Parentella is an online social network designed to strengthen communication between parents and teachers. It allows teachers and parents to share class news, homework, and documents. Both teachers and parents find it useful. Teaching Digital History is an online community for social studies teachers to share ideas and resources, including historical photos, videos, and lesson plans. Lessons include the topic, tools to use, related media, and feedback from other teachers. It provides a variety of free media and tools to engage students. Both sites were cited as having potential to increase engagement for students and strengthen the home-school