World History
Tom Wujec discusses the 13th-century astrolabe in this 9 minute Ted Talk. It is one of 18 Ted Talk videos that Kentucky teacher, Angela Hamblen Cunningham put together on her blog which you can find here. Some of these include: David Christian: The History of Our World in 18 Minutes,David Macaulay: Rome Antics, Tracy Chevalier: Finding the Story Inside the Paintin, and Neil MacGregor: 2600 Years of History in One Object. When you get to Angela's site, you may have to click on "blog" to get to the 18 World history videos.
- The Cyrus Cylinder: Symbol Of Religious Tolerance
British Museum director, Neil MacGregor, argues that the the Babylonian cylinder, discovered in 1879, stands with the American Constitution and the Magna Carta as one of the great documents of religious tolerance. In this twenty minute Ted...
- Sal Kahn's Tips On Flipping Your Class
Sal Kahn has put together a ten minute video on what he believes is important in making his videos. His tips include be yourself (my students love when I put in personal items)don't make it too professionaltalk directly to the students (not...
- The Cyrus Cylinder--2600 Year Old Icon Comes To Us
The Cyrus Cylinder describes, in cuneiform, how King Cyrus of Persia defeats the Babylonian King (with the aid of Marduk, the God), Nabonidus. The cuneiform cylinder is housed at the British Museum but will soon tour five major museums, including the...
- History Simulations
So far I have made very little money with this blog because it is a labor that I love and I feel as it has enhanced my teaching and based on the e-mails a lot of others as well. But fortunately I do make some "ice cream" money and one of the sources...
- History Simulations For Wwi, Wwii And The Cold War
I love it when history teachers come up with their own ideas and put them online (how could I not love it considering this blog's existence). A fellow teacher, David Harms, who has almost as much teaching experience as me (at 20, he is just...
World History
18 TEDTalks for World History Classrooms
Tom Wujec discusses the 13th-century astrolabe in this 9 minute Ted Talk. It is one of 18 Ted Talk videos that Kentucky teacher, Angela Hamblen Cunningham put together on her blog which you can find here. Some of these include: David Christian: The History of Our World in 18 Minutes,David Macaulay: Rome Antics, Tracy Chevalier: Finding the Story Inside the Paintin, and Neil MacGregor: 2600 Years of History in One Object. When you get to Angela's site, you may have to click on "blog" to get to the 18 World history videos.
- The Cyrus Cylinder: Symbol Of Religious Tolerance
British Museum director, Neil MacGregor, argues that the the Babylonian cylinder, discovered in 1879, stands with the American Constitution and the Magna Carta as one of the great documents of religious tolerance. In this twenty minute Ted...
- Sal Kahn's Tips On Flipping Your Class
Sal Kahn has put together a ten minute video on what he believes is important in making his videos. His tips include be yourself (my students love when I put in personal items)don't make it too professionaltalk directly to the students (not...
- The Cyrus Cylinder--2600 Year Old Icon Comes To Us
The Cyrus Cylinder describes, in cuneiform, how King Cyrus of Persia defeats the Babylonian King (with the aid of Marduk, the God), Nabonidus. The cuneiform cylinder is housed at the British Museum but will soon tour five major museums, including the...
- History Simulations
So far I have made very little money with this blog because it is a labor that I love and I feel as it has enhanced my teaching and based on the e-mails a lot of others as well. But fortunately I do make some "ice cream" money and one of the sources...
- History Simulations For Wwi, Wwii And The Cold War
I love it when history teachers come up with their own ideas and put them online (how could I not love it considering this blog's existence). A fellow teacher, David Harms, who has almost as much teaching experience as me (at 20, he is just...