World History
Pangea with modern political boundaries and the true size of Africa, from Buzzfeed's "27 pictures that will change the way you look at the world."
- From Art And Tools Came Human Origins
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins. Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa. From the site: Until fairly recently, modern humans were thought to have emerged...
- Teaching About Africa
Teaching about Africa. This is a good essay which discusses ways teachers can instruct American students about Africa. This includes some information on history. An older version of this essay is also available under the same title of Teaching about Africa...
- Map Projections' Assignment
Today my students are going to look at different types of map projections. I made this assignment with my combined ESOL/mainstreamed students in mind. I have a site with pictures and descriptions of map projections and one for types of maps...
- 40 Maps That Explain The World
These are two of the 40 maps that Max Fisher of the Washington Post compiled to help explain the world. Some of the other maps include: A political map of the world, circa 200 A.D., The countries where people are the most and least emotional, Who loves...
- Google Maps Mania & Google Earth
Here is a new blog I just found that shows how people around the world are using Google Maps. I have used it with my students to show their own history and another person in my department uses it for "history trips." You can add pictures...
World History
27 Maps: New Ways to see the World
Pangea with modern political boundaries and the true size of Africa, from Buzzfeed's "27 pictures that will change the way you look at the world."
- From Art And Tools Came Human Origins
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins. Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa. From the site: Until fairly recently, modern humans were thought to have emerged...
- Teaching About Africa
Teaching about Africa. This is a good essay which discusses ways teachers can instruct American students about Africa. This includes some information on history. An older version of this essay is also available under the same title of Teaching about Africa...
- Map Projections' Assignment
Today my students are going to look at different types of map projections. I made this assignment with my combined ESOL/mainstreamed students in mind. I have a site with pictures and descriptions of map projections and one for types of maps...
- 40 Maps That Explain The World
These are two of the 40 maps that Max Fisher of the Washington Post compiled to help explain the world. Some of the other maps include: A political map of the world, circa 200 A.D., The countries where people are the most and least emotional, Who loves...
- Google Maps Mania & Google Earth
Here is a new blog I just found that shows how people around the world are using Google Maps. I have used it with my students to show their own history and another person in my department uses it for "history trips." You can add pictures...