World History
Here's a great interactive online tool for making your own abstract or expressionist art. It's from the NY Times Innovation issue and might be fun for students when studying art in the 20th century. My thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
- Mandela's Struggle In Posters
The New York Times has a great slide show of Mandela's struggle against apartheid through posters. My thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link....
- Neanderthal Tools: New Evidence
Archaeologists recently discovered evidence that they believe shows that Neanderthals were making specialized bone tools before Homo Sapiens Sapiens arrived in Europe. They made the discoveries in France. They have come up with several possible...
- The Modern Silk Road: Hauling New Treasure
The Silk Road of camels and caravanserais that once connected China and Rome faded sometime in the 14th century. Hewlett Packard is bringing the trading route back to life! They revived the route, according to the New York Times, as "an overland alternative...
- Interactive National Geographic Maps
Tomorrow my students are looking at their connections to the world starting with the clothes on their backs. To that end I have been trolling the Internet for something that is interactive to show them. But in doing so I found this amazing...
- Today's Meet: Develop A Virtual Classroom
Today's Meet is a way to get students into a virtual classroom for a discussion. The developers call it "a microblogging backchannel that empowers computer classroom teachers to generate a discussion, without the interference of raised hands or student...
World History
Abstract-Expressionist Art: An Interactive Tool
- Mandela's Struggle In Posters
The New York Times has a great slide show of Mandela's struggle against apartheid through posters. My thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link....
- Neanderthal Tools: New Evidence
Archaeologists recently discovered evidence that they believe shows that Neanderthals were making specialized bone tools before Homo Sapiens Sapiens arrived in Europe. They made the discoveries in France. They have come up with several possible...
- The Modern Silk Road: Hauling New Treasure
The Silk Road of camels and caravanserais that once connected China and Rome faded sometime in the 14th century. Hewlett Packard is bringing the trading route back to life! They revived the route, according to the New York Times, as "an overland alternative...
- Interactive National Geographic Maps
Tomorrow my students are looking at their connections to the world starting with the clothes on their backs. To that end I have been trolling the Internet for something that is interactive to show them. But in doing so I found this amazing...
- Today's Meet: Develop A Virtual Classroom
Today's Meet is a way to get students into a virtual classroom for a discussion. The developers call it "a microblogging backchannel that empowers computer classroom teachers to generate a discussion, without the interference of raised hands or student...