World History
I am spending a few days with a number of teachers who are working with me to integrate "multimedia resources" (essentially e-textbooks on steroids) into the classroom this fall. So I have a lot of great things I will be sharing as quickly as I can get them out. First up is this map, which shows how huge relative to other parts of the world Africa is on a map.
- Africa: The Cradle Of Civilization
Africa: The Cradle of Civilization - An interactive educational site that explores Africa's history from the dawn of mankind to modern day. The site includes two lesson plans for teachers, video and audio clips, and games. This is one of many excellent...
- Google Forms How To
Here is a new Google Forms how to. I use it all the time to do the business of our department. Tomorrow I am starting my fourth class of teachers who want to integrate technology in the classroom and Google Forms is the way I quickly collected...
- Netvibes To Aggregate The Sites You Follow
Tomorrow I am starting my class for teachers who want to better integrate technology into the classroom. One of the first thing I will teach them is how to aggregate all the sites you might want to follow so that you can quickly keep up to date....
- Integrating Google Docs Into The Classroom
Today George Coe and I are co-presenting at our annual social studies in-service on how to integrate Google Docs into the social studies classroom. As part of the discussion we will start with the slideshow above. Can you answer...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
World History
Africa Compared to the Rest of the World
- Africa: The Cradle Of Civilization
Africa: The Cradle of Civilization - An interactive educational site that explores Africa's history from the dawn of mankind to modern day. The site includes two lesson plans for teachers, video and audio clips, and games. This is one of many excellent...
- Google Forms How To
Here is a new Google Forms how to. I use it all the time to do the business of our department. Tomorrow I am starting my fourth class of teachers who want to integrate technology in the classroom and Google Forms is the way I quickly collected...
- Netvibes To Aggregate The Sites You Follow
Tomorrow I am starting my class for teachers who want to better integrate technology into the classroom. One of the first thing I will teach them is how to aggregate all the sites you might want to follow so that you can quickly keep up to date....
- Integrating Google Docs Into The Classroom
Today George Coe and I are co-presenting at our annual social studies in-service on how to integrate Google Docs into the social studies classroom. As part of the discussion we will start with the slideshow above. Can you answer...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...