World History
The Choices Program at Brown University has an awesome interactive timeline on the Egyptian Revolution. It includes photographs, videos, and excellent maps.
My AP World students are comparing the causes of the French Revolution with one of the revolutions of the Arab Spring, so this timeline should help those students working on Egypt.
My thanks to Adalia Davis for tweeting the link.
- The American Revolution
The American Revolution - To my American readers, Happy Independence Day! To visitors from the rest of the world, I hope you take a moment to explore one of the most significant revolutions in history. Designed to complement PBS' "Liberty!" series,...
- Your Teachers' Tool Kit For Your Lesson On The Arab Spring
Here's all the materials you will need to teach your lesson on the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring movement began in Tunisia in 2010. The movement was sparked when 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze as a protest against government repression....
- Common Threads Of Revolutions
Here's an interesting essay about the common elements that characterize most revolutions. Writing for the Atlantic Post, Dr. Haytham Mouzahem, a Middle East analyst for the newspaper, argues that while revolutions may have different catalysts, they...
- Storify And Telling A Story Using Social Media
George's post has me searching for Storify items as I have never used it before, but am incredibly intrigued. The idea is that students can research on the web for information that is found on social media and then create a story. Video, G+,...
- World History Videos From Khanacademy
This comes from Bill Gates' education website which has a ton of math/science videos. Having said this, here are a bunch of videos for world history on the French, Haitian Revolutions and Napoleonic Europe. Above is one on the...
World History
Arab Spring & French Revolution
My AP World students are comparing the causes of the French Revolution with one of the revolutions of the Arab Spring, so this timeline should help those students working on Egypt.
My thanks to Adalia Davis for tweeting the link.
- The American Revolution
The American Revolution - To my American readers, Happy Independence Day! To visitors from the rest of the world, I hope you take a moment to explore one of the most significant revolutions in history. Designed to complement PBS' "Liberty!" series,...
- Your Teachers' Tool Kit For Your Lesson On The Arab Spring
Here's all the materials you will need to teach your lesson on the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring movement began in Tunisia in 2010. The movement was sparked when 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze as a protest against government repression....
- Common Threads Of Revolutions
Here's an interesting essay about the common elements that characterize most revolutions. Writing for the Atlantic Post, Dr. Haytham Mouzahem, a Middle East analyst for the newspaper, argues that while revolutions may have different catalysts, they...
- Storify And Telling A Story Using Social Media
George's post has me searching for Storify items as I have never used it before, but am incredibly intrigued. The idea is that students can research on the web for information that is found on social media and then create a story. Video, G+,...
- World History Videos From Khanacademy
This comes from Bill Gates' education website which has a ton of math/science videos. Having said this, here are a bunch of videos for world history on the French, Haitian Revolutions and Napoleonic Europe. Above is one on the...