World History
- Humbled By The Storm
Yesterday was not a good weather day. A massive storm hit my town yesterday shortly after 6PM. I was getting ready to sit down and write a history post when I noticed the weather outside. Dark low hanging clouds came out of nowhere. The temperature dropped...
- How Feudal Lords Fought In Armour
Ever wonder how feudal lords fought each other in so much armour? Take a look at this cool clip from The National Museum of the Middle Ages in Geneva in which actors demonstrate some of the movements and techniques of the fighters. You can read more...
- Pinterest And Collaborative Teams
I know that Ken made a post about Penterest a couple of months ago but I've just started using it and love it as a resource for our teams. For example, I am developing boards for each unit that we study in World 1. The one above...
- Google Earth's Tour Of The Rain Forest
If you ever wanted to let your students see the rain forest up close, you just need to click here and see the newly photographed work by Google. It is amazing, to say the least. I just added the video above showing how it the pictures...
- Qwiki
Perhaps I am jumping a bit ahead, but Qwiki is about to go to the alpha phase, meaning if you go to their site, you can sign up to work them on the early stages. Quiki is getting a lot of press and basically will be a search engine that will make...
World History
Attila the Hun: Here Comes the Rain Again.
Bookmark this clip for the Middle Ages. Here the Eurythmics sing "Attila the Hun: Here Comes the Rain Again." And below is the 1954 movie, "Sign of the Pagan," with Jack Palance as Attila. Read more about the movie from the Medievalists.net
- Humbled By The Storm
Yesterday was not a good weather day. A massive storm hit my town yesterday shortly after 6PM. I was getting ready to sit down and write a history post when I noticed the weather outside. Dark low hanging clouds came out of nowhere. The temperature dropped...
- How Feudal Lords Fought In Armour
Ever wonder how feudal lords fought each other in so much armour? Take a look at this cool clip from The National Museum of the Middle Ages in Geneva in which actors demonstrate some of the movements and techniques of the fighters. You can read more...
- Pinterest And Collaborative Teams
I know that Ken made a post about Penterest a couple of months ago but I've just started using it and love it as a resource for our teams. For example, I am developing boards for each unit that we study in World 1. The one above...
- Google Earth's Tour Of The Rain Forest
If you ever wanted to let your students see the rain forest up close, you just need to click here and see the newly photographed work by Google. It is amazing, to say the least. I just added the video above showing how it the pictures...
- Qwiki
Perhaps I am jumping a bit ahead, but Qwiki is about to go to the alpha phase, meaning if you go to their site, you can sign up to work them on the early stages. Quiki is getting a lot of press and basically will be a search engine that will make...