World History
Catherine Moore sent me an e-mail about a new public radio show called the Backstory. A temporary site is up at http://www.virginiafoundation.org/vfhradio/backstory/wordpress/.
It looks worthy so here is some information on it:
The site notes, "BackStory is a brand-new call-in radio show that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us every day. Each week, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths."
In her e-mail, Catherine wrote, "Over the course of a show, the hosts are joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers who want to explore the roots of what?s going on now. Together, they drill down to colonial times and earlier, revealing the connections (and sometimes, the disconnections) between past and present."
I hope this show is successful and that many people are exposed to quality history over the radio.
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World History
BackStory Radio Show
Catherine Moore sent me an e-mail about a new public radio show called the Backstory. A temporary site is up at http://www.virginiafoundation.org/vfhradio/backstory/wordpress/.
It looks worthy so here is some information on it:
The site notes, "BackStory is a brand-new call-in radio show that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us every day. Each week, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths."
In her e-mail, Catherine wrote, "Over the course of a show, the hosts are joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers who want to explore the roots of what?s going on now. Together, they drill down to colonial times and earlier, revealing the connections (and sometimes, the disconnections) between past and present."
I hope this show is successful and that many people are exposed to quality history over the radio.
- Google Print
Oh, the world is changing... I have spent most of today browsing Google Print. And I am amazed. Here is a description of the project from the Google Blog: "The world's libraries are a tremendous source of knowledge, much of which has never been available...
- Force Fitting Technology Into The Classroom
Last week Larry Ferlazzo interviewed me and Susie Boss for his radio show. Ferlazzo is a leading innovator in tech education, a writer for Education Week and a classroom teacher. We discussed the topic of which comes first, technology or content....
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The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on FacebookIf you ever have a student who doesn't want to do work, show them the first 30 seconds of this Jon Stewart interview with Malala Yousafzai who tomorrow may become the first...
- Cave Paintings, Maybe World'sfirst Cinema
This comes after the unit on pre-history but is still worth watching. French archaeologist and film maker, Mark Azema, put together this clip using paintings from the Caves of Lascaux. Below is a clip from the the radio news show, the World, about Azema's...
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