World History
Right now there are about 1-billion websites, give or take 50-million. Which ones are most engaging and rewarding for our students? Thankfully, a highly-respected authority has already done the scouting for us.
The American Association of School Librarians publishes an annual list of its best websites for teaching and learning. The sites it recognizes
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World History
Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 2015
Right now there are about 1-billion websites, give or take 50-million. Which ones are most engaging and rewarding for our students? Thankfully, a highly-respected authority has already done the scouting for us.
foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.
One particularly cool website on the list is called WhatWasThere. That site uses Google Maps to explore what a location used to look like. I used the site to compare one intersection near my home. It displayed a photo taken during the 1860s with a Google Street View of what the intersection looks like now. It was fascinating to compare the two. WhatWasThere also offers an accompanying iPhone app.
All told, this year's AASL list has 25 sites on it. With a list that comprehensive it's hard to know where to start. But by focusing on just one new site per week we would be able to introduce our students to a new type of engagement weekly, almost until the end of this school year.
- How To Start Your Students On The Flipped Experience
So yesterday when George Coe and I were teaching how to flip, Frank Franz was sitting on the sidelines and occasionally answering questions. One of the best questions was how do you get your students to accept the concept of flipping. Well...
- Professional Learning Communities
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A lot of us use Google Earth to show our students important historical sites. Well now Google Earth has put 132 historical sites into one location called the World Wonders Project. which includes Google Earth images as well as information abou...
- Educational Video Search Engine
When I interview respective candidates for our department, not surprisingly I do it with my laptop a buzzing. Last year we had the pleasure of adding Jeannine Cotner to our staff. I must say that she was the first person who interviewed with...