World History
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- 37 Writing Prompts For Social Studies / History
My colleague, Frances Coffey, just sent this cool link with 37 creative writing prompts, like the one above, for history. A few others include: make five merit badges from people or groups of people in history and explain them, or, if they had you tube...
- Youtube Without Ads
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this link that allows you to show YouTube videos without the advertisements. Simply go to SafeShare and paste the link and click "Generate Safe Link". A new page will open with your video....
- How Pandemics Spread
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this fascinating 8 minute TED TALKS clip about the spread of diseases. As she notes, AP World, World 1 and even AP Human Geography will find some value in it. I especially liked the different impact of disease in...
- Giza Pyramids In 3d
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this neat link from the New York Times about a college professor who put together this 3D video of the pyramid at Giza....
World History
Byzantine Art: Great Review
Here is a terrific review of Byzantine art, especially the development of iconoclasm.
My thanks to my colleague, Frances Coffey for finding the link.
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- 37 Writing Prompts For Social Studies / History
My colleague, Frances Coffey, just sent this cool link with 37 creative writing prompts, like the one above, for history. A few others include: make five merit badges from people or groups of people in history and explain them, or, if they had you tube...
- Youtube Without Ads
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this link that allows you to show YouTube videos without the advertisements. Simply go to SafeShare and paste the link and click "Generate Safe Link". A new page will open with your video....
- How Pandemics Spread
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this fascinating 8 minute TED TALKS clip about the spread of diseases. As she notes, AP World, World 1 and even AP Human Geography will find some value in it. I especially liked the different impact of disease in...
- Giza Pyramids In 3d
My colleague, Frances Coffey, sent me this neat link from the New York Times about a college professor who put together this 3D video of the pyramid at Giza....