World History
Carl Sagan mentions some of the great contributors to the Library like Euclid and Hypatia in this interesting four minute clip. There is also a nice written history of the Library at this site.
- Loot, Plunder, And A New Public Library
Libraries, like most educational institutions, often have to engage in fund raising to raise money to either continue operations or to enhance services. This development work may take many forms. However, how about the raid and plunder approach? Bobinski...
- Library Of Congress Launches Twitter Feed
The Library of Congress is sharing ideas on Twitter. You can follow the library by typing in the Twitter search box, @TeachingLC. According to the Library, their twitter feed will be a "great venue for educators to learn from each other and...
- The10 Best Mathematicians
Pythagoras and Hypatia are among the top ten mathematicians, according to Alex Bellos of The Guardian (the British online newspaper). Hypatia is the only woman on the list and is there because of her translation of Euclid's "Elements." She...
- The Titanic And The Library Of Congress
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- Google Earth Tour Of The Panama Canal
One of my teacher-students, Carl Jones, found the video above of a Google Earth tour of the Panama Canal. Carl enjoys making Google Earth tours of many of his unit destinations. However rather than having to create a new Google Earth destination...
World History
Carl Sagan Introduces the Library at Alexandria
Carl Sagan mentions some of the great contributors to the Library like Euclid and Hypatia in this interesting four minute clip. There is also a nice written history of the Library at this site.
- Loot, Plunder, And A New Public Library
Libraries, like most educational institutions, often have to engage in fund raising to raise money to either continue operations or to enhance services. This development work may take many forms. However, how about the raid and plunder approach? Bobinski...
- Library Of Congress Launches Twitter Feed
The Library of Congress is sharing ideas on Twitter. You can follow the library by typing in the Twitter search box, @TeachingLC. According to the Library, their twitter feed will be a "great venue for educators to learn from each other and...
- The10 Best Mathematicians
Pythagoras and Hypatia are among the top ten mathematicians, according to Alex Bellos of The Guardian (the British online newspaper). Hypatia is the only woman on the list and is there because of her translation of Euclid's "Elements." She...
- The Titanic And The Library Of Congress
...
- Google Earth Tour Of The Panama Canal
One of my teacher-students, Carl Jones, found the video above of a Google Earth tour of the Panama Canal. Carl enjoys making Google Earth tours of many of his unit destinations. However rather than having to create a new Google Earth destination...