World History
If you follow this blog, you know we've done a number of entries on cave dwellings this year. As a high schooler, I was lucky enough to see the now closed Lascaux cave paintings. Yesterday I saw the new movie "Cave of Forgotten Dreams." It is getting rave reviews, but I would say it is very repetitive and if you want to save your money, go here for a NPR interview w. the creator which gives interesting insights and here to see the main drawings of the Chauvet Cave which holds the oldest known cave dwellings. The drawings are amazing.
- Virtual Field Trips
I have done some work recently with SmarterSchools.comhttp://smarterschoolsproject.com/ and their contact recently asked me if I had done any virtual field trips with my students. Well yes. If you Google them, you can find lots of them. For...
- Cave Art
This is a very interesting article that you might add to when you talk about cave art at the beginning of your World History I course. What is most interesting is that it is about cave art found in Indonesia that is at least 39,000 years old and...
- Lascaux France Cave Drawings
I still remember, as a kid, going to Lascaux (which is now closed to the public), France which has some amazing cave paintings. If you want to take your students on a virtual tour (as I did today), go here. ...
- Lascaux Cave In 3d
When we received our e-books this summer, I was glad to see that it included a link to the Lascaux cave website. It literally blows the kids away when they see the pictures. The video is done so well that if you are using a LCD, it will seem...
- The Lascaux Cave
The French Government has sponsored a phenomenal website which gives users a virtual tour of the Lascaux cave, including descriptions of each drawing, its importance and meaning, as well as individual breakdowns of specific parts of each drawing. A really...
World History
Chauvet Cave Drawings
- Virtual Field Trips
I have done some work recently with SmarterSchools.comhttp://smarterschoolsproject.com/ and their contact recently asked me if I had done any virtual field trips with my students. Well yes. If you Google them, you can find lots of them. For...
- Cave Art
This is a very interesting article that you might add to when you talk about cave art at the beginning of your World History I course. What is most interesting is that it is about cave art found in Indonesia that is at least 39,000 years old and...
- Lascaux France Cave Drawings
I still remember, as a kid, going to Lascaux (which is now closed to the public), France which has some amazing cave paintings. If you want to take your students on a virtual tour (as I did today), go here. ...
- Lascaux Cave In 3d
When we received our e-books this summer, I was glad to see that it included a link to the Lascaux cave website. It literally blows the kids away when they see the pictures. The video is done so well that if you are using a LCD, it will seem...
- The Lascaux Cave
The French Government has sponsored a phenomenal website which gives users a virtual tour of the Lascaux cave, including descriptions of each drawing, its importance and meaning, as well as individual breakdowns of specific parts of each drawing. A really...