World History
One of the things you can do easily with your students is have them make a movie of a concept you are teaching. So many of them have smartphones and can use it or their home laptops to edit the films. Above is one I found detailing the Chinese philosophies of Taoism. Legalism and Confucianism.
- Daily Life In Ancient China
Daily Life in Ancient China - This site geared towards children which describes itself as, "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh. Explore daily life in 4 Chinese Dynasties. Read things written in BC times. Take a quick look at 11,000 years of ancient...
- Twitter Warm-up For Your Classes
Today my colleague, Doug Zywiol asked his US history classes to Tweet him the biggest hurdle facing George Washington when he started his presidential term. If you go to @dougzywiol you can see the student responses. To have your students...
- Confucianism And Daiosm: Great Podcast
Here's a great podcast explaining the basic beliefs of Confucianism and Daoism. I put it on Blackboard so my students could use it to review the two philosophies....
- Legalism, Confucianism, Taoism
Above is a student video (not mine) done giving a brief overview of legalism, Confucianism and Taoism. I like it because it gives a visual element to the three isms and it is what I will use as an introduction for my students. ...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...
World History
Chinese Philosophies
One of the things you can do easily with your students is have them make a movie of a concept you are teaching. So many of them have smartphones and can use it or their home laptops to edit the films. Above is one I found detailing the Chinese philosophies of Taoism. Legalism and Confucianism.
- Daily Life In Ancient China
Daily Life in Ancient China - This site geared towards children which describes itself as, "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh. Explore daily life in 4 Chinese Dynasties. Read things written in BC times. Take a quick look at 11,000 years of ancient...
- Twitter Warm-up For Your Classes
Today my colleague, Doug Zywiol asked his US history classes to Tweet him the biggest hurdle facing George Washington when he started his presidential term. If you go to @dougzywiol you can see the student responses. To have your students...
- Confucianism And Daiosm: Great Podcast
Here's a great podcast explaining the basic beliefs of Confucianism and Daoism. I put it on Blackboard so my students could use it to review the two philosophies....
- Legalism, Confucianism, Taoism
Above is a student video (not mine) done giving a brief overview of legalism, Confucianism and Taoism. I like it because it gives a visual element to the three isms and it is what I will use as an introduction for my students. ...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...