Google & the Fall of the Iron Curtain
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Google & the Fall of the Iron Curtain


Google's Cultural Institute has an awesome collection on The Fall of the Iron Curtain with videos, documents, and images curated by historian Niall Ferguson. You can read more about the project on Open Culture where I found this information




- Proof Of Ancient Malaysian Civilization Found
There is an exciting bit of history news this morning out of Asia. The following is from a CNN article. It notes: Researchers with a Malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd Century, A.D., and proves...

- Google Classroom
Until recently I was not convinced that Google Classroom was any better than Google Drive.  But Google recently announced that you can now add apps on it and one might assume that it is going to get better.  The best part is that the students...

- Google Launches Art Talk Series
Google's Art project, which I wrote about last year, allows you to create your own art collection using their library of museums.  For example, you could create a gallery for anything you're studying, like Hinduism, or Greece. Tonight, according...

- World Wonders Project
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...

- Acropolis Museum In Greece
Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...



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