World History
- What Shape Will Your Classroom Be In This Year?
For the first 24 years of my teaching career, I have had my classroom in a U shape an idea I took from my 10th grade English teacher. The thought was to facilitate discussion in the classroom. This year, though, I am trying a new idea. I...
- New Ap World History Chat
A new Twitter chat for AP World History teachers begins next week on Monday, 1/12/15. The hashtag is #whapchat and the topic for the first chat will be about teaching the different essay formats. The moderator will be Angela Lee who teaches...
- Using Youtube In Your Classroom
I found this great slide show on Crash Course for Educators which I found from one of the communities I follow on Google+. Soon I will do a post on all the amazing new teacher and technology posts you can follow as they are growing quickly....
- Middle Ages Resources
If you are covering the Middle Ages as we will be doing in a week, then you might take a look at my Pinterest Board for the Middle Ages. It has a pretty good collection of video clips and links. ...
- New Chrome Book Review
Great review of the new Chrome book by Samsung from The Verge. It has a new Intel Celeron chip. Found it on Amit Agarwal's Pinterest board. Agarwal also has a great tech blog. With their long battery life and instant on feature, they would...
World History
How and When to Use Pinterest in the Classroom
Pinterest is growing like a virtual weed and is now in the top 30 of all websites in the US. If you have no idea what it is or how to use it, this five minute video will be very helpful for you. Here, and here ways to use it in the classroom. This is the best link, though, has it has 37 ways you can use Pinterest and has links to show you each example.
- What Shape Will Your Classroom Be In This Year?
For the first 24 years of my teaching career, I have had my classroom in a U shape an idea I took from my 10th grade English teacher. The thought was to facilitate discussion in the classroom. This year, though, I am trying a new idea. I...
- New Ap World History Chat
A new Twitter chat for AP World History teachers begins next week on Monday, 1/12/15. The hashtag is #whapchat and the topic for the first chat will be about teaching the different essay formats. The moderator will be Angela Lee who teaches...
- Using Youtube In Your Classroom
I found this great slide show on Crash Course for Educators which I found from one of the communities I follow on Google+. Soon I will do a post on all the amazing new teacher and technology posts you can follow as they are growing quickly....
- Middle Ages Resources
If you are covering the Middle Ages as we will be doing in a week, then you might take a look at my Pinterest Board for the Middle Ages. It has a pretty good collection of video clips and links. ...
- New Chrome Book Review
Great review of the new Chrome book by Samsung from The Verge. It has a new Intel Celeron chip. Found it on Amit Agarwal's Pinterest board. Agarwal also has a great tech blog. With their long battery life and instant on feature, they would...