World History
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- The Illuminated Middle Ages
The Illuminated Middle Ages - A collection of illuminated miniatures reproduced from medieval manuscripts housed in French municipal libraries. Grouped according to ten themes, the images are accompanied by commentary from ten of today's preeminent...
- Medieval Castle Siege Weapons
Medieval Castle Siege Weapons - Site focused on medieval castles, siege engines, knights and other aspects of medieval warfare. Of particular interest are several special sections relating to Dungeons & Dragons and The Lord of the Rings. Many people have...
- Collaborize Classroom
?CollaborizeClassroom? is a really neat site that?s a little like Black Board?s blog or assignment feature, but much more intuitive and it?s free. Their platform allows students to engage in conversations, ask and answer questions,...
- Medieval Art At The Met & Getty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an interesting exhibit on Medieval art. I developed a simple lesson, which you can see here, in which the kids examine the artwork, watch a short video explaining the exhibit, and create a five-slide...
World History
Illuminated Manuscripts
I'm teaching the Middle Ages, as you may have guessed from my recent posts. One of the things I'm covering tomorrow is the popularity of illuminated manuscripts during the period. This British Library site allows you to choose any number of medieval texts-- from a William Blake text to a Renaissance masterpiece, to Anglo-Saxon art-- and actually open and turn pages using your mouse and shockwave. It's really cool, though it takes a moment for the manuscript and shockwave to load. I added the site to my web-quest on medieval art and architecture.
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- The Illuminated Middle Ages
The Illuminated Middle Ages - A collection of illuminated miniatures reproduced from medieval manuscripts housed in French municipal libraries. Grouped according to ten themes, the images are accompanied by commentary from ten of today's preeminent...
- Medieval Castle Siege Weapons
Medieval Castle Siege Weapons - Site focused on medieval castles, siege engines, knights and other aspects of medieval warfare. Of particular interest are several special sections relating to Dungeons & Dragons and The Lord of the Rings. Many people have...
- Collaborize Classroom
?CollaborizeClassroom? is a really neat site that?s a little like Black Board?s blog or assignment feature, but much more intuitive and it?s free. Their platform allows students to engage in conversations, ask and answer questions,...
- Medieval Art At The Met & Getty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an interesting exhibit on Medieval art. I developed a simple lesson, which you can see here, in which the kids examine the artwork, watch a short video explaining the exhibit, and create a five-slide...