World History
Since many world history classes teach about tsunamis, plate tectonics, etc., I thought this feature which shows how the earth shifts and causes a tsunami might be instructive in your classroom. You can also get a number of other videos here (on the left side of the page) on what has gone on in Japan.
- M9.1 "boxing Day" Earthquake & Tsunami/indian Ocean Tsunami
Details on the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from 2004, including maps, animations, and video. It is from the Amateur Seismic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. (Video from YouTube.)From the site: A "very great" earthquake struck the North Indian...
- Massive Indonesian Earthquake Yet To Come?
Indonesia has been hit by three large earthquakes in the last week. However, the worst may be still to come. So says a CNN story titled Indonesia's big one 'on its way' by Hugh Riminton. Is some horrific history about to happen in Indonesia?...
- Sharing Igoogle Links
I've written about the weblinks' aggregator page called igoogle (see how to video below). It is great as I can quickly see a number of blogs that I follow. If you have an igoogle page and want to see what I follow, then go to this...
- Google Page On Japan
Google (thanks to HedaWood's comment below for alerting me) has set up quite an amazing page on Japan. Yes, it is mostly for those in Japan, but it does have 47 videso of the quake as well as current news that might help you teach the subject....
- Use Gmail To Make Free Long Distance Calls
If you are like me then you are having to call many long distance numbers just to reach parents who, like their kids, are increasingly keeping their old phone numbers when they move. My school district gives us a long code we can use for long distance...
World History
Plate Tectonics and More
- M9.1 "boxing Day" Earthquake & Tsunami/indian Ocean Tsunami
Details on the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from 2004, including maps, animations, and video. It is from the Amateur Seismic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. (Video from YouTube.)From the site: A "very great" earthquake struck the North Indian...
- Massive Indonesian Earthquake Yet To Come?
Indonesia has been hit by three large earthquakes in the last week. However, the worst may be still to come. So says a CNN story titled Indonesia's big one 'on its way' by Hugh Riminton. Is some horrific history about to happen in Indonesia?...
- Sharing Igoogle Links
I've written about the weblinks' aggregator page called igoogle (see how to video below). It is great as I can quickly see a number of blogs that I follow. If you have an igoogle page and want to see what I follow, then go to this...
- Google Page On Japan
Google (thanks to HedaWood's comment below for alerting me) has set up quite an amazing page on Japan. Yes, it is mostly for those in Japan, but it does have 47 videso of the quake as well as current news that might help you teach the subject....
- Use Gmail To Make Free Long Distance Calls
If you are like me then you are having to call many long distance numbers just to reach parents who, like their kids, are increasingly keeping their old phone numbers when they move. My school district gives us a long code we can use for long distance...