World History
I am teaching the Tang Song Dynasties after Spring break. Columbia University has an awesome site, Asia for Educators, with a series of pages about the Song Dynasty. It includes the five categories you see above (economics, technology, cities, Confucianism, and the world outside). Each category has short sub categories with pictures and links to other sites. I think I might get my freshmen to create a google presentation with a couple of slides with content and pictures for each category.
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While we are on it, I have several short videos on my Presentation below. One of them is a nice student version of the Chinese Dynasties song. I use it so that my students can remember the order of them. ...
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World History
The Song Dynasty (China's Golden Age)
I am teaching the Tang Song Dynasties after Spring break. Columbia University has an awesome site, Asia for Educators, with a series of pages about the Song Dynasty. It includes the five categories you see above (economics, technology, cities, Confucianism, and the world outside). Each category has short sub categories with pictures and links to other sites. I think I might get my freshmen to create a google presentation with a couple of slides with content and pictures for each category.
- Five Dynasties Of China
Five Dynasties of China The great Tang (T’ang) dynasty, founded in 618, was wrecked by the Huang Zhao (Huang Ch’ao) Rebellion that lasted between 875 and 884. It was put down only with the help of regional warlords and Turkic allies (the...
- Zhao Kuangyin (chao K’uang-yin)
Zhao Kuangyin (Chao K’uang-yin)Zhao Kuangyin, founder of the Song (Sung) dynasty (960–1289), is better known by his posthumous title Song Taizu (T’ai-tsu), which means “Grand Progenitor of the Song.†China was plunged...
- The 2007 Cliopatria Awards: Nominations
The Cliopatria Awards recognize the best history writing in the blogosphere. There will be awards in six categories: Best Group Blog Best Individual Blog Best New Blog Best Post Best Series of Posts Best Writer Cliopatria, as host of the awards, is ineligible...
- Chinese Dynasties Song
While we are on it, I have several short videos on my Presentation below. One of them is a nice student version of the Chinese Dynasties song. I use it so that my students can remember the order of them. ...
- How To Make A Glogter Page
Glogster has now been around for a couple of years. It is in essence an online poster where you can embed videos, put up links, write words, add pictures, create connected pages, etc. Also, you can create pages for your students so they do...