World History
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life just released a survey on the beliefs and practices of the nearly 1.6 billion Muslims. The survey was conducted in 39 countries. The link here is to a series of graphs or infographics about the survey, which includes charts on how seriously Muslims follow the Five Pillars,whether they believe in heaven and hell, etc. This link takes you to the report itself, which you can download as a PDF. Some of the infographics might be interesting when we teach Islam this fall.
- Domesday Book
In 1085, William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was...
- Persepolis And Ancient Iran
PERSEPOLIS AND ANCIENT IRAN. I found this website the other day and really enjoyed browsing it. As such, I thought I would blog about it today. It is a catalog of photographs of the ruins of the ancient capitol of the Persian Empire. It is presented by...
- Mud Mosques Of Mali
Mud Mosques of Mali - A photographic survey of 515 mosques of the Niger Inner Delta, an area which played a significant role in the early expansion of Islam into West Africa. The photographs are in alphabetical order by location and include thumbnails...
- 21st Century Icebreakers: 10 Ways To Get To Know Your Students With Technology
Teachbytes published an interesting list of classroom icebreakers using technology. They include using polleverywhere to ask students questions to get to know them better (favorite movie, music, etc) using google forms or survey moneky, or even...
- How To Create A Quiz In Google Survey
This week or next I am showing my students how to make a simple quiz in Google Survey. Above is a short video explaining how to create a Google Survey (quiz) which I found using a simple search on Youtube. Below is a video that tells you how to...
World History
The World's Muslims: Pew Center Survey
- Domesday Book
In 1085, William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. He wanted to discover who owned what, how much it was worth, and how much was owed to him as King. It was...
- Persepolis And Ancient Iran
PERSEPOLIS AND ANCIENT IRAN. I found this website the other day and really enjoyed browsing it. As such, I thought I would blog about it today. It is a catalog of photographs of the ruins of the ancient capitol of the Persian Empire. It is presented by...
- Mud Mosques Of Mali
Mud Mosques of Mali - A photographic survey of 515 mosques of the Niger Inner Delta, an area which played a significant role in the early expansion of Islam into West Africa. The photographs are in alphabetical order by location and include thumbnails...
- 21st Century Icebreakers: 10 Ways To Get To Know Your Students With Technology
Teachbytes published an interesting list of classroom icebreakers using technology. They include using polleverywhere to ask students questions to get to know them better (favorite movie, music, etc) using google forms or survey moneky, or even...
- How To Create A Quiz In Google Survey
This week or next I am showing my students how to make a simple quiz in Google Survey. Above is a short video explaining how to create a Google Survey (quiz) which I found using a simple search on Youtube. Below is a video that tells you how to...