World History
Each year I have my world history students complete at least one document based question which we just did one on Rome. Well I was looking at the post below where I put the e-book and noticed a link from it called "Tools of the Historian," which is a great resource which I will use the next time we do a DBQ as it details how historians write their books. It also talks about the construction of historical timelines and uses Rome as an example. Finally it has the themes of geography.
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World History
Tools of the Historian
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So I want to give one of you a free book. The person who can find me the best review (for US/world history, US/comparative government or economics) will get a free copy of my book. The catch is that the resource has to be online and more sites...
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Mohamed (Med) Kharbach, an educator and tech geek, has a great website with all kinds of technology for teachers. It includes goggle tools, video tools, organizing tools, search tools, and sharing tools. The site won't win awards for design, but its...
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