World History
The Stanford University history and IT departments have banded together to create Orbis which lets you see how quick (or slow) travel occurred during the Romand Empire. You can select the year, month (since winter would be different than summer) and then see what obstacles (mountains, for example) were in the way and the cost for getting from one place to another. This would let the students see how long, for example it took the Germanic tribes to invade. You need only watch part of the video above to understand how to use the tool. I found the tool on OpenCulture.
- Fakebook And Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Fakebook & Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Interactive National Geographic Maps
Tomorrow my students are looking at their connections to the world starting with the clothes on their backs. To that end I have been trolling the Internet for something that is interactive to show them. But in doing so I found this amazing...
- Google Keep
I have been using Evernote for a while, but have never really gotten into it even thought it is a very hot app and has come up with many cool ideas. What I really need is just a place to quickly list items such as what I need to buy at the grocery...
- Learning Through Spatial Organization
Any good teacher will tell you that students learn best when connecting items together rather than when learning one after the other. Thus studying vocab words by themselves is less effective than using them (as do my 4th grade daughters) to tell...
World History
Traveling in Ancient Rome
The Stanford University history and IT departments have banded together to create Orbis which lets you see how quick (or slow) travel occurred during the Romand Empire. You can select the year, month (since winter would be different than summer) and then see what obstacles (mountains, for example) were in the way and the cost for getting from one place to another. This would let the students see how long, for example it took the Germanic tribes to invade. You need only watch part of the video above to understand how to use the tool. I found the tool on OpenCulture.
- Fakebook And Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Fakebook & Greek Gods
I have used Fakebook for a few years with my WHI kids to have them make comments between the gods. Fakebook lets students create comments and posts, upload pictures (or have them chosen from the Internet) and even add in video. If you watch...
- Interactive National Geographic Maps
Tomorrow my students are looking at their connections to the world starting with the clothes on their backs. To that end I have been trolling the Internet for something that is interactive to show them. But in doing so I found this amazing...
- Google Keep
I have been using Evernote for a while, but have never really gotten into it even thought it is a very hot app and has come up with many cool ideas. What I really need is just a place to quickly list items such as what I need to buy at the grocery...
- Learning Through Spatial Organization
Any good teacher will tell you that students learn best when connecting items together rather than when learning one after the other. Thus studying vocab words by themselves is less effective than using them (as do my 4th grade daughters) to tell...