World History
- Changing The Face Of Instruction
I am a member of several Facebook teacher sites and am in the midst of adding to one where a teacher said his administration has banned front of the room teaching. A number of the teachers are saying how awful that is. Truth be known I have...
- World History Through Songs
Over the years I have put a number of videos up on using songs to teach history. Well here is another one, Mr. Nicky, who uses popular current songs to teach ancient world history. Above is his video on Greece. ...
- Grooveshark Or Spotify To Focus Student Achievement
So my students have been listening to music long enough in class that they used to just start the songs on their iPods and not have to worry about it. I let them listen to music as it actually helps most of them focus. Now they often like...
- Istanbul Not Constantinople: They Might Be Giants
From they Might Be Giants (who also have a great song about the Mesopotamians) is this song about Constantinople. We are studying the Byzantine Empire and one of my students showed me this....
- Fun Learning Videos
I just finished my India unit so I will have to show this next year, but above is The Mahabharata ("Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Here are a bunch more learning videos played to well known (perhaps well know by my generation) of items...
World History
We Are the Mesopotamians
They Might Be Giants is a mainstream band that likes to come up with songs that teach kids - in this case about the Mesopotamians. Play it after your unit is done and it will be a nice way for your students to more easily retain the information. If you are extra crazy like me, you might even dance around the room while it is playing!
- Changing The Face Of Instruction
I am a member of several Facebook teacher sites and am in the midst of adding to one where a teacher said his administration has banned front of the room teaching. A number of the teachers are saying how awful that is. Truth be known I have...
- World History Through Songs
Over the years I have put a number of videos up on using songs to teach history. Well here is another one, Mr. Nicky, who uses popular current songs to teach ancient world history. Above is his video on Greece. ...
- Grooveshark Or Spotify To Focus Student Achievement
So my students have been listening to music long enough in class that they used to just start the songs on their iPods and not have to worry about it. I let them listen to music as it actually helps most of them focus. Now they often like...
- Istanbul Not Constantinople: They Might Be Giants
From they Might Be Giants (who also have a great song about the Mesopotamians) is this song about Constantinople. We are studying the Byzantine Empire and one of my students showed me this....
- Fun Learning Videos
I just finished my India unit so I will have to show this next year, but above is The Mahabharata ("Abracadabra" by the Steve Miller Band. Here are a bunch more learning videos played to well known (perhaps well know by my generation) of items...