World History
We are the Mesopotamians Video Fun
We are studying the Mesopotamians so tomorrow I am showing this fun video by "We are Giants" to my students.
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Making Your Own History Videos
So this is a great video that I found from one of my long ago students. It is a Ken Burns type look at Star Wars. It would serve as a fun back drop for your students to make their own videos about various wars you are studying. To do so you...
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Snow Day Reprise
In ten years of being a chair, tomorrow will be the second day I have missed a county wide meeting (so I can work with my AP Comp kids to better prepare for the AP exam). I was going to present on how to teach students on a snow day. But...
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Videnot.es For Note Taking In A Flipped Classroom
Normally I ask my students to split their screen, but this relatively (it came out last April) new app called Videonot.es that does that for you, putting the video on the left and the notes on the right. It is then synced with Google Drive...
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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...
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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....
World History