World History
Why explain why there are different types of maps, when this short piece from the West Wing does it so well?!
- First Week Map Exercise
Every year about now I start wondering what I want to do the first week of school. On the first day I actually spend most of the time just getting to know my students and perhaps giving them a small overview of the class. But on the second class...
- Scribble Maps
My students draw a lot of maps in Google Drawings, but if you want to do more than just labeling, you might want to consider Scribble Maps. Scribble maps allows you to put pins in locations, but then to add descriptions as well as Youtube video...
- Different View Of Maps
Here (above is one example) are different ways of looking at maps. The first response (as it was in the West Wing episode below) is that is incorrect to which you can say "Why!" ...
- Map Projections
This is why I like this blog. I received it from a reader of it and now get to share this video with you and with my students tomorrow. Above is a three minute clip from the West Wing that explains why the Mercator is not as good a map as...
- History Of Europe In The 19th Century - Animated Maps
Animated Maps I stumbled upon this great resource today. Not only are the maps animated, but they are also narrated. There are a series of maps beginning with the Congress of Vienna. There are also some animated ancient maps. The best part is - they are...
World History
West Wing - Why Have Different Maps
Why explain why there are different types of maps, when this short piece from the West Wing does it so well?!
In case you care to see it, here is my simple assignment for my students for maps.
- First Week Map Exercise
Every year about now I start wondering what I want to do the first week of school. On the first day I actually spend most of the time just getting to know my students and perhaps giving them a small overview of the class. But on the second class...
- Scribble Maps
My students draw a lot of maps in Google Drawings, but if you want to do more than just labeling, you might want to consider Scribble Maps. Scribble maps allows you to put pins in locations, but then to add descriptions as well as Youtube video...
- Different View Of Maps
Here (above is one example) are different ways of looking at maps. The first response (as it was in the West Wing episode below) is that is incorrect to which you can say "Why!" ...
- Map Projections
This is why I like this blog. I received it from a reader of it and now get to share this video with you and with my students tomorrow. Above is a three minute clip from the West Wing that explains why the Mercator is not as good a map as...
- History Of Europe In The 19th Century - Animated Maps
Animated Maps I stumbled upon this great resource today. Not only are the maps animated, but they are also narrated. There are a series of maps beginning with the Congress of Vienna. There are also some animated ancient maps. The best part is - they are...