World History
This is a great, short, Ted Talk on who invented writing. It brings together the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese and Mayans and how they independently developed writing. If I haven't convinced you to sign up for Google+, perhaps now you will as this was also found on a G+ post by Larry Ferlazzo.
- Force Fitting Technology Into The Classroom
Last week Larry Ferlazzo interviewed me and Susie Boss for his radio show. Ferlazzo is a leading innovator in tech education, a writer for Education Week and a classroom teacher. We discussed the topic of which comes first, technology or content....
- Remind Your Students Using Texts
Today I found an article on the Washington Post that goes with along with what some of my students are doing for homework. So, today I sent them the link to the article and was able to do it because all of my students voluntarily sign up for Remind.com because...
- Tips On Taking The Ap World Essay Exam
This week and next Frank Franz and I will be spending part of our week writing world history test questions. So in true geek mode I was just looking for ideas for good test writing and came up with this great overview of how to answer the different...
- Mercator Map Puzzle
Every year one of the projections we have to teach in the Mercator Map. But it is one to explain that as one moves north or south the continents get bigger. It is another thing all together to drag continental piece, as you can do here, up...
- Medieval Art At The Met & Getty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an interesting exhibit on Medieval art. I developed a simple lesson, which you can see here, in which the kids examine the artwork, watch a short video explaining the exhibit, and create a five-slide...
World History
Who Invented Writing?
This is a great, short, Ted Talk on who invented writing. It brings together the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese and Mayans and how they independently developed writing. If I haven't convinced you to sign up for Google+, perhaps now you will as this was also found on a G+ post by Larry Ferlazzo.
- Force Fitting Technology Into The Classroom
Last week Larry Ferlazzo interviewed me and Susie Boss for his radio show. Ferlazzo is a leading innovator in tech education, a writer for Education Week and a classroom teacher. We discussed the topic of which comes first, technology or content....
- Remind Your Students Using Texts
Today I found an article on the Washington Post that goes with along with what some of my students are doing for homework. So, today I sent them the link to the article and was able to do it because all of my students voluntarily sign up for Remind.com because...
- Tips On Taking The Ap World Essay Exam
This week and next Frank Franz and I will be spending part of our week writing world history test questions. So in true geek mode I was just looking for ideas for good test writing and came up with this great overview of how to answer the different...
- Mercator Map Puzzle
Every year one of the projections we have to teach in the Mercator Map. But it is one to explain that as one moves north or south the continents get bigger. It is another thing all together to drag continental piece, as you can do here, up...
- Medieval Art At The Met & Getty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an interesting exhibit on Medieval art. I developed a simple lesson, which you can see here, in which the kids examine the artwork, watch a short video explaining the exhibit, and create a five-slide...