World History
- The 300
I am very excited about a new film opening next week. It is 300 which is an account of the famous Greek last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. At that battle, a small handful of Greeks slowed the Persians down and inflicted anywhere from 20...
- Photo Story Onto Google Apps/drive
The best way to do a digital presentation is by using Screencastomatic (here is how). It does not require an account and can immediately be uploaded into Youtube. The only problem is that some schools do not allow use of Youtube. If that...
- Byzantine Powerpoint
My students will only see about one-third of the PowerPoint above since I have moved to many interactives (here is a simple one on Islam, for example) instead of lecture. But to let you see how powerful a Google Docs Presentation can be, I am putting...
- China Powerpoint
I started this blog (and the US and government ones) to be able to share with teachers everywhere which is why I so appreciate all the e-mails I get for items to put on the website. I can't claim that I made all of this PowerPoint as I inherited...
- Using Google Docs W. Your Students
I did an in-service today was partly on how to use Google Docs, Google Presentation (PowerPoint), to create collections (folders), how to upload and how to link to one's student presentation tool (ie Blackboard, Google Sites, Edublog, etc.). ...
World History
Wife Swap - Spartans and Athenians
Thanks to my fellow department member Tara Cook for this video on the lives of the Spartans and Athenians. If you are using Google Docs, then you can link the video to your assignment (even if you have already done it) or if you are doing a PowerPoint (called "Presentation" in Google Docs) then you can insert it by going to "insert video" and putting in "Horrible Histories-Wife Swap: Spartans and Athenians" to the search box. Then you click on it and it will be in your presentation.
- The 300
I am very excited about a new film opening next week. It is 300 which is an account of the famous Greek last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. At that battle, a small handful of Greeks slowed the Persians down and inflicted anywhere from 20...
- Photo Story Onto Google Apps/drive
The best way to do a digital presentation is by using Screencastomatic (here is how). It does not require an account and can immediately be uploaded into Youtube. The only problem is that some schools do not allow use of Youtube. If that...
- Byzantine Powerpoint
My students will only see about one-third of the PowerPoint above since I have moved to many interactives (here is a simple one on Islam, for example) instead of lecture. But to let you see how powerful a Google Docs Presentation can be, I am putting...
- China Powerpoint
I started this blog (and the US and government ones) to be able to share with teachers everywhere which is why I so appreciate all the e-mails I get for items to put on the website. I can't claim that I made all of this PowerPoint as I inherited...
- Using Google Docs W. Your Students
I did an in-service today was partly on how to use Google Docs, Google Presentation (PowerPoint), to create collections (folders), how to upload and how to link to one's student presentation tool (ie Blackboard, Google Sites, Edublog, etc.). ...