World History
Here are two short videos about women and the Arab Spring. John Stewart of the Daily Show hosted a panel of Arab women recently. Both clips are short, each less than three minutes.
In the first clip, Nadia Al-Skkafa,discusses how women in Yemen helped shape and empower public opinion.
My AP World students did a project comparing the French Revolution to the Arab Spring last semester and some just saw The Square for extra credit. These two clips will add to their understanding of the revolutions.
- "remember The Ladies"--women In The Curriculum.
"Remember the Ladies"--Women in the Curriculum. This essay looks at the importance of teaching about the role of women in history. From the site: In March 1776, Abigail Adams implored her husband John to "...remember the ladies, and be more generous...
- Your Teachers' Tool Kit For Your Lesson On The Arab Spring
Here's all the materials you will need to teach your lesson on the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring movement began in Tunisia in 2010. The movement was sparked when 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze as a protest against government repression....
- Arab Spring & French Revolution
The Choices Program at Brown University has an awesome interactive timeline on the Egyptian Revolution. It includes photographs, videos, and excellent maps. My AP World students are comparing the causes of the French Revolution with one of...
- Storify And Telling A Story Using Social Media
George's post has me searching for Storify items as I have never used it before, but am incredibly intrigued. The idea is that students can research on the web for information that is found on social media and then create a story. Video, G+,...
- Nixon In China, 40 Years Later
One of my favorite sites on the NYTimes is the Lede which has a lot of "man on the street" video from chaotic scenes around the world (think Arab Spring). But the most recent post is a short (3 minutes) narrated video of Nixon visiting China 40...
World History
Women of the Arab Spring
Here are two short videos about women and the Arab Spring. John Stewart of the Daily Show hosted a panel of Arab women recently. Both clips are short, each less than three minutes.
In the first clip, Nadia Al-Skkafa,discusses how women in Yemen helped shape and empower public opinion.
My AP World students did a project comparing the French Revolution to the Arab Spring last semester and some just saw The Square for extra credit. These two clips will add to their understanding of the revolutions.
- "remember The Ladies"--women In The Curriculum.
"Remember the Ladies"--Women in the Curriculum. This essay looks at the importance of teaching about the role of women in history. From the site: In March 1776, Abigail Adams implored her husband John to "...remember the ladies, and be more generous...
- Your Teachers' Tool Kit For Your Lesson On The Arab Spring
Here's all the materials you will need to teach your lesson on the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring movement began in Tunisia in 2010. The movement was sparked when 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze as a protest against government repression....
- Arab Spring & French Revolution
The Choices Program at Brown University has an awesome interactive timeline on the Egyptian Revolution. It includes photographs, videos, and excellent maps. My AP World students are comparing the causes of the French Revolution with one of...
- Storify And Telling A Story Using Social Media
George's post has me searching for Storify items as I have never used it before, but am incredibly intrigued. The idea is that students can research on the web for information that is found on social media and then create a story. Video, G+,...
- Nixon In China, 40 Years Later
One of my favorite sites on the NYTimes is the Lede which has a lot of "man on the street" video from chaotic scenes around the world (think Arab Spring). But the most recent post is a short (3 minutes) narrated video of Nixon visiting China 40...