World History
- Civil War Animated
I spent a pleasant hour today at a website titled Civil War Animated. The site depicts key land battles of the American Civil War using animation. The animation was colorful, was annotated, and left me a good sense of the history of each battle I examined....
- The Zimmermann Telegram: Awesome Clip
Here's a terrific clip from BBC about the Zimmermann telegram. Thanks to my collegue, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link....
- Bayeux Tapestry Animated
Many of us in World 1 will soon be teaching the formation of national monarchies and this animation of the Bayeuz tapestry about the Norman conquest of England will amuse the students. The Open Culture site where I found the clip says that the animation...
- Plate Tectonics
At the beginning of the year I briefly mentioned plate tectonics to my students, who almost universally knew what it was (hence the brief mention). But today I went to a museum with my own children and saw a great animation of the movement...
- The Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum in London has an absolutely amazing site with resources that cover both World Wars and the Cold war. And the really cool thing is the way it is organized--historical notes which provide an overview of key events, personal stories...
World History
Awesome Animation of 17th Century London
Ever wonder what 17th century London looked like? This cool award-winning animation lets you see block after block, as it might have looked just before the great fire of 1666.
According to Open Culture where you can find the story, university students created the animation and note that "the students used a realistic street pattern [taken from historical maps] and even included the hanging signs of genuine inns and businesses? mentioned in diaries from the period."
My thanks to my collegue Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
My thanks to my collegue Jeff Feinstein for sending me the link.
- Civil War Animated
I spent a pleasant hour today at a website titled Civil War Animated. The site depicts key land battles of the American Civil War using animation. The animation was colorful, was annotated, and left me a good sense of the history of each battle I examined....
- The Zimmermann Telegram: Awesome Clip
Here's a terrific clip from BBC about the Zimmermann telegram. Thanks to my collegue, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link....
- Bayeux Tapestry Animated
Many of us in World 1 will soon be teaching the formation of national monarchies and this animation of the Bayeuz tapestry about the Norman conquest of England will amuse the students. The Open Culture site where I found the clip says that the animation...
- Plate Tectonics
At the beginning of the year I briefly mentioned plate tectonics to my students, who almost universally knew what it was (hence the brief mention). But today I went to a museum with my own children and saw a great animation of the movement...
- The Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum in London has an absolutely amazing site with resources that cover both World Wars and the Cold war. And the really cool thing is the way it is organized--historical notes which provide an overview of key events, personal stories...