World History
Dr Seuss Went to War
Students see propaganda posters for WWII all the time. But this is a compilation of comics made by Dr. Seuss during WWII to raise support and money for the United States.
I would mention to students that a couple of the cartoons show racial stereotypes. However, Dr. Seuss' slant on raising support is very unique and worth checking out.
- Teaching About Africa
Teaching about Africa. This is a good essay which discusses ways teachers can instruct American students about Africa. This includes some information on history. An older version of this essay is also available under the same title of Teaching about Africa...
- Holocaust Survivor Meets Savior
When possible I enjoy using primary documents as they bring history alive, but it is even better when one gets a short video like the great one above. It shows two elderly gentlemen, one who was hidden by the other during WWII for being Jewish....
- History Simulations
So far I have made very little money with this blog because it is a labor that I love and I feel as it has enhanced my teaching and based on the e-mails a lot of others as well. But fortunately I do make some "ice cream" money and one of the sources...
- Wwii Britain And Cultural Propaganda
During WWII, Britain produced over 120 short films to combat the Nazis. These examples of cultural propaganda are now available on the internet for free. You can read more about the films here at Open Culture....
- Blog Project Using Blogs.mu
I have created a project for my World History class. I am assigning them a event in WWII and they are going to create informational blogs about the event. To make this work well I am using Blogs.mu to host the students' blogs. On my classroom site...
World History
Dr. Seuss Went to War
Dr Seuss Went to War
Students see propaganda posters for WWII all the time. But this is a compilation of comics made by Dr. Seuss during WWII to raise support and money for the United States.
I would mention to students that a couple of the cartoons show racial stereotypes. However, Dr. Seuss' slant on raising support is very unique and worth checking out.
- Teaching About Africa
Teaching about Africa. This is a good essay which discusses ways teachers can instruct American students about Africa. This includes some information on history. An older version of this essay is also available under the same title of Teaching about Africa...
- Holocaust Survivor Meets Savior
When possible I enjoy using primary documents as they bring history alive, but it is even better when one gets a short video like the great one above. It shows two elderly gentlemen, one who was hidden by the other during WWII for being Jewish....
- History Simulations
So far I have made very little money with this blog because it is a labor that I love and I feel as it has enhanced my teaching and based on the e-mails a lot of others as well. But fortunately I do make some "ice cream" money and one of the sources...
- Wwii Britain And Cultural Propaganda
During WWII, Britain produced over 120 short films to combat the Nazis. These examples of cultural propaganda are now available on the internet for free. You can read more about the films here at Open Culture....
- Blog Project Using Blogs.mu
I have created a project for my World History class. I am assigning them a event in WWII and they are going to create informational blogs about the event. To make this work well I am using Blogs.mu to host the students' blogs. On my classroom site...