World History
- History Of Egypt
History of Egypt. This is an overview to the history of the African nation of Egypt. Mind you, Egyptian history is thousands of years old. This essay reduces it and leaves out much. It is still a good summary if you want to see the bigger picture. From...
- Free Google Glasses
So for a moment, listen to my inner geek! Today Google announced that they are giving away 8000 Google glasses. These devices have the potential to change how we see the world literally - and cause more accidents until we all have self driven...
- Jeopardy Labs For Jeopardy Review Games
Talk about a fast learner. One of my "teacher-students," Rebecca Small, just created two Jeopardy games for reviewing ancient Egypt from Jeopardy Labs. When I asked where she had found out about it, she said one of her students told her about...
- Deconstructing The Acropolis
I love this short clip that deconstructs the building of the Acropolis in an engaging way that students should enjoy. The site also deconstructs other wonders like the Colosseum, the Pyramids of Giza, and Stonehenge....
- Up To Date World Videos
If you ever want to bring your world history students up to date, one of the ways to do so is the Lede from the NYTimes. They get people to e-mail them video from hot spots around the world. Above is one from the 25th of January of protests...
World History
The History of Beer and Egypt
This engaging clip is from a series called "Seven Wonders of the Microbe World." What's neat about this history is that it's also a history of Egypt. If you like this video, you might enjoy the very popular A History of the World in Six Glasses.
- History Of Egypt
History of Egypt. This is an overview to the history of the African nation of Egypt. Mind you, Egyptian history is thousands of years old. This essay reduces it and leaves out much. It is still a good summary if you want to see the bigger picture. From...
- Free Google Glasses
So for a moment, listen to my inner geek! Today Google announced that they are giving away 8000 Google glasses. These devices have the potential to change how we see the world literally - and cause more accidents until we all have self driven...
- Jeopardy Labs For Jeopardy Review Games
Talk about a fast learner. One of my "teacher-students," Rebecca Small, just created two Jeopardy games for reviewing ancient Egypt from Jeopardy Labs. When I asked where she had found out about it, she said one of her students told her about...
- Deconstructing The Acropolis
I love this short clip that deconstructs the building of the Acropolis in an engaging way that students should enjoy. The site also deconstructs other wonders like the Colosseum, the Pyramids of Giza, and Stonehenge....
- Up To Date World Videos
If you ever want to bring your world history students up to date, one of the ways to do so is the Lede from the NYTimes. They get people to e-mail them video from hot spots around the world. Above is one from the 25th of January of protests...