Great web resources to prevent the yawns in history social studies classes! [Page 1]
LIKE watching a building collapse in slow motion, a Twitter account run by a group of German historians provides hour-by-hour updates of the horrors of Kristallnacht, which culminated in a night of anti-Jewish terror 75 years ago in Nazi Germany that plunged the country on a path to the Holocaust.
My first teaching experience was working with a group of middle school students whose reading levels were at the third grade and below. I was clueless. The first month we read the required Ben Franklin story, made kites from scratch and flew those for about a week and a half. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.
Since that August years ago, I’ve learned a few things. Mostly from watching great teachers and borrowing their best ideas. I was hired to work at ESSDACK to focus on Social Studies issues but these days you can find me working in a variety of areas.
Increased access to devices and digital tools makes it easier for social studies teachers to integrate technology into their teaching Social studies lessons are becoming more engaging and interactive, thanks to a variety of classroom technology tools and resources. Here are a few examples.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing a new cross-curricular course, 'Big History Project,' that uses video to survey history The future of high school history classes might look a lot like a class being taught right now at Northville High School in Michigan, at least if Bill Gates has his way.
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Learnist makes it super easy to share what you know by curating the web. You can use videos, blogs, books, docs, images or anything on the web to explain how to learn something.
Learnist makes it super easy to share what you know by curating the web. You can use videos, blogs, books, docs, images or anything on the web to explain how to learn something.
Learnist makes it super easy to share what you know by curating the web. You can use videos, blogs, books, docs, images or anything on the web to explain how to learn something.
One of my students recently asked me about something he saw on the news regarding the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. His question was not about a certain sporting event but instead about the increased security because of the possible terrorist attacks, particularly against athletes from the West.
One of my students recently asked me about something he saw on the news regarding the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. His question was not about a certain sporting event but instead about the increased security because of the possible terrorist attacks, particularly against athletes from the West.
My students answer these questions in a variety of ways. Some see an immediate need to change gender equality in high school athletics—while others seek an overhaul of global philosophies, such as how people judge each other based on stereotypes.
Giving students the chance to think about these ideas has become one of my favorite parts of teaching a sophomore unit on revolutionary thought and practice throughout history.
Mike Amante sits down with Cheryl Davis to discuss how the iPad can be used for "History Whispering".
Mike Amante sits down with Jim Harmon to discuss his findings on the impact of the iPad on student literacy, best practices and core procedures for improving student literacy.
When we step into our classrooms tomorrow, it will be with a world crisis unfolding in Russia and Ukraine. This event brings forward a number of questions about the history of this region, an echo of the Cold War era and a modern issue of sovereignty in the shadow of the former USSR.
Teaching with WebQuests by Bernie Dodge
These engaging social studies apps can help students absorb content while they have fun learning Math and science seem to get all the focus these days, but other core subject areas deserve just as much attention-and this includes social studies and history.
Can you imagine the level of first-hand knowledge today's students would have if their classrooms came equipped with time machines? Well, believe it or not, they do. Teachers can turn to YouTube to create a virtual time machine. Thanks to uploads of old footage, documentaries and reenactments, YouTube offers a plethora of opportunities to experience ...
"When d'you think that he'll come back?" Not with this wind blowing, and this tide. "Has anyone else had word of him?" Not this tide. For what is sunk will hardly swim, Not with this wind blowing, and this tide. "Oh, dear, what comfort can I find?"
An incredible timelapse look at how drastically European borders have changed over the last 1000 years. Extremely approximate on the years. Video from the "Centennia Historical Atlas" by Frank E.Reed
Free. Aligned to reading, writing, and communicating skills. Written by Gilder Lehrman teachers of the year so you know they're quality. What's not to like? Gilder Lehrman always has good stuff. If you haven't already created a free teacher's account over there, you really need to get on it.
You're not gonna want to miss this crash course in US history...
The Anti-Defamation League has released its ADL Global 100 study which measures public attitudes and opinions toward Jews in over 100 countries.
