Ken Peterson
PLAYMAKERS is an exploration of the experiences and innovations that are leading the way for learning design in the twenty-first century. The seven videos in this series introduce you to a range of people working at the intersection of games and learning, from teachers who happened on the power of play through trial and error, to commercial game designers who set out to make one great game and ended up empowering millions of users to make their own.
Game-Based Learning Brings the History of Civilization to Life (Transcript) Jason Darnell: Somewhere down the line learning became not fun. I think somehow kids started coming to school and saying, "I'm not gonna have fun today. I'm going to school." And the reward of Historia, it's fun. Rick Brennan: Historia is game-based learning.
Animated Slide Shows
Super Map is a new map-making tool on MrNussbaum.com that allows students to custom-make their own maps of the United States, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, or Asia.
February 9, 2014 By: David Kapuler A while back I created a list of top 10 sites for creating timelines. Well, since that time mobile learning has really integrated into education and apps have been developed to accomplish this task. I've created a new list combined with apps and sites that are ideal for creating timelines.
PORTS is proud to announce our PORTS Unit of Study Common Core Alignment Project. Over the course of the 2013-2014 school year, PORTS is partnering with teachers from several County Offices of Education including Butte County, to bring our Units of Study into alignment with the Common Core State Standards.
After a year or two of tinkering and experimenting with apps for teaching / learning Geography, I have (finally) compiled this list of what I deem to be the most useful iPad apps for teaching Geography. I have not rated any of them, or offered any kind of review.
February 10, 2014 Below is a list of some useful web tools for map creation that I have been working on over the weekend. Think of these tools as powerful alternatives to Google Maps or Google Earth.
World History Online navigates through 3 000 years of world history, world timelines of civilizations (plus maps), people and world events.
A MiddleWeb Blog by Jody Passanisi & Shara Peters Most history and social studies teachers understand the value of group work, especially now, in the era of collaborative learning. Most of us assign group work. And most students, at one time or another, struggle with it.
Established in 2006, Curriculumbits.com offer free online access to a growing range of interactive multimedia e-learning resources and as of 2012 links to recommended educational Apple iPad / iPhone and iPod Touch apps. The online Resource library contains games, quizzes, animations and videos in a variety of subjects. Resources have been produced according to key stage 3 and 4 of the UK National Curriculum for students aged 11 to 16 but will be applicable in many countries.
Interactive whiteboard resources for Mathematics
Some lesson plans are only available in Adobe Acrobat format. Get the reader. Washington's Head-Quarters 1780. At Newburgh, on the Hudson, by an unknown artist,after 1876. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson. This image is from the lesson plan Revolutionary Money.
Reviews and Ratings for Websites and Apps
Royalty Free Images, Stock Images, Portraits, Old Maps, Illustrations, Engravings, Teacher Resources & Educational Resources at our Image Library Humanline.com. Free Licenses for Educational Use.
Create a map from location list, crowd source, spreadsheets, etc. Publish, share your interactive maps. Highlight radius and other regions. Get map images.
How many of you have checked out iTunes U's repository of primary sources?...
Create your own GeoGuessr challenge by choosing five locations on Google Street View.
Provide as many questions (clues) and answers (locations) as you like to create a virutal 'treasure hunt'.
Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.
TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables you to build visually-rich interactive timelines and is available in 40 languages.
GoogleTreks™ for Middle School Kids Science Famous Scientists by Brittany Jimenez This GoogleTrek™ introduces amazing scientists and what they have done for our civilization. Galileo Galilei by Brittany Jimenez This GoogleTrek™ takes you through the life of the famous scientist and inventor, Galileo Galilei.
The online game is intended for advanced middle- and high-school students. It invites them to learn about Lincoln's leadership by exploring the political choices he made. An animated Lincoln introduces a situation, asks for advice and prompts players to decide the issue for themselves, before learning the actual outcome.
Welcome to this LiveBinder on Interactive History for students!
OLHMS 7th Grade Social Studies - In this unit students will be able to explore how geographic, economic, social, and political issues can impact the ideological and structural bond of the United States (past, present, future) with an emphasis on the Antebellum Period.
