Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Civil War in Four Minutes

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I've posted this before but since this site keeps getting lots of new viewers, I wanted to put it up again.  It is a great way to revie...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Google Apps for Education Learning Center

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In October my county became a Google Apps for Education (GAE) county which means, among other things, that my students are now completely...
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Crossing the Delaware - Incorrect Painting

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It's not a new thought that the iconic painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware  has fraught with mistakes, but below the origin...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

East India Company

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This week's Economist has a nice article (and not too long for students) on the East India Company.  It makes some comparisons to t...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Share Your Computer Screen or Take Over Someone Else's

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Sometimes my students need help with something technical we are doing.  Well now I can take over their screen or they can see mine.  Well...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Edusitement

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Edusitement is a webpage that has hundreds of lesson plans and resources to go along with them for US history.   Here are three that go...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A Little Fun

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I am one of those teachers who actually teach all the way up to winter break, but I do allow kids to bring in "learning food" s...

Prezi's New Features

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Perhaps capitalizing on the growing popularity of the +1 button on Google, Prezi has made it easier (and it was fairly easy to begin wi...
Friday, December 16, 2011

Reconstruction

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Here is an pictoral outline of the Reconstruction period.  If you look at it there is a picture for each part of the timeline, but if yo...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

How To Download Everything At Once in Google Docs

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This year my county has introduced Google Apps, but due to our interpretation of COPPA , we are not letting our students (and since they ...
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Calling Long Distance Parents

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Increasingly my students' parents have long distance numbers that I need to call to reach them.  While my school will provide me with...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Youtube Blocked At Your School? - Here's a Solution

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Thankfully my principal has finally agreed to unblock youtube at my school, but if that is not the case for you, then you should watch th...
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Friday, December 9, 2011

Give Google Docs a Try

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Have you been reading this blog a while and wondered why I talk so much about the virtues of Google Docs .  Well without even getting a f...

Another Free e-book

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The state of Texas has two e-books online for US history.  They are not as long as the ones you have for your students, but they cover ma...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Exam Review ipad App

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In Virginia our end of the year exams are interestingly enough titled the SOL tests (Standards of Learning).   Here is an ipad app for r...