Playing History http://playinghistory.org/
I haven't been paying as much attention as I should to resource collection, This collection of games appropriate for many social studies classes. Plus, I am happy to find an online Oregon Trail.
Classroom idea: Use these as a opener for study or a review. Students could use these as basis for creating their own game.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Simplebooklet
simplebooklet http://simplebooklet.com/index.php#
I like to consider new ways of presenting student information. I like this tool for two reasons :
I like to consider new ways of presenting student information. I like this tool for two reasons :
- The clean lines. The ability to create multiple pages allows for lots of information to be presented, but not overwhelmed.
- The booklet ( one of multiple options for presenting) allows for "story" or narrative.
Labels:
interest-generators,
literature,
presentations,
research,
storytelling
Monday, December 27, 2010
ZooBurst
ZooBurst http://www.zooburst.com/index.php is an online pop up book creator. This tool lets the creator of a story present images and text in a timed and spatial manner. The basic free license allows speech bubbles as well as story text.
Classroom idea - Students create books that present a tour through history, or a tour of a every day life in a country, using native language.
Classroom idea - Students create books that present a tour through history, or a tour of a every day life in a country, using native language.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
A Holiday Card From Google
http://www.google.com/logos/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704774604576035500936272100.html
Google celebration logos always are of interest. The one on December 23, 2010 was a loose recreation of "Google" with a number of interactive images that approximated the standard Google colors of each letter. The images also led to a search on the theme of that image.
Classroom idea : Easier version of this idea : Using Glogster ( would work best I think), Moodle , wikis or Prezi, gathers a collection of images to create a collage of a word or concept, with the images somehow relating to the word.. , The magic of linking or "pathing" would allow the image to be linked to a presentation about that aspect.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Disunion
Disunion http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/disunion/
From the New York Times, "One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Americans went to war with themselves. Disunion revisits and reconsiders America’s most perilous period — using contemporary accounts, diaries, images and historical assessments to follow the Civil War as it unfolded."
Classroom idea: Have students peruse these sources, and then do research to presenting primary source with explanation.
From the New York Times, "One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Americans went to war with themselves. Disunion revisits and reconsiders America’s most perilous period — using contemporary accounts, diaries, images and historical assessments to follow the Civil War as it unfolded."
Classroom idea: Have students peruse these sources, and then do research to presenting primary source with explanation.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Mapping America: Every City, Every Block
Mapping America: Every City, Every Block http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer
Classroom idea: These would be great for Civics and Economics classes, discussing voting patterns as related to other factors.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Brain Games
http://www.proprofs.com/games Easily created embeddable crosswords, etc
Classroom Idea. These are easily embedded into Moodle or another website and could be used as vocabulary refresher. A language class could build multiple crosswords based on theme - weather, home life, etc.
Classroom Idea. These are easily embedded into Moodle or another website and could be used as vocabulary refresher. A language class could build multiple crosswords based on theme - weather, home life, etc.
WolframAlpha widgets
WolframAlpha widgets. Fun and interesting. I love the historical weather ones, too.
Trulia Hindsight
Here is a site that allows visualization of how cities actually developed.
Classroom ideas - I can see using this in history and literature classes. How developed was Long Island in Jay Gatsby’s day? What was pre-war Los Angeles like?
Tubechop
Tubechop http://www.tubechop.com lets you select start and end points on youtubes so you don’t have to show entire video.
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