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World Digital Library

Posted in 21st century skills, art, artifacts, cultures, geography, history, images, library, media literacy, photos, primary sources, social studies, technology integration, tagged , , , , , , on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Do you teach World History?
Then the new World Digital Library is a must visit.
A cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and partner libraries, archives, and educational and cultural institutions from the United States and around the world. The project brings together on a single website [...]

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Conversation starter – Did You Know 4.0

Posted in 21st century skills, change, data, education, media literacy, professional development, technology integration, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Several weeks ago, Karl Fisch of Did You Know fame announced a new release with a media convergence feel to it.
The Economist Magazine is hosting their third annual Media Convergence Forum in New York City on October 20th and 21st. Earlier this year they asked if they could remix Did You Know?/Shift Happens with a [...]

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iPod Touch teaching and learning apps

Posted in 21st century skills, cool, ipod, media literacy, technology integration, tagged , , , , on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve fallen in love with the iPod Touch and what it might be able to do for teaching and learning. And so, every few weeks, I’ll post a few of my favorite apps and some classroom uses.
Today’s favorites?
One free app -  Number Line and three paid apps – Lemonade Tycoon, Big Top Ten and GradePad.
Number [...]

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Abe Lincoln, Facebook, Twitter and teaching history

Posted in 21st century skills, Web 2.0, digital storytelling, fun, history, images, lesson plans, media literacy, social networks, social studies, tagged , , , , , on July 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been wanting to get this screen shot of Lincoln’s facebook page off of my desktop for a while and you’re looking for a fun way to suck kids into talking about historical people. I think we can help each other.
Not sure who first came up with the Lincoln Facebook page but it’s been floating [...]

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ProCon – Blue AND Red

Posted in current events, debate, historical thinking, media literacy, politics, propaganda, social studies, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wouldn’t it be nice to go somewhere online that simply presented facts without all the nutty opinions? A place that isn’t Democrat or Republican or Fox News or MSNBC or the Washington Post or the Wall Street Journal or whatever blog is saying that Obama is the anti-Christ?
If you’re looking for something like that . [...]

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