Interesting article at CNN.com on the propaganda art of the Vietnam War. Great teaching resource for this time period… (See link below)
Art of war: Propaganda posters paint a different picture of Vietnam
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“Toys as Teaching Machines”
Posted: January 14, 2015 in Education, Educational Technology, History, Innovation, Instructional Technology, LearningTags: Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology
The Creation Continuum Revisted…
Posted: January 5, 2015 in Creativity, Differentiated Instruction, digital storytelling, Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, project based learning, Technology, Technology IntegrationTags: creativity, differentiated instruction, Education, Instructional Technology, project based learning, Technology
A few years ago, while I served as an instructional technology director for a school district, I proposed the creation continuum after researching project based learning. The following link to my Prezi is an updated version of the presentation I shared on the subject…
World War I Online Teaching Resources…
Posted: November 7, 2014 in Education, Educational Technology, History, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, Social Studies, Teaching
With the centennial of World War I there are several online resources and articles that can assist educators and students in teaching and learning about a very pivotal time in history. The following are links to several resources I have been collecting and creating as of late…
Articles
How a century-old war affects you (series of articles…this is a link to Part 1)
How World War I gave us ‘cooties’ (Part 2)
The ‘bionic men’ of World War I (Part 3)
ISIS caliphate shows still no end to WWI (Part 4)
The mighty women of World War I (Part 5)
How toxic weapons killed 90,000 (Part 6)
After war atrocities, who must pay? (Part 7)
World War I’s broken promise (Part 8)
How World War I gave birth to the modern (Part 9)
When the flu wiped out millions (Part 10)
Why words don’t work for war’s horrors (Part 11)
The man who started WWI: 7 things you didn’t know
Video: Three unexpected things from WWI
Photos: The ‘golden age’ of postcards
Video – World War I: American Legacy
In 2014, countries are still paying offf debt from World War One
Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I
This Week in World War I, Nov. 1-7, 1914
How a war started Daylight Savings Time
Remembering forgotten veterans of World War I
Final Tower of London poppy ‘planted’ on Armistice Day
World War I in Photos – The Atlantic
The Art of WWI in 52 Paintings
WWI site offers hints of J.R.R. Tolkien
Resources
Hokanson’s American History WWI
Tutorials
World War I Cloze Activity – Popups
http://www.quia.com/cz/455972.html
World War I Cloze Activity – (Fill in the Blank)
http://www.quia.com/cz/456001.html
World War I Vocabulary
http://www.quia.com/jg/2433958.html
World War I Hangman (Hints)
http://www.quia.com/hm/873116.html
World War I Hangman (No Hints)
http://www.quia.com/hm/873421.html
World War I Jumbled Words
http://www.quia.com/jw/481171.html
World War I Challenge Board
http://www.quia.com/cb/826588.html
World War I Section 1 Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/1026246.html
World War I Section 2 Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/1026261.html
World War I Section 3 Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/1026273.html
World War I Section 4 Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/1026321.html
World War I Section 5 Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/1026336.html
World War I Battleship
Components of the 21st Century Classroom…
Posted: October 12, 2014 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, TeachingTags: 21st Century, classroom, Education, Instructional Technology, School
Components of a 21st Century Classroom – An infographic by the team at Open Colleges
Teaching With Tablets…
Posted: October 12, 2014 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, Teaching, Technology IntegrationTags: Education, Instructional Technology, School, Tablet, tablets
From OnlineUniversities.com…
eLearning Future…
Posted: September 12, 2014 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, TeachingTags: eLearning
Find more education infographics on e-Learning Infographics
“4 Way the Internet is Making Kids Smarter…”
Posted: August 8, 2014 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Internet, Learning, StudentsTags: Education, internet, Learning, Technology
Find more education infographics on e-Learning Infographics
Living History – The North Platte Canteen Lives On…
Posted: March 18, 2014 in History, Learning, Middle School, School, Student Centered, Students, TeachingTags: Education, History, School, service, students, WW II
My intervention/enrichment students have been involved in an activity/service project gathering supplies to be placed in care packages for troops stationed around the world. We are utilizing Operation Shoebox as our vehicle to meet this goal. As we studied WW II, we spent some time learning about the North Platte Canteen that served 6 million troops snacks, drinks, and goodies on train stops while passing through North Platte. My students wanted to help this idea live on, and North Platte teenagers are once again helping to brighten our service people’s days.
Read an article from the North Platte Telegraph here…
Read an article from KNOP news here…
Technology Enhances Learning
Posted: August 6, 2013 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, Teaching, Technology Integration
The Legend of The Oregon Trail (Mental Floss…)
Posted: July 31, 2013 in Education, Educational Technology, Gaming, History, Innovation, Instructional Technology, Learning, Multimedia, Social Studies, Teaching, Technology, Technology IntegrationGreat read on the educational game The Oregon Trail @ Mental Floss: http://mentalfloss.com/article/51930/legend-oregon-trail
An old Prezi…
Posted: April 13, 2013 in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, StudentsHere is an old Prezi I shared with teachers while serving as educational technology director: http://prezi.com/4dxykmcolwa9/the-creation-continuum/
Granted the topic is valid, but I was most taken back by the video of my oldest son who now two years later is a junior and headed to a prom this evening. My how he has grown!
I need more videos like that at oxpower.org…
So, where have you been?
Posted: April 6, 2013 in Edublogs, Educational Technology, High School, History, Instructional Technology, Interdisciplinary, Learning, Middle School, Reflection, School, Social Studies, Teaching, Tech Tools, Technology Integration
It has been quite some time since I last posted here at HIT. Since returning to the classroom last fall I have been busy educating the youth of America, at least those that set foot in Room 100 at Adams Middle School. Our journey together is almost finished in terms of the school year, and we have some evidence to show for it online. Our American History site can be found at oxpower.org in all its glory. There are several student projects shared on the home page for your viewing pleasure. The resources that we use on a daily basis are found mostly via the “Agenda” links in the right hand column, and here you can see all sorts of practice that has been going on on a daily basis. I hope my students are ready to go to the high school. I feel like they are getting there, but I also know it will be a whole new “ballgame” for them. I think they are ready for high school social studies…
History, statistics, and datasets (some resources)…
Posted: May 29, 2012 in Data, Education, Educational Technology, History, Instructional Technology, Interdisciplinary, Learning, Math, Predictions, Reflection, School, Statistics, Students, Teaching, Technology, Technology IntegrationTags: Data, History, Interdisciplinary, Math, Social Studies, statistics
Interdisciplinary…is it a goal, a state of education, an action? As I contemplate my new history course and the awesome math teacher I will collaborate with (Mr. Dan Smith), I am working my mind to find ways to accentuate math throughout the ages and to show how data is an important historical tool that tells great and interesting tales. In this process, I want to share an example of what I am getting at and some data resources that one can utilize with students to inspire their search for truth through data.
The following is a video clip of an older piece from Hans Rosling: 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes: a great example of combing data and history…
The next items are links to data resources that may be useful (in no particular order)…
Stat Planet http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/map/
KML Factbook http://www.kmlfactbook.org/#&db=ciafb&table=undefined&col=undefined&
Knoema http://knoema.com/
Many Eyes http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/
Data First http://www.data-first.org/
2011 in 11 Graphs http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2011-in-11-graphs/2011/12/22/gIQA0HWJMP_gallery.html#photo=1
The Joy of Stats Video 200 Countries, 200 Years in 4 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo&feature=player_embedded
Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/
Google Think Insights http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/
Google Public Data Finder http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
2010 Census Data http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/
Find The Best http://www.findthebest.com/
Policy Map http://www.policymap.com/maps
Where Americans are Moving http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/migration.html
How to create accommodations for students…
Posted: May 23, 2012 in Assistive Technology, Differentiated Instruction, Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, School 2.0, Social Studies, Student Centered, Students, Teaching, Tech Tools, Technology, Technology Integration
Any subject area teacher can and should create curriculum tools that can help students that require accommodations in their learning. This is key to differentiated learning and instruction. When I think of my content area of social studies I know that it can require a lot of reading. Vocabulary is an important piece of knowledge that can help students make their way through the content, and I try to create or find activities that support vocabulary acquisition.
In the past I have utilized sites like Quia to create activities that build and reinforce vocabulary knowledge. Quia activities like flashcards, matching, concentration, word search, and hangman are a few that present vocabulary in a fun way. You can also create cloze reading activities with Quia that enable a user to read passages of text and identify key terms that complete a paragraph. Online textbook resources also often have ready made vocabulary activities that can make it much easier for students to navigate text or take an active part in classroom discussions and projects. Online textbooks are also interactive and most have an audio or read-aloud feature built into the text.
The following are several examples of vocabulary and reading activities that I have created or found and linked to that assist all students and especially those that may struggle with reading (especially see the flashcards, matching, concentration, word search, hangman, jumbled words, pop ups, and cloze activities).
American History Vocabulary and Reading Activities
Hokanson’s American History Quia Class Page
Help your students gain a better understanding of the content by accessing the reading tools that are all around you or create some today. Technology makes for better and more complete learning, and your students deserve to utilize these tools.
