I have had my students create infographic projects on World War II topics the past couple of weeks. Here is a link to the instructions and resources page Hokanson’s American History Infographic Project!
Posts Tagged ‘History’
Infographic Projects
Posted: March 10, 2016 in UncategorizedTags: American History, History, infographic, Instructional Technology
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The history of Star Wars Ken Burns style…
Posted: December 18, 2015 in Just For FunTags: History, Star Wars
WWI Online Games…
Posted: December 14, 2015 in Educational Technology, Gaming, History, Instructional TechnologyTags: Education, Gaming, History, School, WWI
I have shared a few of these WWI online simulations and games before. Enjoy!
“The Ghost Army”
Posted: April 22, 2015 in UncategorizedTags: Education, History, Learning, Social Studies, teaching
Interesting World War II article at The Morning News on a WWII secret unit the “waged war and fakery” as a weapon… The Ghost Army
“The Vietnam War Like You’ve Never Seen it Before…”
Posted: March 22, 2015 in Education, History, Learning, Social Studies, TeachingTags: Education, History, Learning, Social Studies, teaching, Vietnam
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
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…
A Tale of Two Cows…
Posted: February 25, 2014 in Government, History, Social StudiesTags: government, History, School, Social Studies
Periodic Table of the New Deal
Posted: January 17, 2014 in History, Social StudiesTags: great depression, History, new deal, WWII
Click here Periodic Table of the New Deal for an interactive view of FDR’s programs during the Great Depression.
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
“102 Minutes That Changed America”
Posted: September 10, 2008 in Education, HistoryTags: 9/11, History
The History Channel via History.com has an interactive site that revisits the 9/11 tragedy: “102 Minutes That Changed America.”
AN EXPLANATION AND WARNING FROM THE SITE:
“The map below presents unfiltered video captured by nine different eyewitnesses from 10 locations around the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th. Click on a location to begin.”
“This video contains material of a graphic and disturbing nature, and may not be suitable for all viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.”
“Cracking the Maya Code”
Posted: June 14, 2008 in Education, Educational Technology, Exploration, Geography, History, Instructional Technology, Learning, School, School 2.0, Technology, Technology IntegrationTags: History, language, Maya
This is a great activity from PBS on “Cracking the Maya Code.” Enjoy!
