Browse Blog - multimedia
Joe Jelen on Creating E-books
Apr 23 2012
Create e-books yourself, have your students create e-books, or draw on already existing e-books. All you need is Internet access! [...] »
Jeremiah McCall on Activities and Assessments for Simulation Games
Mar 26 2012
Thinking about using digital games in your classroom? In Part Four of his six-part series, teacher Jeremiah McCall shows you how to form lesson plans around critically evaluating U.S. history games. [...] »
Lessons Online: TED-Ed
Mar 23 2012
Nominate teachers and lesson ideas to share with teachers Internet-wide. [...] »
Film Review: The Alamo
Feb 22 2012
Remember the Alamo! But what does the U.S. remember? Historical fact or historical mythology? Historian Stanley Corkin looks at the film The Alamo. [...] »
Elizabeth Glynn on Personal Tablet Computers
Jan 16 2012
Personal tablet computers are everywhere, but what role do personal tablet computers have in the classroom? [...] »
Mark Smith on Using Constructivist Video Production
Dec 5 2011
Do you use video creation as a culminating activity? Teacher Mark Smith suggests trying it at the beginning of a unit. [...] »
Amy Burvall's Life as a TechnoTroubadour
Oct 17 2011
Can you use music and creativity to help students structure what they know? Yes, says Hawaiian teacher Amy Burvall. [...] »
Film Review: The Tenth Inning
Sep 14 2011
Can one subject—say, baseball—tell a larger story of historical change? Historian Daniel Nathan says it can. [...] »
Film Review: Gods and Generals
Aug 17 2011
What view of the Civil War does Gods and Generals present? Historian Steven E. Woodworth critiques the film. [...] »
Film Review: The Aviator
Jul 31 2011
Historical films like The Aviator sacrifice historical context to create character portraits, says historian David Courtwright. [...] »
