THWT Newsletter now online
EDTECH Editor-Eiffert
Announcement . . . with apologies for cross-posting
The Teaching History with Technology Newsletter is now online at:
http://thwt.org/newsletter.htm
The THWT Newsletter offers resources, lesson plans, and tips to help
history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively
into their courses.
The THWT newsletter is produced by Tom Daccord, veteran high school
history teacher, academic technology specialist, webmaster of Best of
History Web Sites, and President of the Center for Teaching History with
Technology.
In the October newsletter:
Colonial Massachusetts: Select Topics and Resources (High School, College)
Discover some excellent online resources that detail the history and
religious life of colonial Massachusetts. These can serve as great
supplemental materials for a United States history survey course. You'll
also find two valuable research-oriented sites.
Resources on the 2004 Presidential Election (Elementary, Middle School,
High School)
As the election nears online resources about the campaign and the vote are
coming fast and furious. Here are eight educational resources worth
consulting.
The Origins of Man WebQuest (High School)
In this extended web-based activity (created by Tom Daccord) students play
the role of an esteemed paleoanthropologist who is to give the keynote
address at the annual conference of the "American Paleoanthropologists
Association." The theme of this conference is: "The Search for the Missing
Link: Are We Any Closer To Discovering Our True Ancestor?"
Three Great Resources for Teaching A.P. European History (High School)
Together these three resources provide a wealth of teaching ideas,
quizzes, DBQs, recommended resources . . . and more.
Renaissance & Reformation Resources (High School, College)
The Early Modern European section of Best of History Web Sites highlights
many interactive sites on the Renaissance and Reformation. Discover the
best of the best.
Native American Resources for Grades 5 to 8 (Middle School)
Follow this link to a mix of useful curriculum and activity-oriented sites
on Native Americans.
Featured Web Site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Middle School, High
School, College)
There is much engaging material for history and social studies educators
and their students at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art web site. Learn
about the Met's impressive array of online exhibits and educational
resources.
Featured Lesson Plan: "The Public be Damned" (High School, College)
The Organization of American Historians offers a terrific teaching unit on
the Gilded Age that combines Howard Gardener's Multiple Intelligences
model with eight themes presented through primary sources.
How to Keep Informed of New History Web Sites
It can be difficult to locate new history resources on the Internet.
However, many excellent academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations
offer free newsletters that promote additions to their web sites or
examine new resources of interest.
Five Quick Tips: A Better PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint is a powerful and easy-to-learn program that teachers can use
to create engaging and visually enticing presentations. But PowerPoint
presentations that contain too many slides, too much text, and too many
frivolous special effects can actually detract from student learning.
These five quick tips will help you avoid that from happening.
Five Quick Tips: Better Searching
Spend a little time with Google's Advanced Search option and save a whole
bunch of time finding the information you want. These five quick tips
highlight a few of its features.
Comments? Feedback? Please contact:
Tom Daccord
Academic Technology Advocate/History Teacher
Noble & Greenough School (Dedham, MA)
thomas_...@nobles.edu
President - Center for Teaching History with Technology
http://thwt.org/
Webmaster - Best of History Web Sites
http://besthistorysites.net
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SIGNOFF EDTECH
EDTECH Editor-Eiffert
Thank you so much for the THWT website. My students are studing Colonial
America and reading the book The Crucible. I cant wait to use some of the ideas
in the newsletter with them!!
i do recommend the website to any secondary Special Ed. or History teachers.
Heather Murawski