by Mike Macfadden | Apr 26, 2012
This post includes a number of resources that may be appropriate for a middle ages/medieval times social studies unit. Websites http://www.timeref.com/ This appears to be a passion project of some history buff....
by Mike Macfadden | Apr 25, 2012
Teach westward expansion, the Oregon Trail, the trail of tears, and Manifest destiny with these resources. Oregon Trail – Google Earth Take your students on a virtual tour of the Oregon Trail. If you haven’t ever used Google Earth in your classroom, you...
by Mike Macfadden | Apr 24, 2012
BlockPosters.com automatically turns regularly sized images into large format posters. Large Format Posters This website basically chops up an image into many different pieces and then blows each part up into a standard printer paper sized piece that is easily...
by Mike Macfadden | Apr 20, 2012
This video demonstrates how to use the Hot Spots interactive Multimedia tool in SMART Notebook. Hot Spots? Hot Spots allow students to engage with content in an interactive way by matching vocabulary terms to locations on images. This tool is great for geography,...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
This video demonstrates how to add Placemarks to Google Earth to create tours, also known as “virtual field trips”. What’s a Placemark? Placemarks allow you to set a course of “travel” in Google Earth. Instead of navigating blindly, or...
