History Tech

If you think that Google Earth just provides cool maps to use when you teach geography, you are overlooking some really amazing resources.  Join Glenn Wiebe as he discusses five powerful features in Google Earth that can help you create some engaging activities for your students.

1. Google Lit Trips

Google Lit Trips focuses on the idea of creating Google Earth Tours based on historical fiction, novels and non-fiction.

2. Google Historical Tours and Events

The site focuses on historical events and is designed so that students are the ones doing the tour creation.

3. Historical imagery

Use the tool to help kids compare and contrast the same place over time and to practice historical thinking skills.

4. Tour Guide

A newer feature of Google Earth, Tour Guide provides guided excursions to and through a wide variety of geographic places, both famous and obscure.

5. Earth Gallery

The Gallery is 1000 pre-built Google Earth Tours available for immediate use. You can access the Gallery by clicking the button right beside the Layers area.

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As an educator, are you excited by all the ways students can use technology in your classroom to write blogs, design flip charts, create Wordles, and utilize Prezis?  If you answered “Yes” to that question, you might be missing out on the true transformative power of technology in your classroom.  Join Glenn Wiebe as he offers some insights into effective technology integration that will teach our kids how to change the world.

Glenn Wiebe

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R has always been a distinguished letter in the world of education.

In the basic skills-orientated education program within schools the 3R’s have been known as reading, writing and arithmetic.  However, the newest three R’s in education are rigor, relevance and relationships. The 3R’s of School Crises and Disasters: Readiness, Response, and Recovery.

Throughout history it has been said students have been taught three R’s. In this episode Glenn shares his passion for what he thinks the Social Studies teacher ought to be doing by using the four C’s.

1. Collect

2. Create

3. Collaborate

4. Communicate

By using the four C’s, teachers encourage kids to think historically and process information and  content in ways that we haven’t asked them to do before.

The four C’s can also be the framework to help teachers find the balance between students memorizing content and doing something with the content they are learning.

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(This post originally appeared on Glenn’s History Tech website on January 24, 2013.  The new state social studies standards were approved by the State Board of Education in April 2013.)

I get the chance to work with all sorts of extraordinary people doing what I do.  Today you will meet one of them.

Don Gifford is the Social Studies Consultant for the Kansas Department of Education which means he is responsible for the coordination of social studies standards, assessment, and instruction in the state. He spends much of his time working with Kansas districts and teachers to improve teaching and learning.

He’s been herding cats (overseeing the committee) to get the new state standards written and approved by the State Board of Education. And as a member of the herd (committee), I know how hard that has been! In this podcast, Don talks about the new standards, the perfect social studies classroom, and shares two pieces of advice.

Contact Don

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I had a great time talking with Mary Madden from the Kansas Historical Society. Mary is the Director of Education and is a phenomenal resource for anyone teaching Kansas or American history.

In this short interview, Mary and I talk about the very cool KSHS Read Kansas card program, weird donations including the bones of Bloody Bill Quantrill, and some of the favorite parts of her job. Be sure to check out the links below to find even more stuff.

www.KSHS.org

 

 Social Studies Central

History Tech

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Join Glenn this time as he shares his thoughts on what it takes to be effective at “History Ball.”

 

Social Studies Central

History Tech

 

 

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