Diplomatic Simulations
- in American Government
I am constantly looking for new simulations to do in my classroom. I found a great set of simulations to do around diplomacy. They were designed by the new National Museum of Diplomacy. I have…
Category: American History
César E. Chávez Experience and Simulation
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The César E. Chávez Experience focuses on understanding the Migrant Worker’s Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Different scenarios help the students focus on the different aspects of the movement and its leaders. It…
Looking at Word Usage for Trends
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I have always been fascinated by phrases, words and their etymology. As I result, I find a utility from google very interesting to allow students to evaluate the usage of a word within the context…
Introducing Animated History
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I have decided to embark on a new summer project. I have created a site called “Animated History.” Animated History is dedicated to finding interesting ways to take historical content and present them with unique…
FDR New Deal Periodic Table
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The original periodic table was written with Adobe Flash, that has been retired. I converted the site to HTML and JavaScript to provide the same functionality plus additional functionality as well. Summary Chemists use the…
Presidents Dated Also – Assignment
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I have struggled with the same boring presidential projects over and over. I decided a few years ago to offer one class a different project. I showed the student a funny compilation of dating videos…
Reacting to the Past Simulations
- in American History
Reacting to the Past is an active learning pedagogy of role-playing games designed for higher education. In Reacting to the Past games, students are assigned character roles with specific goals and must communicate, collaborate, and…
Simulations Waiting to be Evaluated
- in American Government
This is a list of simulations I have collected over the last few years. I have not evaluated these in a long time. I will be evaluating them over the next few weeks and cleanup…
Red Scare Simulation
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The fear of communism fueled by events in the USA itself, most notably the cases of the Hollywood Ten, Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs. Organisations such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the…
Social Studies Resources for eLearning
- in American History
A coworker compiled a list of interesting resources to add or augment our students eLearning. To Watch: Netflix: World War II in Colour Untold History of the United States The Vietnam War Minimalism Betting on…