U.S History Today

Thing 9

2012-01-30T11:45:00.000-08:00

I used this video in my Language Arts class to have some fun with grammar. I found it to be a hilarious spoof on MC Hammer...however, the kids did not get it until I showed them an MC Hammer video.

Thing 6

2012-01-30T11:32:00.000-08:00

I chose this picture because it illustrates some of the weapons used in the Civil war.

Thing 4

2012-01-30T11:12:00.000-08:00

The tools for organizing my RSS feeds will be very helpful as I continue to add to my list of interests.

Thing 4

2012-01-30T11:02:00.000-08:00

The tools available to organize your RSS feeds will be helpful as i acquire more & more information through my feeds. Can't wait to find time to add some feeds!

Thing 5

2012-01-30T10:12:00.000-08:00

Once the RSS feeds are established it is extremely helpful in gathering the latest history. I get sidetracked sorting through all of the information on the web.

Thing 3

2012-01-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

Funny title..."Confessions from the Couch, tales from an Urban Teacher on the front lines," blog was informative & inspiring. It first got my attention with the subtitle, meaningful bell work. For the first time in my career, I have struggled this year with students' focus for my warm ups. This blog gave me a good idea for students to create a rhyme to demonstrate their knowledge of a topic as a warm up. I added "Video Bonus" on Monday's...a historical question with a video for students to solve by the end of the week. It has helped some, but at times I still find my students to be unfocused during warm ups.

Thing 1 & 2

2012-01-30T09:51:00.000-08:00

On my way!!! Hopefully "23 Things" will help reinforce the use of blogs & wikis. I am still grappling with the challenge of how to incorporate responsible use of this "new" technology within my classroom.

The main goal I have for myself is to regularly update my blog and construct an Igoogle page to organize all of these new tools.

2011-04-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

Who knows the historical significance of April 12th?

Finally Blogging!!

2011-04-05T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is my first post!! I am very excited to start blogging about history with my 8th grade students.