Category Archives: Geography

Backlog Post #1: The Market Revolution, Atlantic Context, and Information Reorganization

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

While my last post ostensibly was going to open the flood-gates of a number of new posts dealing with what I’ve been working on in my classes, that plan fell through (read: baby + grad school + teaching = neglect … Continue reading →

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Fun with online image editors!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

“There’s no rest for the weary,” or is it “There’s no rest for the wicked”? I’ve heard the expression both ways, and depending on your self-image (or skill in channeling reflexive guilt, I suppose), I guess either works depending on … Continue reading →

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iPad Apps for the Classroom — Video Edition!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

A couple weeks ago I wrote about how I’d just acquired an iPad and had begun thinking of various ways in which it could be useful in my classroom. In the time since then I’ve been able to experiment with … Continue reading →

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Google Earth Historical Tours

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

After one quarter of various social media-based tasks that stress various historical skills I’ve decided that my task of breaking down and discussing the way to tackle critical questions was not paying dividends, so it was time to scrap it. … Continue reading →

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