Tag Archives: Historical Research

Churning out new assignments!: “Introduction to Historical Research and Presentations”

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

There are two major exciting things about this post. Firstly, I’ve actually written something new! In order to accomplish this lofty goal, I thought I’d return to my approach of sharing new assignments that I’ve developed. Secondly, I figured out … Continue reading →

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Trans-historical Comparison Assignments: Great, or the Greatest?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

In my U.S. History classes we’ve finished up the era of imperialism and WWI, and are now moving into the 1920s and building toward the Great Depression and the New Deal. As this is the first time I’ve taught through … Continue reading →

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Omnipresent and Unexpected Reminders: Google Tasks and today’s New York Times

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

When I returned from vacation a few weeks ago and once again immersed myself in my Google-laden existence (which extends to virtually everything except my iPhone), I realized that they had moved the Tasks functionality from Calendars into GMail. I … Continue reading →

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