by TeachCivilWar | Sep 26, 2009 | Civil War Related Videos
Here are a few more short videos related to the Battle of Gettysburg for you to view: Three related to the story of Wesley Culp, Jack Skelley and Ginny Wade: Story about Spangler’s Spring: Just another great way for you to bring subject matter experts into your...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 25, 2009 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Famous Civil War People, Lesson Plans
While the website is from 2006, here is an interesting idea on how to use a blog in the classroom. http://dowell.typepad.com/harriet_tubman/ The students in this classroom have researched a historical figure and created a blog that reflects entries as that historical...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 19, 2009 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Famous Civil War People
There is a very good book called Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails by Tom Wheeler that I encourage everyone to read. The book discusses how President Lincoln used technology, in this case the telegraph, to stay connected with his troops in the field. In today’s...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 14, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Update: August 2016 – This website is no longer available and the links below go to archived pages. Sykes Regulars, a Civil War reenacting group, have an excellent collection of resources and research in the School of Instruction section of their website. One...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 12, 2009 | Civil War Related Websites
I am sure that most of you are familiar with Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Love it or hate it, Wikipedia is a part of our students’ world. But what is a wiki? A wiki is a web page or website that is setup to allow anyone to easily contribute to or...