by TeachCivilWar | Dec 30, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Taking a moment to wish all of my readers a Happy New Year. I also wanted to give you a heads up on some upcoming posts: Part 3 of Teaching the Gettysburg Address A review of some iPod Touch/iPad apps More on getting kids to act like historians A book review Some...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 10, 2010 | Civil War Related Videos, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Foreign Policy Research Institute held the Teaching about the Military in American History: A History Institute for Teachers on March 24-25, 2007. One of the great aspects of this is that the lectures are available as streaming video from their website. Click on...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 23, 2010 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Hello Everyone, Just a note to say that the blog is now back online. I had some issues for a few weeks but they seem to be resolved. New posts coming soon. Thanks for staying tuned in… Jim
by TeachCivilWar | Jul 24, 2010 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Just a quick list of items that I’ll be adding to the wiki. I hope to be doing these more frequently so stay tuned. Harriet Tubman Interact Map from Harcourt School — A cute little interactive that allows students to learn more about Harriet Tubman....
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 22, 2010 | Lesson Plans, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The Gettysburg Cyclorama, officially known as the “Battle of Gettysburg” Cyclorama, is a 360-degree circular painting that depicts Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863. According to the Gettysburg National Military Park, it’s one of the last...
by TeachCivilWar | Jun 11, 2010 | Civil War Related Websites, Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Today’s post will be used to list some blogs that talk about the Civil War and could be used within the classroom.These blogs allow you and your students to bring subject matter experts along with tons of primary and secondary source materials into your...
