by TeachCivilWar | Apr 16, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Eric Langhorst is an 8th grade American History teacher in Liberty, Missouri and runs the Speaking of History podcast and blog. Eric has some great resources on his website for using Web 2.0 technologies into the teaching of History. Eric recorded the presentation of...
by TeachCivilWar | Apr 4, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
The December 2008 issue of The New England Quarterly has an interesting podcast, “From Mashantucket to Appomattox: The Native American Veterans of Connecticut’s Volunteer Regiments and the Union Army.” This podcast gives a unique perspective on...
by TeachCivilWar | Mar 8, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
I recently received an email indicating that my daughter and I will once again be presenting at this year’s Teachers Institute conducted by the Civil War Preservation Trust. Here are the details: The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) will host its Eighth...
by TeachCivilWar | Feb 24, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
Teaching the Civil War with Technology Wiki Updates February 24, 2009 Here are a few links that I added to the wiki recently: Under Resources: Added links under the section on Slavery Added a link to the Civil War Resources at VMI under Primary Sources. Under...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 30, 2009 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
This showed up in my inbox so I thought I would share. Save the Date: National Teach-In on Lincoln!! History Channel invites you to join The National Teach-In on Lincoln February 12th 2009 at 1:30 PM ET HISTORY™, together with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial...
by TeachCivilWar | Dec 24, 2008 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
A quick post to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. In the spirit of keeping this on topic, I share the following image from abelincoln.com
