Teaching Digital History

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June 2009 Blog Posts (3)

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OPA-LOCKA, FL - MARCH 23: Miami Northwestern ...

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Enjoyed the presentation this morning over the marching… Continue

Added by Spiro Bolos on June 29, 2009 at 10:17am — No Comments

Map, History and Voices

The past is full of voices and many of these are online in digital form. Using historical recordings as historical resources to address relevant questions requires a variety of skills and can be enhanced through the use of new tools. First, lets consider the skills needed to conduct an historical analysis.



Skills - Some of the skills needed to conduct historical analysis have been nicely packaged and presented by David Hick Peter Doolittle and Tom Ewing. This system for… Continue

Added by John Lee on June 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Snap the Whip

Homer Winslow's famous painting "Snap the Whip" wonderfully illustrates 19th century child's play.





The image was recently featured as a part of Claire Perry's, exhibit American ABC: Childhood in 19th-Century America also… Continue

Added by John Lee on June 2, 2009 at 11:22pm — No Comments

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