If you’ve spent any time on the Internet in the past 10 years or so — and who hasn’t — you’ll know that one of the most popular memes is the Top 10 list. I don’t think I’ve ever perpetuated on before, but when Edward Owens, the fictional pirate created by the students in my…
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Having Fun With History
Last week a friend sent me the link to the YouTube channel of the History Teachers, two high school teachers in Hawaii who create music videos using well known pop songs, stripping out the vocal tracks, and adding their own lyrics. Those original lyrics are history lessons. So, for instance, one can watch/listen to “Tainted…
Playing With History on Digital Campus
Following up on the most excellent conference–Playing With Technology in History–in Niagara-on-the-Lake two weeks ago, the Digital Campus crew (Dan|Tom) reviewed the conference and some of the most important issues it raised for the participants. Be sure and check out the podcast so you can hear more from the conveners–Kevin Kee and Bill Turkel. Among…
Playing With History – Day 2 (cont’d)
This is the third in a series of posts designed to capture and preserve the activity and conversation at the Playing With Technology in History conference. After the morning break we shifted from gaming to making. [11:00] How can making or remaking things from the past help us to understand the past? What do the…