History Tech
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Find articles on history, technology, and more. Glenn Wiebe is a social studies nerd, consultant, tech guy.
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8M ago
Can you ever have too much Sam Wineburg? The answer is . . . no, no you can’t. So enjoy this re-mix of a post from a couple of years ago. ———————– Okay. I don’t want kids to hate social studies. Let’s be clear about that from the get go. But . . . I also think ..read more
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9M ago
I was on a quick Zoom call the other night when of the high school teachers casually mentioned that his first day back with students had gone pretty well. Seriously!? Cue the jaw drop. I’m always a little bit shocked when I hear about districts that crank up during the first few days of August ..read more
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10M ago
I’m spending a few days with some of the amazing staff at the Library of Congress (I’m looking at you, Cheryl), learning more about their super cool primary sources and more ways to use them. Yesterday I had a bit of chit-chat with the people in the LOC Newspaper Division that included some tips about ..read more
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10M ago
Yeah. I’m a little behind schedule. Let’s just say that my May and June did not go as planned and leave it at that. And one consequence of the altered agenda is that my summer reading list, a treasured tradition dating back to the summer following my first year of teaching middle school, is now ..read more
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1y ago
Recent news articles are highlighting a request to ban access by Florida elementary students to Amanda Gorman’s poem A Hill We Climb. The reason for the request? “it is not educational and have indirectly hate messages.” The specific passage that “have indirectly hate messages”? “We’ve braved the belly of the beast.We’ve learned that quiet isn’t ..read more
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1y ago
Just so you know. Huge March Madness fan. First four days of the tournament rank right up there with the NCSS conference, Fourth of July, and the winter holidays. And the 2023 version did not disappoint. Would have liked KU to have done better but otherwise loving the upsets. But somewhere in between Princeton knocking ..read more
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1y ago
I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of people who work at the Library of Congress. And they’ve all been awesome. I’m sure there’s probably one or two who work over there who are Las Vegas Raiders fans or who will tell you that they don’t like Kansas City Joe’s burnt ends. And other ..read more
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1y ago
Okay . . . so I’m guessing you’ve heard about how AI robots are going to take over the world, ruin education, and steal your dog. I’m not entirely sure about the taking over the world and stealing your dog part but pretty sure ChatGPT is not going to ruin education. And, yes, I’ve been ..read more
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1y ago
I had the chance several years ago to listen to author and historian Sam Wineburg address the joint Kansas / Missouri Councils for the Social Studies annual conference. Sam spent some time talking about the ideas in his book Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past. Among other things, Wineburg suggested that ..read more
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1y ago
One way or the other, things will probably get a bit more . . . hmm, interactive in your classrooms over the next few weeks. As final results from this fall’s midterm elections trickle in and mail-in ballots are counted, you will most likely have some students with questions, parents who may have concerns, and ..read more