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John Lee

NC State in 1968

Here is a photo from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr collection online at http://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/


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Posted by John Lee on November 17, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Anisha Andrews-Williams

History and Myths

I believe there are a lot of uncovered truths in our history (and the history of others). There are always two sides to a story; but what side do we explore? Is it appropriate for us to tell our elementary students the truth about Christopher Columbus and what really happened to the Native Americans when he arrived? Art they mature enough to handle such a truth? Would we have such a diverse group of people, if those who traveled to America in hope of an ‘American Dream” realized that their dream… Continue

Posted by Anisha Andrews-Williams on November 16, 2009 at 5:11pm

Michael Dykema

Cynical, But Not Cynical Enough

When I entered the MAT program at NCSU and started looking at history courses to take, I soon decided that I wanted to take a course on the colonial history of America, mostly to add some breadth to my European-oriented knowledge base, as I had last taken a wide-focus American history course when I was still in high school. I think of myself as a pretty critical thinker when it comes to the study of history. I certainly do not go in for hagiography of the early explorers or the Founding Fathers.… Continue

Posted by Michael Dykema on November 16, 2009 at 4:05pm

Lindsey Dowling

Myths in history

I have to admit that schools have a habit of glorifying parts of history. The review focuses on the Pilgrims and the traditions that stem from the Thanksgiving story. I really like Tony Horowitz writing style. He is telling the story of the myths and the people that created them. It is important to remember that even if we take out these stories from the history books they are engrained in society. Pilgrims and Indians are depicted in plays, movies and tv specials. I think it is not our job to i… Continue

Posted by Lindsey Dowling on November 16, 2009 at 2:15pm

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Kristy Meyrickk

21st Century Technology Group - Online vs. Face to Face 1 Reply

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Kristy Meyrickk

Search Engines and Criteria for Evaluating Websites

Started by Kristy Meyrickk Aug 29.

Leslie Greene

1 to 1 Down East

Started by Leslie Greene Aug 4.

 
 

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Google Maps is an amazoing concept and it helps students learn about faraway places and even their local area. I can remember the first time my younge brother called me to tell me he found a picture of our childhood home on Google Earth and he wan...
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Its weird to see the football stadium on main campus. And of course - no Poe Hall :)
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Here is a photo from the North Carolina State Archives Flickr collection online at Aerial View of North Carolina State College Campus, Looking East to West, Raleigh, NC, c.1968. From Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) Photograph Collection (Ph.C.6...
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The use of e-portfolios really opens up students as well as instructors to so many possibilities. Students have a compiled file of all of their works, which they may not see the value in at the time, but will as they grow older and have vague reco...
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What fun! This technology is great ... thank you for the great links! I think that this is a good technology for the classroom as it allows the educator to be able to preplan out areas that they would like the students to visit. To slow the pace o...
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Wow ... what an awesome technology! In respect to geography in the classroom of today ... I think that geography is most definitely a subject that has been lost in todays society. I find that geography is touched on in the middle grades (middle sc...
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What do you see as potential benefits of using eportfolios for students? There are many potential benefits to students using eportfolios. First, on a broad note, I think that they allow students to maintain a work-in-progress. That is the portfoli...
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I believe there are a lot of uncovered truths in our history (and the history of others). There are always two sides to a story; but what side do we explore? Is it appropriate for us to tell our elementary students the truth about Christopher Colu...
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