Archive for the tag 'Social Studies'

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Truth and Torture – Angelique and the Burning of Montreal

Please use the link below to examine primary and secondary resources regarding Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique and the happens in Montreal during the Spring of 1734. The “Trial,” “Aftermath,” and “Archives” section is where you will find the resources. However, you may also want to take a look at the other sections to get more of an […]

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Researching the Italian City ­States

Some hints for how to research for this project: Google Italian City ­States in general Google your city­ state and the word Renaissance, NOT the specific thing you’re researching. So, for example, Google “Milan Renaissance” instead of “Milan government Renaissance.” The second search can be useful, but chances are you’ll get more results by searching […]

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Middle Ages / Medieval Period Research Sites

I thought some of these might help you with your Middle Ages Project. They are places to start but they may not have information for all of you. When you are searching for information as specific as possible so that you will have a better chance of finding what you are looking for. Middle Ages […]

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A Few Videos to Get You Started

Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation Jeff Han Demos his Breakthrough Touchscreen A Story of Mixed Emoticons Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth Phil Hans Paints the Mona Lisa with Hamburger Grease Link to Phil Hans website – Lots of cool stuff here. John Lee Demos Wii Remote Hack Theo Jansen Creates New Creatures Changing Education […]

For Students …

Please use the “Resource Navigation” button to the left to navigate through the Student Resources.   Humanities Language Arts Tools Acronym Finder – Over 287,000 acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms covering all subjects. APA Referencing & Works Cited 101 – This is a document that I created that goes over the basics needed to reference and […]