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video in 3 parts - goes with AP Human Geo Urban chapters

Good video to use in AP Human Geo for Population chapter part dealing with AIDS

Look like a useful tool for helping students consolidate their knowledge on historical topics. Perhaps you could organise the students into groups and go through it on the screen? Could be the recipe for a fun lesson...

Good example of using an LMS (Learning Management System [cool jargon to know!]) for a class. My school uses Moodle and BlackBoard is popular at Australian universities. I organise mine by lesson and direct the students to go through the materials before the lesson, usually podcasts, PowerPoints, links to a source site, etc, depending on what materials I'm using for the lesson. After the lesson I put the podcast of it up there for the students to use for revision, along with the notes they've taken during that lesson. Much more effective than a textbook, I reckon!

Go to 'For AP World History Teachers' & login using the access code 'IbnBattuta.'

Excellent resources, graphic organisers, matrices, etc for history teachers no matter what system you teach in. The Change Analysis Charts and SPRITE have transformed my teaching.

Another good example of a history class website.

I think the site is excellent course. Thank you for posting it, David.

PBS lesson plan, with video, discussion questions, etc

VERY COOL video - one of my students actually shared it with me! I plan to use this with my AP Human Geography students! In my case I may use it as an opener to the class as to what types of things we will cover and the connectedness of everything. Also great for Industrialization, Globalization, etc!

I would like to encourage you to view or research some critiques of this material. After I viewed your post, I did some research and it looks like there is good criticism out there of this video that it portrays a one sided argument. I don't believe the video is wholly inaccurate. However, the video does present information that is easily questionable due to inaccurate and impartial interpretations. Part of our duty as great teachers it to present all facts and allow young citizens to use their own questioning to make informed decisions.

I don't disagree with you. You don't have to 'encourage me to research critiques'. Maybe I should have written more when I posted it, but I was in a rush and just bookmarked it typed quick comments. I actually had seen the critiques. However, the way in which it is made, and things included are great for use as discussion starters and prompts for fact finding. I didn't include my lesson plan or the way I personally plan to use it, as I felt that was not relevant. I think each person can decide on their own how to use it. I agree great teachers do have a job to teach studnets to critically question and analyze - something I do all the time with my students. It helps when there is compelling items like this video to garner their interest. One of the things my students look at during our time together is motivation, and bias. So when I show it, my students will also be looking at who funded the video, and follow that trail back to look at biases that the group/companies involved might have. Also, with the different portions, as you mention, it is one sided in areas, so again, part of my personal lesson plan with this is that as we reach various portions of class that correlate with the video, my studnets will be viewing that portion and doing their own addition of the other side of the story. And I use a strategy called "philosophical chairs" and portions of this video along iwth well constructed starter questions are great for utilization in that situation.

Best.Thing.EVER. My kids go NUTS over this (AP and honors students)! Create your own or search the public Kahoots....

I"m a fan of Amanpour's anyway, but her show and the corresponding website is GREAT if you teach any kind of current events class, or APHuman Geo or something where you need current global stories!! :)

Those of you integrating mobile devices...this list looks promising. MOST are free apps!!

These free economics notes designed for AP classes maybe of interest. http://www.textbooksfree.org/Economics%20Notes.htm

As a student and teacher of, among other things, propaganda and censorship, I think this is a great example for students to play with in thinking about how 'truth' gets established, politically and historically. In discussing nationalism I often talk about the importance of political myth in establishing identities, and here is a powerful example of a myth that became hegemonic.

Hundreds of practice games for your AP students!!

7 bill video good as opener or "hook"