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The final videos can all be found here.  I hesitate to embed any in the post because I know I would be prone to pick the "best" one.  Please click on the link and randomly select one to watch! There are two pages of videos-and hey-leave a comment or a thumbs up!  I have to say, that after watching the kids make these, the final products just don't reflect the amount of work that is needed.  What I mean is that you shouldn't watch them and say "My kids could do that in a couple of days."  It took 360 minutes of class time to produce those 1-2 minute videos!! One thing I wished we had done is to write transitions so that the different videos linked together better.  I inadvertently led them to make videos on topics that come across as standing alone in time instead of being influenced and apart of other events and movements. Other good resources: Art Titzel Eric Langhorst John Fladd Karen McMillan Greg Kulowiec Mr. Canton Mr. Fogel Mr. Canton Authors write for different purposes.* The writing process is consistent across disciplines.* Technology is a tool for collecting, organizing, creating, and presenting informatio Tags: 6 COMMENTS SO FAR ↓ aimee // Dec 27, 2010 at 8:56 pm These videos really are terrific! I was able to pop in briefly and watch them being created (on Ustream)- such an amazing process! They are so deceptively simple and enchanting, yet require a myriad of skills. Well done! And, I've learned so much Reply Tweets that mention New Post: Key words=Common Craft, Videos, Social Studies, Middle School, 19th Century History, Fu... by -- Topsy.com // Dec 27, 2010 at 10:59 pm [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by mrsdi, Edtech Feeds. Edtech Feeds said: New Post: Key words=Common Craft, Videos, Social Studies, Middle School, 19th Century History, Fu… http://bit.ly/g9YyDH by @paulbogush [...] Reply Sally // Dec 28, 2010 at 10:39 am This is great! When we get back to school the students are finishing up t

Full of fun games and activities about colonial life.

Large collection of videos about American history.

fun facts with illustrations 

I LOVE HISTORY! But do your students? Chances are some of them might think it's boring - hours of reading and memorizing dates. And, let's face it; history can be a little dry sometimes.

Great for a fun bell ringer for AP Human Geo on Population

Great for a fun bell ringer for AP Human Geo on Population

This is really cute! It's a series of puzzles of historical images, with jigsaw pieces that you move into place while a timer ticks. Might be fun with some junior classes - an engaging (there's the education buzzword!) tool for a rainy day. Also has a 'Dress Up A Historical Figure' section. Sounds interesting.

Wikis are an exceptionally useful tool for getting students more involved in curriculum. They're often appealing and fun for students to use, while at the same time ideal for encouraging participation, collaboration, and interaction. Using these ideas, your students can collaboratively create classroom valuables.

Not sure how useful this would be but it's fun. You can search the frequency of terms from 1800 to the present in books and Ngram will graph the results. 

Great documents...even includes recipes from the war!!! Could be fun to make some with the substitutes suggested during war to save Sugar and discuss rationing!

A fast, fun overview of world history content. Comparable in some ways to The Millennium series by CNN. Some think this would be good for "flipping" the classroom. I happen to disagree - since it is too fast. Better for review imo.

Entertaining and informative series on topics in world history.

My students LOVE LOVE LOVE this series! I use them as unit openers in my honors world history class to previw the big ideas and hook them to that unit. I create higher order thinking type questions they answer after or questions where they predict things about the unit. But the videos are awesome!

"Markeroni: A friendly, informal and light-hearted online community where history fans, treasure hunters and travelers log their visits to historical markers and historic landmarks. "

Hi, if you sign up tell them GeoGenealogy sent ya when they ask. I get no money for it. It's just for fun.

Fun Victorian life simulation

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...

You might find this site useful with your classes. The example here is the word cloud generated by Wordle from our History Teachers Group site. Quite fun. You can print them out, so might be useful for classroom decorations...?

Open a cookie, get an (UN)fortune that links to historical documents/events! Great for the classroom or just for fun!

A cute site that is perfect for engaging students in history! You open a virtual fortune cookie and it gives you a silly fortune that relates to something that happened in history! It's powered by Footnote so we know it's good!

a great tool for students to publish their own simple comic strips... lots of fun and free for Ontario Teachers