In Their Shoes: Identifying with Historic Characters
One of my favorite activities from our Hispanic Heritage iBook series is in the San Marcos iBook (Download). After students have read about the difficult time Florida Governor Don Pable do Hita Salazar had supervising the construction of the Castillo in St. Augustine,...
Historic Florida Maps and Google Earth
Old maps and new technology can be an exciting combination in the classroom. You may have noticed that many of the historic Florida maps on FCIT’s Maps ETC website include a link to a “Google Earth” file. If you click the “Google Earth”...
Hidden Gem: Frank Leslie’s Civil War Engravings
Hidden away in ClipArt ETC > American History and Government > 1861-1865 Civil War is the complete set of over 700 Frank Leslie illustrations of the American Civil War along with hundreds of related images from similar sources. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated...
History in 3D: Using Stereoviews as Primary Sources in Your Classroom
A few months ago, I shared a post about Using Primary Sources from FCIT in the classroom. One section was about analyzing photographs and prints. As teachers, we know that it is sometimes (well, often) difficult to get students to look at an old, still photo for more...
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