Using DuckDuckGo !Bangs
This issue of “Using Digital Content” is more about FINDING digital content. Many readers probably use DuckDuckGo as their Internet search engine primarily to keep their information private and not be hounded by countless advertisements that follow them...
Once Upon a Dime with Town Mouse and Country Mouse
In this new series, we will use classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in this activity, we using the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. The goals of the activity are to help students understand how buyers...
Once Upon a Dime: Jack and the Beanstalk
In this new series, Little Books Solve Big Problems, we will use classic children’s tales to introduce problems and have students come up with solutions. For example, in these activities, we are learning about trade and the characteristics of money, using the tale...
Winter Pictures and Poetry
Whether you consider Winter to start on the first of December or the winter solstice (December 21 or 22), here are some poems and pictures appropriate for classroom use. The poems are available in both MP3 and PDF formats from the Lit2Go website. The pictures are from...
Photo of the Month: Fresnel Lens
This beautiful glass object from the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, is an example of an important optical invention that saved countless lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From its first use in a lighthouse in 1823 until it was...
Trace-Based Case: The Mystery of the Mounds
This trace-based case is focused on the mysterious mounds that have been found in Florida In this case, we are beginning with artifacts—mounds—to piece together the everyday lives of the early inhabitants of the state. Then, after examining the past, we will look at...
Photo of the Month: Chupadero Black-on-White Jar
This is the fifth in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or individual...
Native American Heritage Month
This month, my colleague Deborah Kozdras has contributed the post “Trace-Based Case: The Mystery of the Mounds.” I wanted to supplement that Florida post with a collection of Native American resources from outside Florida to use during Native American...
Spooky Stuff
Take advantage of your students’ fascination with spooky stuff this month. We’ve collected our favorite Lit2Go stories and poems along with some spooky images from FCIT websites. The items in the collection will probably give you many ideas for classroom...
Florida Goes to War
An often-overlooked FCIT website is Florida Goes to War: The Sunshine State in WWII. This website was a joint project of the Florida Humanities Council and the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. We realize that only a small fraction of our subscribers are...
Photo of the Month: Reichstag Dome
This is the fourth in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or individual...
Autumn in Verse
(Our friends from Australia and elsewhere in the Southern Hemisphere will probably prefer to celebrate the September equinox with our collection of spring poetry on Lit2Go. We’ve noticed a large influx of subscribers from Australia lately. Welcome!) Most...
Using Political Cartoons in the Classroom
I had some wonderful high school teachers who made history come alive. In addition to learning the facts, dates, and figures, we got a feel for the times we were studying by activities such as reading Civil War poetry or singing our way through a couple of World Wars....
Photo of the Month: Everglades Shark Valley
The third post in the Photo of the Month series is from the Shark Valley Loop Road in the Florida Everglades. Each month, I select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and suggest discussion questions and connections to other FCIT resources. Nate Wolkenhauer took...
Paper People for Your Preso
If you make presentations and want to avoid “Death by PowerPoint,” here’s a collection of unusual nineteenth century illustrations of people, animals, and word balloons that might just be what your presentation needs. They probably won’t be...
Trace-Based Case: From Boom to Zoom
How Conditions in Florida Led to an Economic Boom in the Past and Continue to Help Florida Zoom Toward Future Prosperity This trace-based case is focused on the following question: What are the conditions that contribute to economic development in Florida? In this...
Photo of the Month: Basilica Cistern
This is the second in the Photo of the Month series. Each month, I plan to select one photo from the ClipPix ETC website and give a few examples of how teachers can make connections to various subject areas or use the photo a springboard for class discussion or...
Photo of the Month: Dahlia
I’m starting a new series with this photo post. I usually send photos back to the staff at the FCIT offices in Tampa, Florida, each week. Recently, one of the staff commented about how much she enjoyed receiving an interesting photo amidst all the work-related...
Tales for All
One of the “hidden gems” within the Lit2Go free audiobook website is the Folk & Fairy Tale collection. Here you will find the text and audio files for well over 300 tales. Some teachers may skip over that collection entirely, thinking that it’s primarily something...
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