Reflections on Google Reader (Thing #7c)

Today a U.S. History blog sent me to a great site with interactive historical maps. I definitely could incorporate these into my teaching. My pitiful drawing of the U.S. might be funny but not too instructive!

I also read an interesting article on Infinite Thinking about a new service called Brightstorm. It’s a paid service but it basically enhances high school curriculum for students in video format. They’ve found good teachers and provided video of their lectures. The lectures aren’t too long because they’re designed for the short attention span of this generation. This would be very useful for remediation. It would also be great for curious students who want to learn about something that’s not offered at their school.