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To Think on Paper: Using Writing Assignments in the World History Survey

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Tobin, Kathleen A. – History Teacher, 2001

In this article, the author relates her experiences teaching a history course titled "Introduction to the Modern World." She relates how some of her colleagues immediately began providing her with unsolicited warnings regarding the difficulty of engaging students in world history and the impossibility of covering "500 years of the whole world" in…

Descriptors: Writing Assignments, World History, Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods

Software Reviews: Programs Worth a Second Look.

Olds, Henry F., Jr.; And Others – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988

Examines four software packages: (1) "Wordbench"--writing and word processing, grades 9-12 (IBM and Apple); (2) "Muppet Slate"--language arts, grades K-2 (Apple); (3) "Accu-Weather Forecaster"--weather analysis and forecasting, grades 3-12 (modem with IBM or Mac); and (4) "The Ripple That Changed American…

Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware