The Game of Jeopardy Offers Cultural and Historical Literacy

Jeopardy is a popular television game show that helps people of all ages keep their minds sharp. The categories on this blog focus on the topics that people will encounter all their lives as they aspire to be culturally and historically literate. When teaching, especially when reviewing in preparation for a quiz or an exam, …

Civilization, Empires, Great Man Theory Gamified

This post has moved. It is here. I do think that games like Civilization may be one of the best ways to get students to relate or engage with long-ago empires like the Greco/Romans; Ottoman Turks; English/Brits; and Spanish Empire. Related: Greco/Byzantium/Roman Empire Charlemagne & Franks/French/Napoleonic Empire Ottoman/Turkish Empire English/British Empire Spanish Empire Russian Empire …

Coming to Terms with Military History: Civil War, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Iraq

I have not posted much on this blog about the powerful military leaders, strategies and battles in history, when in fact there are whole courses, schools and museums devoted to military history. For some students, especially those who go on to serve in the military, that IS what history is mostly about, war games. For others, …

6 Crossword Puzzles on Early American History

Links to six crossword puzzles on early American history from Rudolph Academy: European Competition in North America. Spain Claims Empire. Answers. Spanish and Native Americans Crosswords. Answers. Beginnings of America, 1689 to 1763. Answers. Beginnings of Slavery Crosswords. Answers. European Exploration of Americas Crossword Puzzle European Exploration of Americas Crossword Puzzle Answers Go to more …

Civilization VI Teaches World History

Sid Meier's Civilization VI is not just a mindless video game. It teaches important stuff, such as how to build an empire and compete with other empires. Patch Notes. "Everyone thinks they can run the government better than the politicians in power right?" asked the IGN Staff. "Well, Civilization gives you that chance to prove …

Rewrite History With Interactive Games

Grand strategy video games from Paradox Interactive let users take control of a country on the world stage and try to expand it, over the course of centuries, into a grand empire. Dominate or be dominated is often the choice. "There's nothing sweet and easy about a Paradox game.They’re complicated, difficult and take forever — …

Videogames Can Be Used to Teach History

I've often believed that videogames can be designed to engage youngsters with world history. Here are 15 Video Games That Teach History. More games that teach history, from Common Sense Media. Jeremiah McCall, PhD, a high school history teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio, maintains a website on Gaming the Past. He offers teaching materials, history content …

Digital Teaching Tools Proliferate. Here are 18

I have been using digital teaching tools such as superteachertools.us to increase student engagement since 2010. My university was a big user of Blackboard. Other tools I've encountered include these: duolingo canvas flipgrid google classroom google slides ixl nearpod kahoot moodle.com peardeck plickers quizizz quizlet storyboard that twitter search seesaw tophat.com

PlayingHistory.org Aggregates Dozens of Games About History and Humanities

"A flurry of interest has arisen around the potential of digital games, simulations and interactives to promote humanities learning, spurred in part by a growing body of research on the value of educational games," according to PlayingHistory.org. "Foundations and universities have invested millions of dollars into developing these games, yet many are built, tested, and …

Do Digital Recreations Make History Come Alive?

There's no question that video games like "Civilization" make history come alive for some young people, and that interactive exhibits are more educational than looking at long blocks of text. But... Will history come alive through digital recreations or is this kinda creepy? https://t.co/ipGtraM7XF — jimbuie (@jimbuie) May 13, 2018