iPhone & iPad Apps for Teachers: Today in History

Today in history is a dead simple way to get historical information instantly regarding events, births, deaths and special customs and events associated to the day. 

As a bit of history Buff it caught my attention because it is full of facts linked to Wikipedia and lets me find both nibbles and in depth information on thousands of topics ranging from the strange through to bizarre.

However as a literacy who is always looking for fresh and relevant ideas Today in History offers a wealth of writing prompt materials. 

For instance today November 22 is the anniversary of JFK's assassination in Dallas 1963.  This was a great discussion topic for my class to explore the notion of 'conspiracy theories and cover ups' that led my students to research why people go to such great lengths to cover up the truth? 

We discussed JFK and then the kids brought up Roswell...  We ended up writing a short essay on "Does society sometimes need protection from the truth?"

Anyhow.. If this sort of thing is your cup of tea then take a look at Today in History here. and let me know if you know of any other great History / Writing apps

Comments

[Larry Belling]

You might be interested in my website for writers and students at www.writersdreamtools.com. There are two free history databases on the site. One is a daily calendar of history with a card for every day of the year on which appears major events in history, famous people born and died, holidays, feast days and more. The second organizes history by decades and includes major events, who was 'in,' and important things happening in music, money, religion, entertainment and media, science and technology, and who were the bad guys. The first is also available as an inexpensive app on the iTunes store. Hope you like them and thanks,
Larry