• 2: Collaboration Project with @CenterStreet86 and her class

    My school participated in a regional project with 6 other schools trying to come up with ideas to bring the world into the classroom other than embarking on expensive study trips. Inspired by this, I blogged 5 ideas to for a connected K12 educator classroom , and luckily Laura Hansen, Seattle responded to this: All sound…

  • Digital tools in the #history classroom

    Presentation for plenary session on Council of Europe Belgrade seminar, 29/10 2015 This is my first visit to Belgrade so I hope there will be time to see the city. My name is Lars Henriksen and I have been teaching history in upper secondary school for 15 years. Over this period of time, my use…

  • 5 ideas for a #connected humanities #k12 classroom

    I would like to connect my students with students in another country. Maybe it doesn’t have to be very time-consuming, if you start with very small assignments- and then see what happens. First, one should ask the students, what online social icebreaker activities to start with, when you meet new people online – maybe there should be…

  • Synthesis activities in the 21st century classroom

    (This blog is inspired by a blogpost of my honoured tribemate Starr Sackstein – you should really go follow her) When you have worked your way through a novel with a class for weeks it is great to finish off with some synthesis activities and presentations to really let the story sink in. If you can…