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Rob_Hugo@PortNWFor those of you looking to help out students with their geographical skills. I found this additional section from the Asia for Educators website (provided by Columbia University). I was truly amazed by this section of the website as it breaks down the different aspects of geographical study by focusing on places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment & society, and the uses of geography. The website also provides various case studies on major E. Asian countries we have studied (Japan, Korea, & China). Another element that is provided are maps (physical, topographical, etc...) of the various E. Asian countries, along with images of important geographical sites of these areas of the world. This section is highly organized & can provide some good lesson plan ideas for teachers that are wishing to have students learn and understand the geography of the E. Asian world.
Manuel 😀
AnonymousI agree that the geography portion of the "Asia for Educators" website is very useful. The different subsections of the geography section have a cool drop-down/scroll-down interactive method of navigating through each of the elements of the geographic perspective of East Asia.
There's a lot of text in this part of the website in addition to the maps, so students should probably be ready to read in addition to look at visuals. Another good resource.
AnonymousIn addition to the website I mentioned in this thread, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has an amazing website that provides educators with maps & the history behind this era of time. If I right, either Prof. Pitelka or Prof. Dube used one these maps as illustrations on their powerpoint presentations. Anyway, the site provides maps from China (including a dynasty guide & maps reflecting the extent of the dynasty, Japan (including the various historical periods, Korea and SE Asia. The website also provides maps on The Silk Road and the Mongol Empire. The maps are solid, clear, and highly usable. I figure that this website offers us the opportunity to use these maps as visuals in teaching our students about the various eras of E. Asian history.
Hopefully it helps!
Manuel 😀
AnonymousThe Asian Art collection on the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' website is excellent. The art is fascinating, but this website does a great job of showing more than just images of art. It places the pieces in historical context by providing great information about the various historical time period for each of the three major East Asian countries (China, Japan and Korea) in an easy-to-click format.
Great resource, especially for my students' ancient history project (probably one of the best for my students' purposes).
clay dubeHi Manuel and Chuck,
Thanks for these great websites. In most cases, however, it's best to post your website reviews/comments in the Web Resources thread of the Asia in My Classroom forum. There are exceptions (the references made to the Black Ships and Samurai site introduced by Morgan Pitelka and Miranda, for example), but for the most part let's talk about films and websites in the larger forum. Here's a link to the web resources thread. (Thanks, by the way, for putting the name of the site or its topic in the subject line!)
http://uschinaforum.usc.edu/showpost.aspx?PostID=390&PageIndex=42
Thank you![Edit by="Clay Dube on Jan 5, 10:34:35 AM"][/Edit]
AnonymousVery good website. It has tons of info about E. Asia Geog. I focus alot on geography in my class that this could be a good tool. The site is a good place for students to learn about maps in general. It seems a little difficult to navigate so i think that the teacher would have to guide students through the vast amount of info.
AnonymousMaybe because I am very usage oriented, I love this website (hopefully love is not too strong a verb). It is well-organized and makes sense to me in every aspect. I love the unit/lesson ideas as well. I am also fascinated by that it has Human System element. Thanks so much for sharing this with us! I am sending this to everybody at school.