Author Archives: Michael K. Milton

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About Michael K. Milton

I teach students Social Studies at Burlington High School. When I became a teacher, I believed that students would frequently give me apples. This has not happened (not even a Red Delicious ~ a name which is a misnomer). However, my school has given me a MacBook Pro and an iPad in an effort to right this wrong (I assume). I'm very lucky to work in a 1:1 school.

The (Industrial) Revolution will be Twitterized*

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

Edit: I have transitioned this to using todaysmeet.com rather than Twitter. The activity works the same, but we are in a walled garden that is much easier to set up than Twitter is. In groups, students were assigned a country that … Continue reading →

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Macbeth and Agency: Rethinking the Blame Game!

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

I love getting advice from my PLN. I like being challenged and pushed to develop as an educator. So when @katrinakennett told me to listen to an iTunesU lecture about agency in Macbeth from Emma Smith, I downloaded and listened to … Continue reading →

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Macbeth Dinner Murder Mystery Party Introduction

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

A week or so ago, I read an article about how making predictions leads to a deeper understanding. I decided to take advantage of this idea and my love of Leap Day (must do something epic) to create a Macbeth … Continue reading →

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A bit about this blog.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

Greetings. I’ve toyed with the idea of writing a blog here and there. But I’ve found the titles to be too obnoxious to continue (while “Milton’s World” was for my World History class, it made me very uneasy, hence it is abandoned). This … Continue reading →

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