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Hmmm...I really enjoyed seeing how this guy created the website just for one class. He seems very dedicated. In surfing around the website, I learned that he actually is trying to get it spread around the country. I am curious as to what book he is using because the chapters do not match up with ours. I think it will be a great study tool and I can see myself frequenting this website before tests, etc. It looks very helpful. I also want to know if he will post some sort of overall review at the end of the year before AP exams to help study. Let's hope so! How did you find it, Mr. S?
i'd like to be hank's girl.
me too laura
He seems to be very knowledgable of history and it is interesting that he spends his free time creating podcasts of detailed information about history for people he doesn't know! in listening to one of his podcasts on the reformation i recognized some facts from this year that we have studied and some from MR tyler and humanites last year. it was interesting to see the different things i learned in two different classes in context of each other and it makes the reformation seem more clear now. one thing i did not know though was the fact that martin luther's posting of the 95 theses might merely have been a romantic idea and he might have simply sent them to certain church officials. it brings up certain questions about martin luther's character and the real nature of the reformation.
daniel...why? Anyway, I think it's great that he's found a way to share history with people. And a hobby that he finds thrilling. I wonder if he does his podcasts from right out of his head, no notes or anything. 'Cuz that'd be kind of cool...
I really liked this Web site. It is really interesting to see people so engaged on the internet. It seems that Hank created this blog as a way to help people learn history and ask questions. I think that Hank’s blog would be a good review study tool for tests. –Meagan Smith
i think it would be an interesting project to try..Hank would probably be a useful study guide when the ap exam rolls around. I also agree with Xeris' comment on how his view of history gives an additional perspective for us to consider.
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Hailie, leave a comment on Hank's blog and see what he plans to do. Start an e-conversation.
Ha! Guys, I commented on Hank's blog under the About Hank section. Check it out and please add more if I left anyhting out! I am SO looking forward to hearing from him.
sharp guy, let's extend to him an invitation to our culinary soiree on friday.
Hank appears motivated to learn the material from his class, and his podcasts are probably an efficient method of review for his own tests and quizzes.. that's just the first thing that came to my mind.
HEY GUYS!!!
Yes, this is the real Hank Nelson, and I am so glad that you listen to my Podcasts.
Strangely enough, I never imagined that people from all over the US would listen to these Podcasts. I originally made them just for students at my school, and then one day my dad told me that he had sent the link to a few AP teachers from all over the US. I was sort of embarrassed at first, but I am so pleased that the Podcasts were well received. Actually, I probably have more listeners in Texas than anywhere else.
In response to some of your questions/queries:
-I am using "A History of Western Society", which is the book that we use at Redondo Union High. Much of the bizarre information comes from random books that I have read and History Channel documentaries.
-Unlike most Podcasters, I do not have a script. I usually have some of the main ideas jotted down in front of me, just so I don't miss any key points, but most of the episodes are extemporaneous.
-I didn't plan to make a final review, but literally everyone has told me that this would help them out, so I probably will.
-Finally, yes, I am super motivated and I love European History (I have actually purchased historical items off the internet, including documents from the French Revolution, a WWI German helmet, and a Franco-Prussian War sword), but I am actually a pretty normal guy. If you guys have facebooks, you can request me if you want to...
Oh, and what year are you guys? I took AP Euro as a sophomore, but I understand that most schools offer it to seniors.
Keep listening, and feel free to ask me any questions. I know that this comment has been obscenely long, but I am just so happy that you guys like my Podcast.
Thanks for the support...
Oh, and Hailie, I tried to send you an email, but it wouldn't go through...is there any other way that I could contact you?
Hank, thanks for stopping by and dropping in. I am Phil Sinitiere, the AP Euro history teacher at Second Baptist School in Texas.
Your site and podcasts are innovative and impressive, and show the promise that new media hold for history education in the 21st century. In fact, just today I was demonstrating for students how easy it is to podcast something (I use Audacity to edit the audio).
Inspired by your example, I would not be surprised if podcasts showed up periodically on this blog.
Keep up the good work, and feel free to keep up with our class blog. The coversation has been good so far, and I anticipate it remaining so. Take care.
Hey Hank! Thanks so much for stopping by; it's much appreciated!
To answer your question, most of the students in our AP Euro class are seniors (ten of the twelve) but the other two (one of which happens to be me) are juniors and skipped ahead by taking American History during the summer.
I am so sorry that my email didn't go through. I believe it was because I put a period at the end of the sentence and the hyperlink thought that the period was part of my address. Here it is with no touching punctuation: hailied90@gmail.com
or you can contact me via Facebook. I'm on there as well.
Thanks again! Hope all is well in California. Oh, by the way, did you have to evacuate your home with all of the wildfires? Isn't your high school between San Diego and LA? Just curious!
I think Hank's blog is a very useful study tool for an auditory learner. Some things work for some people, some things do not. I'm glad Hank has something fun to do in his spare time that also gives me something fun to listen too.
-caroline
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I see what you are saying.
Caroline,
That is exactly what I am trying to do. I know many people who do not understand a topic until they have heard a lecture on it. Personally, the way I really learn a subject is to speak it, or teach it to someone else. When I was in AP Euro, I would have study groups with people where I would end up talking for most of the time about the subject. It worked out for both my auditory listener friends and myself.
I am glad that these are fun for you to listen to...that was sort of the whole point, for the episodes to be helpful and entertaining... keep listening...Eastern Europe is up next, with some of my favorite European characters (outside of the French Revolution).
Hank
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