http://www.romae.org Digitizing Antiquity Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:15:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems that there is a bit more interest this year about the origins of Halloween. Maybe it is the fascination with its seemingly mysterious and ambiguous origins. Maybe it is simply just marketable as Halloween has grown into an industry in the United States. It is, however, a story worth ... http://www.romae.org/2009/10/29/the-roman-origins-of-halloween-updated/ A new show is slated to hit the tube in January, 2010. It will be on Starz and will give us another ultra-violent glimpse into the ancient Roman world. If the story is familiar to you, it should be. It was originally turned into a movie by director Stanley Kubrick, ... http://www.romae.org/2009/08/03/this-is-spartacus/ Setting up some additions to the site. Gearing up for the new school year and there is much work to be done! # Teachers, if you are looking for some useful ways to implement technology, check out http://ridalhigh.com # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://www.romae.org/2009/08/02/romae-twitter-updates-for-2009-08-02/ When one door closes, another opens. Such as it is with Latin programs across the country these days. Some schools, in an effort to scale down their spending, have decided to shed courses from their curriculum. Usually, these are cited as courses that are not a part of the central core ... http://www.romae.org/2009/08/02/latin-program-underway-at-somerset-academy/ We just created a fan page for Romae.org! If you are on Facebook, why not come on by and show us some love! See Romae's Facebook page. We will be organizing various discussions and events from that portion of our every-growing web presence. So hit us up over there or just look ... http://www.romae.org/2009/08/02/romae-on-facebook/ Let's face it, teaching grammar is not fun for the kids but it is necessary. We can always find fun ways to teach it and help them understand - after all, that is our responsibility! Here is a tool that could help. We all probably use PowerPoint to create various presentations ... http://www.romae.org/2009/05/26/teacher-tip-sliderocket-presentations-could-aid-in-teaching-grammar/ Here are some activities I want my class to look at - they all offer a new dimension to the study of Latin. Read an inscription from Pompeii - the Eumachia Building! Learn about volcanoes and even make your own! Look at some pictures from Pompeii that I took! http://www.romae.org/2009/05/15/latin-activities/ I know, it's the end of the year and most everyone is wrapping up their coursework but I also wanted to leave you with some ideas for next year. We all love assigning projects, as our students will moan, but the fact of the matter is they are a great ... http://www.romae.org/2009/05/14/teacher-tip-google-docs-is-a-great-way-to-create-projects/ I recently created a survey to gauge the interest level in Latin. Anyone can take it, but I am predominantly focusing it on my students at my school. Once I have all the students vote, I will gather the results and post them here for all to see. I will use ... http://www.romae.org/2009/05/04/latin-interest-survey/ From time to time I will be listing here some resources which could help enhance your lessons in the classroom. One such resource I am looking to make use of is Animoto, which is a website that allows you to upload images and music to make a slideshow of sorts. What ... http://www.romae.org/2009/05/02/teaching-resource-animoto/