Author: richardbyrne

  • Playing With Media and the Story of the American West

    Perhaps because I grew up in New England (and still live here) or perhaps because I watched too many episodes of Little House on the Prairie when I was a kid, I have always been fascinated with the American West. And because of that fascination, the story of the westward expansion of the United States…

  • We Need More Hawkeyes

    Guest post from Richard Byrne. Every year I review thousands of free web-based resources on my own blog. Many are the times that I get emails or comments from readers telling me that they cannot use one of the resources I’ve reviewed because the resource is blocked by a filter. There’s not much that I…

  • Connecting History and Art Through Video Creation

    My name is Richard Byrne. I write Free Technology for Teachers. When Wes asked me last week if I would guest blog during his vacation, I was flattered and immediately agreed. This post is based on a workshop that I will be leading in a couple of weeks at MLTI’s Summer Institute. During the past…