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What Would They Do Without Facebook?

There is no better place to explore the intellectual fringes of the Civil War community than Facebook.  You will find some of the most bizarre and reactionary commentary from folks [...]

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No One Needs To Give You the Opportunity to Speak

The other day I posted two videos of some of the most respected Civil War historians writing today.  The group had taken part in a conference sponsored by the Citadel [...]

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Social Media Expert…Who Me?

Following my last class today I headed on over to the University of Virginia to take part in the annual meeting of the College Communicators Association.  I was asked to [...]

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Can You Afford Not To Use Social Media?

When it comes down to it much of the success that I’ve enjoyed as a teacher and historian over the past few years is the result of social media. I’ve [...]

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Sifting Through the Social Media Hype (Part 3)

[Part 1 and Part 2] I want to close out this 3-part series with a few words about social media in the classroom.  This can be both a positive experience [...]

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