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Breaking News
April 2012 - Well, it's that time of year again! Many of History Heard's student leaders are getting ready for final exams and will be leaving for college in just a few months. So, now History Heard needs to find new student volunteers to continue and improve what we've already begun. If you're interested in becoming a History Heard "High School Director" or applying to be named as a History Heard "State Director" then please contact us as soon as possible. Leading the History Heard effort at your high school can be fun, rewarding, and exciting. Remember, college admissions offices seem to love History Heard. Contact us with your name, the name of your high school, and contact information if you're interested.
January 2012 - The FETC conference in Orlando was January 23-26. During the course of the course of the four day conference, thousands of educators from across the globe gathered. On January 25th, a couple of those educators stopped by our session to hear about History Heard! The video of the session will be posted soon.
October 2011 - We don't know if it was a teacher planning a lesson, a student working on a project, or just somebody interested in history, but somebody somewhere watched one of our videos and became the 25,000th upload view! Thank you to the interviewees, interviewers and everybody who has helped make History Heard what it is today.
September 2011 - With more than 10,000 attendees, the FETC is the nation's largest, most popular, and most respected Ed Tech conference. As the director of History Heard, Amy has been invited to present at the FETC conference in Orlando this January and introduce History Heard to educators from around the world. It is the first time in recent memory that a high school student has been invited to make a presentation at the conference.
August 2011 - Classroom teachers across America consider the "Big Deal Book" to be a valuable and respected resource. With more than 50,000 subscribers, it's newsletter is one of the most popular and highly regarded in all of education. On August 15, 2011, the Big Deal Book featured History Heard on their "Worth-the-Surf" Web Site section! [Link]
July 2011 - History Heard is now on Facebook! Like us at the bottom of this page.
June 2011 - Lithuanian correspondent Aiste presents History Heard to history professors at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
April 2011 - History Heard videos break 20,000 views!
February 2011 - History Heard foreign correspondent Aiste is invited to present her plan to chronicle Lithuanian history to the Lithuanian Ambassador and a meeting of the entire Consular corps.
January 2011 - History Heard founder Amy attends the annual meeting of the American Historical Association and updates supporters.
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