Flow of History
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $1.99 | John Butler | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
50% schools discount
The Flow of History is history for the 21st century.
It's history as it should be experienced: a dynamic fluid process instead of the standard names & dates approach to history you learned to hate in school, The Flow of History gives you world history in a series of 243 hyper-linked full-color flowcharts. Now you can explore the connections between various historical events & processes, both across time & between cultures.
The core idea is to show the dynamics of history, how different forces & events (political, social, economic, & cultural) have interacted over time to create our world today.
Each flowchart is a self-contained 1-page overview of a particular topic & a hyper-linked doorway to the people, events, & forces that affected different eras of history & were affected in turn by them.
Embedded in the links between flowcharts is the idea that the impact of any event in history neither begins with nor not stops at the end of that flowchart. Thus The Flow of History functions in essence as one flowchart broken into 242 sub-flowcharts hyper-linked to encompass the entire human story.
The Flow of History can be a quick reference tool and study guide for specific historical topics, the starting point for deeper research with its hundreds of picture essays, or an integrated world history tied together by hundreds of internal hyper-links.
Here's what you get:
• 243 hyper-linked flowcharts including
• A master flowchart linking you to all 17 units
• 17 unit flowcharts linking to each flowchart in that unit
• 225 full color flowcharts covering both standard topics (e.g., politics, religion, art, women, etc) as well as less standard topics such as festive dancing, disease in history, and even the humble potato)
• Detailed readings for each flowchart
• 17 full-color illustrated timelines
• Hundreds of picture essays on topics related to the flowcharts.
If the flowcharts are analytical and give the big picture of history, the picture essays are anecdotal & give depth to each topic, focusing on individual personalities & details on such logistical topics as how to make a fresco or how a matchlock musket worked, along with the stories that make history fun, funny, inspirational & interesting. The Hitler chapter alone has 19 picture essays on such topics as his propaganda, political techniques, art, love life, fascist children's literature & math problems, & the Hitler Youth.
Just for fun, parodies (with flowcharts, & picture essays) on Godzilla and Santa are included.
Whatever your historical interests or needs The Flow of History is the first place to go.
A teacher review:
"The response from my summer school students has been better than I
> expected. Many of these students scored around 20% in the pre class
> assessment. The summer midterm results show that every student is retaining
> the information well above passing level with an average of 91. Many
> students have relied on the flow chart as a visual, but I have found many
> students making their own flow charts to focus on areas where they are in
> most need.
> Not only does the flow chart create a visual, but it also shows how events
> are related in a wonderfully organized fashion."
For further testimonials, go to http://www.flowofhistory.com/testimonials
The author has been building & refining this approach to history over 35 years of teaching. Among his teaching awards, he received the Beveridge Family Teaching Award in 2001 (the only teaching award given by the American Historical Association to a secondary school history teacher and was a 2014 finalist for the Battey national teacher of the year award given by Depauw University. For an article go to www.news.illinois.edu/ii/01/0405/0405butler.html
For sample (non-hyperlinked) flowcharts, check out www.flowofhistory.com
Interface, architecture design, & logo by Andre C. Murnieks, Professor of Design at University of Notre Dame.
Reviews
Big evolution from paper, looking forward to next versions
ASK47
As someone who is familiar with the flow of history method, I am delighted to see it available through another distribution channel. Both the content - a dynamic way of seeing historical events through various linkages, and the delivery method - this is a long way from xerox copies, are a superb way of experiencing history. I am looking forward to revising my rating to a higher number if (when) the application takes further advantage of the medium through additional interactivity and further content details that made learning through the flow of history so enjoyable.
Highly informative and educational
Allen Holmes
Being a retired math professor, I felt that I have been missing something- namely an appreciation of world history. How did we get to this point? Why do we forget what happened in the past? Do we need to keep making the same mistakes over and over? This app helps me get a feeling for where we have been. It is really fun to use. I expect to spend hours in my retirement exploring the ideas in this app. I feel that I am getting a whole new education on my iPad. I am using Star Chart for learning more about astronomy, Google Earth for studying geography, and Scientific Graphing Calculator to do my math. Coupled with Garage Band for recording music and Flow of History for the study of world history, I feel really privileged to be living in this technological age. Thanks for this enlightening app.
It's really improved my school!
App_Mom
I'm home school so this app is absolutely amazing for the stuff my book doesn't cover! Thank you for the update hopefully I will be able to make things bigger now! Here are some small "improvements" for the app!:) - more pictures - search button - easier ways to find topic - no side bar ( I'm constantly hitting a different topics sending me flying millions years forward never to see my topic again) :( Overall I really like this app I feel Ike I have a miniature time machine in my hands letting me go any where I want Thank you App moms little minon
Great History Resource
Tecsi
This is a very fluid, smooth and pleasurable to explore history. Perfect "companion app" for the Met's Ancient Civilizations exhibits. Really like the timeline and flow views side-by-side. And the quick hyperlinking encourages exploration. Bravo. One flaw prompting a star subtraction is the horrible approach to the body text readability. White text on black is ugly and difficult to read. One column in landscape mode is way too wide for good readability. Page orientation with wasted empty space and page numbers makes no sense on the iPad. Recommend black text on white background, 2-3 columns, and simple vertical "page flips" to go to next page. Since diagram text is already quite small, could also reduce body text size to offer much less scrolling, probably zero or just one page flip. With these improvements, 5th star awaits.
Very Disappointing
RDS80
I was intrigued by the concept of this app; however, its is one of those "I want my money back" apps. It's massively incomplete and the user interface is worthless. This app gives me the impression that someone started with a great idea, got 10% of the way through its development and execution, and then walked away from it. Even if this app was free it would be a waste of time and storage. It's hard to believe that Apple allows this sort of junk get into its store.
A little confusing
Mrsthrock
I really like this app. I like the idea of learning history on a time line vs based on geography. Learning on a timeline allows you to compare what else is going on in the world at the same time. I have incorporated Flow of History in homeschool lessons. The only drawback is it is a little confusing at first. Takes me awhile to remember how to navigate. There is so much information. I can spend an hour reading and it feels like 5 minutes.
History like never before
Gates of Eden
Rich content and a great user interface. An incredible value, this is by far the best history app out there.
Fantastic.
Sagrawalius
This is just a perfect app for studying for any history test. There is just one thing which I think can be improved on, which is that the section in the bottom where there are all the units and all, if it could be slided away and then brought back when necessary, essentially allowing for a full screen view of the flowcharts.
Where is history of American Revolution?
Jamlee
This app provides fairly comprehensive coverage of most streams of history except, strangely, American history. A strange oversight given that world history from the eighteenth century on in incomprehensible without it.
Great tool
Brookeot
I teach history and this app is great for daily review along with the essays and readings to help increase not only my depth of understanding for that but also students. I highly recommend anybody who loves history and sometimes just need a refresher. I'm going to recommend it to my students.
