Historical & Fictitious Characters Come Alive

How can you take a subject like History and make it come alive for your kids?  By combining something old with something new.  I think that was the vision behind a very cool website - myfakewall, where users create fake "facebook-like" profiles.

After signing up for a free account, users can upload images, write wall posts, add comments, and even create "likes".  The fake profiles are an engaging way for homeschoolers to do biographical reports on historical figures.  Think of all the great skills that are involved, such as:  research, writing, image editing, and technology use.  Not to mention a good dose of creativity and fun.

Of course, you don't have to limit yourself to just historical figures.  This could be a great way to explore and illustrate characters from a novel.  Like... Jo March from "Little Women", Ebeneezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol", or Katniss Everdeen of "The Hunger Games". The possibilities for fictional characters are endless.

Finally, for those families that have facebook accounts, you will be happy to know that you can even "share" your myfakewall on your real facebook wall.  Now how cool is that?