February 12, 2011

Teaching American HistoryFeb. 12, 2011

The Peacemakers by George Healy

http://docsteach.org/

Project from the National Archives3,000 primary source documentsSeven online activities designed to reinforce

historical thinking skillsDocuments categorized into eight historical

periods, 1754 to presentSave or publish your own activities or use those

already created by others and sharedYou have to be registered to create activities but

not to use the ones already thereSection on “How to Teach with Primary Source

Documents”

Docs Teach

Examples: Browse/search by historical era:

(Civil War/Reconstruction)

Browse/search by historical thinking skill:

(chronological thinking)

Browse/search by tool:(Mapping History)

http://www.awesomestories.com/

Gathering place of primary source informationOriginal stories created to help you learn and do

researchStories exist as a way to place primary source

materials in contextLesson plans – only available for site members;

currently expanding Links are color-coded to distinguish between videos,

text/documents, images, audio clipsSome files are supplemented with audio Sign up to get lesson plans and all features of the site

Awesome Stories

American PresidentsThomas JeffersonJohn F. Kennedy’s Assassinati

on

Examples :

http://www.qwiki.com/

Combines Google Search with YouTube and images

Goal: “… to deliver information in a format that's quintessentially human -- via storytelling instead of search…”

Can embed in projects such as blogs, wikis, etc.

Currently about 2 million reference terms available

Improve this qwiki featureFeatured qwikis and “Rate this qwiki”

Qwiki

The Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/

Web-based lessons and activities in core subject areas

Inquiry-based approach with focus to develop higher order thinking skills

To help teachers employ a blended learning model

SAS Curriculum Pathways

Interactivity: Lincoln and the Civil War

Lesson: Battles of the Civil WarDocument Analysis: John Brown’s Rai

d on Harper’s Ferry

Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers?blend=2&ob=1

You Tube Videos Parodies of popular songsUses karaoke versions of musicStudents or teachers write lyrics from

historical research Produce movie, slide show, digital story, do

performance, etc.

Examples:

Questions or Comments?