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Jennifer Garcia

Animations: Critical Thinking - Bridge8 - 0 views

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    Critical thinking animations
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Thunks - Get Thunking - 0 views

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    This site has been a wonderful source of discussion ideas in my class, especially in philosophy sessions. This site has an archive going back to 2007 of over 1,000 fabulous question that will get your class (and you) thinking and discussing. You can even submit your own brain bouncing questions to the site.
Jennifer Garcia

xtimeline - Explore and Create Free Timelines - 0 views

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    Added by Katie Lepi on 2013-05-03 56 Creating custom timelines is an age old school project, especially for history classes (since history is basically a giant timeline, after all!) Way back in the day, when I was a student, I remember drawing out my timelines with colored pencils on pieces of taped together construction paper (to make the line long enough). We've come a long way since the late '80′s, and there are a lot of web tools and apps out there that help users make much more advanced timelines than I could crank out with my awesome colored pencils. Whether you're using them to chronicle well known historical events, or your own personal history, these tools can bring together audio, video, photos, text, and more to showcase a well rounded, multimedia timeline to tell your story. Time Toast timetoast Time Toast also offers uses free, unlimited timelines and easy Facebook integration. The interface is extremely simple - just click 'add an event', and you can add text, links, or photos. While it doesn't offer some of the audio/video options that some of the other products we mention in this post do, it offers a lot more simplicity. Of note, there are a number of ads on the site - which can be expected with a free tool - but just something to keep in mind. Meograph meograph Meograph's tagline is 'Four Dimensional Storytelling'. It offers a simple interface that allows users to combine news, history, travels, life events, photos, videos, audio, etc to create a multifaceted timeline. It offers easy sharing options and a web based interface. Users can purchase usage by the class with three different options starting at $19.99. Capzles capzles Capzles is similar to Meograph in that it allows users to integrate information from a variety of different sources (video, audio, photos, text, etc) into one multifaceted timeline. Free to join, Capzles is also working on an Indiegogo project that will allow them to develop a similar tool th
Jennifer Garcia

Activities | DocsTeach - 0 views

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    "Turn your students into historians with primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your classroom. Or alter an existing activity to fit your unique needs. Exchange primary source documents and modify activity instructions. Log in to borrow from an even larger selection from fellow educators."
Jennifer Garcia

Mapping History | DocsTeach: Activities: Create - 0 views

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    Mapping History "Link primary sources to locations on a map to practice spatial thinking and understand the impact of geographic factors in history."
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Laughing Historically - 0 views

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    "10 Educational History Podcasts To Subscribe & Listen To"
Jennifer Garcia

How Stuff Works - 0 views

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    "10 Educational History Podcasts To Subscribe & Listen To"
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A History of The World In Hundred Objects - 0 views

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    "10 Educational History Podcasts To Subscribe & Listen To"
Jennifer Garcia

BackStory with the American History Guys - 0 views

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    To Subscribe & Listen To"
Jennifer Garcia

Bloom's Taxonomy: The 21st Century Version - 0 views

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    the 21st century educational paradigm
Jennifer Garcia

Dipity - 0 views

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    find information and create interactive timelines
Jennifer Garcia

Teachers Guide - Is Wal-Mart Good For America? | Teacher Center | FRONTLINE | PBS - 0 views

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    "For classes in Social Studies, American Government, Current Events and Economics; Grade level 9th-12th "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" provides a provocative examination of the impact Wal-Mart has had on the U.S. economy. "
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    I think you guys do something with walmart right?
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