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ilearn adverti advertising persuasive

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A look at advertising can introduce students to persuasive writing, the effect of different music, colors and mediums, critical thinking and problem solving.
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I like to have students to consider both sides of advertising.  First, what does it mean to be a consumer and how does advertising play into that?  Second, how would you create an advertisement that reaches a target audience?
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You can also tie advertising to history by asking students to look at World War II posters
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Tips: Be sure to check out the “Teacher” section for lesson plans, print materials and videos.
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Youth Leadership Initiative (UV) - 1 views

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Sheryl Anderson on 16 Nov 11

Highschool Lesson Plans - very very nice

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The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness: Putting EdTech into Practice - Movies ... - 0 views

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graphic_organizer mindmap engagement movie

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 07 Nov 11 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 07 Nov 11

How to engage kids while watching a movie in class.

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Free Technology for Teachers: Video - The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain, and... - 0 views

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free_tech_for_teachers video great_britain United_Kingdom England socialstudies

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DBQ Instructions - 1 views

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DBQ essay writing

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How to write a DBQ essay step-by-step

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MrNussbaum History site - 1 views

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history reading quizzes

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 31 Oct 11 - No Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 31 Oct 11

Teacher site with history scavenger hunts, quizzes, maps

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Blogs - Social Studies Chat - 0 views

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ss socialstudies blog Mary_Lou

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C-SPAN StudentCam 2012 - 1 views

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contest cspan multimedia documentary digitalstorytelling history education ss

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C-SPAN's StudentCam is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Students are asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme listed below.
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The Constitution and You: Select any provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it’s important to you.” Your documentary may focus on any section of the Preamble, Articles, or Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. You should not focus your documentary on failed or proposed amendments that have yet to pass. Choose a provision, grab a camera, and get started on your documentary today!
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grades 6-12.
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teams of up to 3 members.
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by midnight on January 20, 2012.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Go Social Studies Go - Multimedia Social Studies Books - 2 views

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free_tech_for_teachers ss socialstudies multimedia book geography religion ancient_civilization history colonies

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Go Social Studies Go is essentially a series of multimedia books about common social studies topics. The site is divided into four main sections; World Geography, World Religions, Ancient History, and Colonial America. Within each section is a series of booklets containing text, pictures, videos, and links to additional resources.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Interactive U.S. Constitution Games & Lessons - 0 views

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Free Technology for Teachers: Interactive Civil War Poster - 1 views

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free_tech_for_teachers ss civilwar interactive poster

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 08 Sep 11 - No Cached

This year's poster is about the US Civil War. The poster is titled How Do You Piece Together the History of the Civil War? This 24"x36" poster demonstrates some uses of primary documents and artifacts for reconstructing the history of the Civil War.
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How to Help Your Students Observe the 9/11 Anniversary | Edutopia - 1 views

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9-11 September11 edutopia pbl_ideas

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This was written by an amazing voice in PBL. There are some great ideas here.

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Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day… - The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11 - 0 views

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ferlazzo September11 9-11

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Teachers of very young students probably want to review some of the video clips to determine if they would be too disturbing to watch.
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Here are my picks for The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11 (not in any order of preference):
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Flat Classroom® Projects - Home - 0 views

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flatclassroom collaboration projects web2.0 global

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National Archives - 1 views

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photos history

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 29 Jul 11 - No Cached

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annotated photos, drawings, etc.

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FlexBook - 0 views

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digital textbook documents

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Open source digital textbooks

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NEA Tools and Ideas - 0 views

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lesson plans

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Sheryl Anderson on 23 Jul 11

A website hosted by the NEA that has ideas for teachers as well as a lesson plan search

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Active history blog - 0 views

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ss history blog good_example

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Teaching War: Making History Relevant (Highlight Video) | Edutopia - 1 views

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pbl pbl_ideas ss social studies video edutopia

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Resource Search - 0 views

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lesson_plans

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Indiana DOE tool to search for resources. You can specify Social Studies to look for lesson plans and other resources by using key words

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