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Shane Freeman

Key words=Common Craft, Videos, Social Studies, Middle School, 19th Century History, Fu... - 11 views

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    The final videos can all be found here.  I hesitate to embed any in the post because I know I would be prone to pick the "best" one.  Please click on the link and randomly select one to watch! There are two pages of videos-and hey-leave a comment or a thumbs up!  I have to say, that after watching the kids make these, the final products just don't reflect the amount of work that is needed.  What I mean is that you shouldn't watch them and say "My kids could do that in a couple of days."  It took 360 minutes of class time to produce those 1-2 minute videos!! One thing I wished we had done is to write transitions so that the different videos linked together better.  I inadvertently led them to make videos on topics that come across as standing alone in time instead of being influenced and apart of other events and movements. Other good resources: Art Titzel Eric Langhorst John Fladd Karen McMillan Greg Kulowiec Mr. Canton Mr. Fogel Mr. Canton Authors write for different purposes.* The writing process is consistent across disciplines.* Technology is a tool for collecting, organizing, creating, and presenting informatio Tags: 6 COMMENTS SO FAR ↓ aimee // Dec 27, 2010 at 8:56 pm These videos really are terrific! I was able to pop in briefly and watch them being created (on Ustream)- such an amazing process! They are so deceptively simple and enchanting, yet require a myriad of skills. Well done! And, I've learned so much Reply Tweets that mention New Post: Key words=Common Craft, Videos, Social Studies, Middle School, 19th Century History, Fu... by -- Topsy.com // Dec 27, 2010 at 10:59 pm [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by mrsdi, Edtech Feeds. Edtech Feeds said: New Post: Key words=Common Craft, Videos, Social Studies, Middle School, 19th Century History, Fu… http://bit.ly/g9YyDH by @paulbogush [...] Reply Sally // Dec 28, 2010 at 10:39 am This is great! When we get back to school the students are finishing up t
Jeremy Greene

Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July - 15 views

It is still being performed today! Or should I say Sunday: http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-29/yourtown/29718158_1_frederick-douglass-lecture-black-abolitionist

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Mr Maher

Was the Declaration of Independence Signed on July 4? How Memory Plays Tricks with Hist... - 1 views

  • What are we to think of history? when in less than 40 years, such diversities appear in the memories of living persons, who were witnesses?”[2]
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      Primary documents are simply not more trustworthy that secondary sources
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    Teachers can use the information in this article to show students that primary sources can be just as slippery as secondary sources. For those who want to understand what the AMA's Tuning Project means by the "provisional nature of knowledge" - this is it.
Aaron Palm

Herbert Aptheker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Herbert Aptheker (July 31, 1915 – March 17, 2003) was an American Marxist historian and political activist. He authored over 50 volumes, mostly in the fields of African American history and general U.S. history, most notably, American Negro Slave Revolts (1943), a classic in the field, and the 7-volume Documentary History of the Negro People. He was a prominent figure in U.S. scholarly discourse since the 1930s.
Sallee Humanities

The Plague in Britain - Science Show - 16 July 2005 - 10 views

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    Again - am using this for low literacy students.  Have downloaded the audio and edited to just be this transcript.  Will use the transcript so students can read along to help reading comprehension
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