Social+Studies+Tools

=Social Studies Tools=

[|Plantation Letters]

[|Lincoln Telegrams]

[|National Archive]

[|Digital Vaults]

[|Digital History at UH]

[|Time Life Archive]

Teaching Digital History

Flickr

[|Docsteach.org]


 * Remember that some of these resources allow you to copy images, while other sites require you to utilize the images in-place.

Google Maps/Google Earth
-@http://maps.google.com/support/ -@http://www.google.com/educators/p_maps.html

Ideas: @http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200989385784353835620.000452a5d695a70448927&msa=0&ll=46.316584,-74.443359&spn=31.02151,79.013672


 * Sign into your Google Account
 * Watch your instructor navigate the interface
 * Make a practice map
 * a. Create a new map.
 * b. Add pinpoints
 * c. Insert text, images, and multimedia (YouTube Videos and More)
 * d. SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
 * e. Street View
 * Make an instructional activity on your sandbox page (include the URL to your map and an activity description.

Screencasting
Note: There are many screencasting tools. Here are more tools and instructions: http://tli2010.wikispaces.com/Screencasting @http://thwt.org/index.php/presentations-multimedia/screencasts

Next, you will use @http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ to create a screencast, explaining your results from the projectile motion applet. Each person in your group will create their own screencast and post it to your group page. You will use the applet and your group page to explain your findings.

a. Open the webpage, applet, or document (could even be a PowerPoint) and have them ready to use for your screencast. b. Open @http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ and sign-in and choose create. You will want to write out or script what you will do for your screencast. It should be as brief as possible- explaining how the variable you worked with affected the projectile motion of the object. Post your screencast to @http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/. c. Place the URL to your screencast on your group page.

An alternative to screencasting would be to digitally record an explanation of your findings. You would just need a digital camera for this (with sound) and the ability to upload the video to a video sharing site (YouTube, TeacherTube, etc.)

Museum Box
Museum Box is an engaging tool that encourages groups to work together in a meaningful way. Each group must decide on a division of labor, as well as what the group wants to say as a whole.

Getting Started Instructions

Editing a Box Instructions

When you have a good idea what your going to do with your box, please consult the Museum Box Rubric for creation of your box.

**Dipity**

 * Participate in creating a collaborative Dipity timeline
 * Create their own Dipity timeline
 * Share-discuss our timelines
 * Brainstorm uses of Dipity in the classroom

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 * Get to know Dipity**

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 * Using the tool- Dipity
 * Creating an account
 * Creating an initial timeline
 * Adding events
 * Viewing the timeline
 * Sharing the timeline

Consider how to support and enhance students’ understanding of reflection while leveraging the power of this tool. // Be prepared to: //
 * Brainstorm an instructional strategy**
 * Provide a brief description of an instructional activity you might design using Dipity using the discussion feature of this wikipage.
 * Provide the link to your timeline.
 * What standards would you address?


 * Dipity Resources**

The basics of Dipity:

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