Last 18 Years in Rap
Here is a video dedicated to all the high school graduates.
The Last 18 Years In Rap from Week in Rap on Vimeo.
AudioPal: Click. Speak. Communicate.
AudioPal.com is a great site for students to make audio recordings that can be easily embedded into a website, blog, or social network. This site has many advantages and allows for students to record audio clips via cell phone, computer keyboard, computer microphone, or they can upload already existing audio clips from their hard drive. The sample below was recorded by a student pretending to be Thomas Jefferson. The assignment was to make believe you are an important person in American History. Your objective was to leave a voicemail to one of your contemporaries stating relevant facts and posing questions that relate to the Virginia Standards of Learning. This created an enthusiastic, and modern take on the Revolutionary Era. To listen to the sample below, just click on the play button.
Too Late To Apologize
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A teacher from a neighboring county just sent me this video. It does a good job of outlining the colonists reasons for American Independence and is based on One Republic’s hit song “Apologize”.
Google Earth and the 13 colonies
Using Google Earth 5, the student will highlight the three main colonial regions on the globe and identify where each of original 13 colonies were located. They will also explain at least one political, economic, social, or religious factor that was practiced in each particular region. This activity can be easily differentiated depending on the ability level of the children you teach. Listed below is a sample .kmz file, the student directions, rubric, and research template. Click on the links to download.
Step by step student instructions
Need Google Earth? Download it for free:
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/download-earth.html
Click here to access the Google Earth Wiki on how to implement this into your classroom!
Tons of Resources for USI, II, and C & E
I just stumbled upon this website. It appears the Social Studies Specialist from Portsmouth has created a blog with a lot of teacher resources. Just go to http://ppsblogs.net/lisapennington/, select your content area, and you will be able to download lesson ideas, questions of the day, power points, worksheets, and a whole lot of other cool stuff. Thanks PPS for this valued resource!
DBQ for Accelerated 8th Grade World History
Listed below is a link to download the Document Based Question .pdf for World History. Useful links that can be used in conjunction with this activity are listed as well.
Click here to download the DBQ document
LINKS:
- http://www.edteck.com/dbq/dbquest/quest8.htm
- http://www.edteck.com/dbq/dbquest/quest10.htm
- The Influence of Geography on History
- Achievements of the Ancient Empires
- When Cultures Collide
- Societal Change in the First Global Age
- Causes of Revolution
- Effects of Industrialization and Imperialism
- Roots of Conflict: The World at War
- Global Interdependence
GoAnimate.com
GoAnimate.com: Doug Saunders ITRT by dasaunders
Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It’s free and fun!
Go Animate is a free online animation creator. I was able to create this animation in under 15 minutes. Students can create animations based on specific SOL topics and and then share their creative works with the world.
Promethean Flips
I am in the process of working on promethean lessons that I will upload to this site as I finish them. Please feel free to email me any lessons for the promethean board that you have developed and are willing to share with the HCPS middle school community. Thanks in advance.
6th Grade:
7th Grade:
8th Grade:
Search the Promethean Planet Website
Cash Cab Review Game
Ms. Hedstrom, a teacher at L. Douglas Wilder Middle School, had requested that I make her a review game based on Discovery Channel’s hit game show “Cash Cab”. The premise is fairly simple; correctly answer as many questions as possible before arriving at your destination and earn cash. If you answer questions incorrectly you will have to step out of the cab empty handed. This is a power point template that can be manipulted once it is downloaded. Please feel free to leave a comment if you have a question or request.
- Click here to download the game
- Click here to download the sixth grade end of year review USI 2a-10b
Stupeflix: Video Creation Made Easy
Stupeflix is the easiest online video authoring tool currently available. Within a matter of minutes students can upload photos, background music, and write captions to create a professtional looking movie. Click on the link below to download the step by step instructions on how to use this valuable web 2.0 resource and to view a student created example which focuses on Virginia Standard of learning USI. 3a-b.
Click here to watch the movie!
Instructions on how to make a movie using Stupeflix