Internet-based instructional activities
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Renee Internet-based instructional activities: Option #2 Various activities on the American Revolution Topic Hotlist: • The American Revolution o http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/amrevol.html o An extensive listing of sites related to the American Revolution that is perfect for research assignments. This topic is generally taught in the fifth grade students and may briefly be taught in second grade so in these contexts, the page can be printed out for each student with the best sites (as determined by the teacher) highlighted. Since the names of the sites are hyperlinked instead of the actual website being present, it will be necessary to also provide students with the website of the topic hotlist for them to use that as a reference as well. A short description is provided for each link, aiding in the process of selecting the most age-appropriate sites. • renee23’s favorites tagged with “American Revolution on del.icio.us” o http://del.icio.us/renee23/AmericanRevolution o This is my personal bookmarking page where I posted sites that I found to be best for elementary-aged students as I created my American Revolution WebQuest. This site can be used for as a starting point for research for young students. Each website is listed with a descriptive title. Meets the linguistic intelligence. Knowledge/Scavenger Hunt: • Scott Strait’s Scavenger Hunt o http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/straithunt.html o This website is a scavenger hunt for elementary-aged students. It asks students to search click on links searching for things such as the name of the general who was both an American and British general, as well as the name of the city where General Washington led a surprise attack. Some of the websites lead to places where the answers are not as apparent, so if I were to use this, I would update some of the links and provide these to my class.
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Webquest: • The American Revolution o http://plaza.ufl.edu/renee23/American%20Revolution%20Webquest.htm o This is a WebQuest I created for one of my previous Educational Technology courses. I apologize in advance for the colors on the page, I realized later that the computer I created it on had more contrast in the screen making the colors seem less shocking at the time. This WebQuest has students to look at certain sites and create a PowerPoint including a timeline, causes, major battles, and results of the war. This would likely be used in a classroom fifth grade or higher as a guided research project. Meets the linguistic as well as interpersonal intelligences. • The Road to Freedom: American Revolution Webquest o http://www.schooldistrict146.org/schools/central/Revolution/revolution_def ault.html o This is a WebQuest I discovered that has students creating timelines as well as completing a scavenger hunt worksheet with partners, combining two different Internet-based instructional activities. There are some other activities as well, providing various activities to help with an American Revolution unit. These activities would likely take a class a few weeks to complete so that should be taken into consideration. Meets the interpersonal intelligence. Digital Resources: • Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution o http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html o This portion of the PBS site allows students to click on a city: Boston, Philadelphia, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown, and read historical headlines, allowing students to experience what life was like during the American Revolution as it happened. Complete with dates, students gain experience with literature that reads like primary source documents, containing links to help them with important background knowledge. This is a great site to be used in K-12 classrooms. Meets the linguistic intelligence.
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Streaming Media: • American Revolution: The Causes o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2Mvax1DdI o This four minute video discusses the huge national debt experienced by England and how King George III felt the colonies should pay their fair share. King George III created a new system of taxation for the colonies. The various acts are discussed. This video is a great introduction to a unit for students of any age. • American Revolution: The Boston Tea Party o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Xj-ydLwSY
o This short, three minute video provides detailed information on the first openly rebellious act of the American Revolution, and the anger it caused George III. This is perfect for elementary-aged students because it hits the main points in a short amount of time. It is a great addition to a unit on the American Revolution. • American Revolution: The End of the War o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeRTv6b4wiw o This two minute video is a great ending to the American Revolution unit. Discusses important battles and strength of armies. Students can create their own short videos just like one of these three and tape it with a video camera, or they can act it out for the class. This gets students more engaged in their learning and promotes a combination of interpersonal as well as bodily-kinesthetic intelligences.
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Webquest: • The American Revolution o http://plaza.ufl.edu/renee23/American%20Revolution%20Webquest.htm o This is a WebQuest I created for one of my previous Educational Technology courses. I apologize in advance for the colors on the page, I realized later that the computer I created it on had more contrast in the screen making the colors seem less shocking at the time. This WebQuest has students to look at certain sites and create a PowerPoint including a timeline, causes, major battles, and results of the war. This would likely be used in a classroom fifth grade or higher as a guided research project. Meets the linguistic as well as interpersonal intelligences. • The Road to Freedom: American Revolution Webquest o http://www.schooldistrict146.org/schools/central/Revolution/revolution_def ault.html o This is a WebQuest I discovered that has students creating timelines as well as completing a scavenger hunt worksheet with partners, combining two different Internet-based instructional activities. There are some other activities as well, providing various activities to help with an American Revolution unit. These activities would likely take a class a few weeks to complete so that should be taken into consideration. Meets the interpersonal intelligence. Digital Resources: • Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution o http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html o This portion of the PBS site allows students to click on a city: Boston, Philadelphia, Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown, and read historical headlines, allowing students to experience what life was like during the American Revolution as it happened. Complete with dates, students gain experience with literature that reads like primary source documents, containing links to help them with important background knowledge. This is a great site to be used in K-12 classrooms. Meets the linguistic intelligence.
Renee
Streaming Media: • American Revolution: The Causes o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2Mvax1DdI o This four minute video discusses the huge national debt experienced by England and how King George III felt the colonies should pay their fair share. King George III created a new system of taxation for the colonies. The various acts are discussed. This video is a great introduction to a unit for students of any age. • American Revolution: The Boston Tea Party o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Xj-ydLwSY
o This short, three minute video provides detailed information on the first openly rebellious act of the American Revolution, and the anger it caused George III. This is perfect for elementary-aged students because it hits the main points in a short amount of time. It is a great addition to a unit on the American Revolution. • American Revolution: The End of the War o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeRTv6b4wiw o This two minute video is a great ending to the American Revolution unit. Discusses important battles and strength of armies. Students can create their own short videos just like one of these three and tape it with a video camera, or they can act it out for the class. This gets students more engaged in their learning and promotes a combination of interpersonal as well as bodily-kinesthetic intelligences.
