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Flipped History Classroom NCSS 2014
Image Sources
Pics4Learning
Compfight
Pixabay
Flickr
National Archives Flickr
Wikimedia Commons
Big Huge Labs
Create motivator posters as warm ups, main idea visual, essential questions connecting text to an image, or have students create one to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. In addition, their magazine cover can be used for students to demonstrate understanding of a topic (magazine title) with a few sentences (article teasers).
Pics4Learning
Compfight
Pixabay
Flickr
National Archives Flickr
Wikimedia Commons
Big Huge Labs
Create motivator posters as warm ups, main idea visual, essential questions connecting text to an image, or have students create one to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. In addition, their magazine cover can be used for students to demonstrate understanding of a topic (magazine title) with a few sentences (article teasers).
Voicethread
Conversations in the cloud. Students can annotate, comment, draw, text, or record a response to text or images. Learn more in this blog post, including ideas, samples utilizing text and images, and step-by-step how to instructions.
Conversations in the cloud. Students can annotate, comment, draw, text, or record a response to text or images. Learn more in this blog post, including ideas, samples utilizing text and images, and step-by-step how to instructions.
Thinglink
Upload an image and the possibilities begin. Students can id parts of an image with textual explanations, hyperlink to additional information/site, upload an image, and link to a You Tube video. Create an inquiry lesson for students and have them utilize Thinglink as their presentation tool.
Upload an image and the possibilities begin. Students can id parts of an image with textual explanations, hyperlink to additional information/site, upload an image, and link to a You Tube video. Create an inquiry lesson for students and have them utilize Thinglink as their presentation tool.
Zunal
Create and house inquiry lessons in an organized fashion. Zunal has an easy to use template to create webquests.
Sample WWI webquest utilizing Thinglink and Wordle.
Kahoot
Your students will love Kahoot. In this engaging interactive formative assessment tool you can insert images and ask questions for students to respond to.
Create and house inquiry lessons in an organized fashion. Zunal has an easy to use template to create webquests.
Sample WWI webquest utilizing Thinglink and Wordle.
Kahoot
Your students will love Kahoot. In this engaging interactive formative assessment tool you can insert images and ask questions for students to respond to.
Flipboard
Flipboard allows you to create news "magazine. This enables you to curate news articles by topic. You can search for articles by topic, news organizations, re-pin from other magazines, or via your Twitter feed. Create a magazine by unit topic or current event topic of interest. You can also have students compile their own magazine, even with multiple editors. Flipboard also has widgets which enable you to embed your magazines on your class webpages.
Flipboard allows you to create news "magazine. This enables you to curate news articles by topic. You can search for articles by topic, news organizations, re-pin from other magazines, or via your Twitter feed. Create a magazine by unit topic or current event topic of interest. You can also have students compile their own magazine, even with multiple editors. Flipboard also has widgets which enable you to embed your magazines on your class webpages.
Here are some more ideas for integrating technology with a student-centered focus from Sabba Quidwai
Student created comics (created using Comic Life- their are other alternatives, students can also use Google Drawings) are another way students can demonstrate their mastery. Here are a couple from Laura Doxey's students. (A and B_)
Activity Resources
Merlot link
MERLOT is a free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community.
NewsELA link
Newsela builds close reading and critical thinking skills. Give your students a new way to climb the staircase of nonfiction reading comprehension, gives each student the version of an article that's just right for his or her reading ability, and articles are accompanied by Common Core-aligned quizzes to provide quick and powerful feedback.
Subtext link
Subtext is a free tool that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes—opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.
CALIS link
USC project that provides analytical tools and case teaching resources for use in the classroom.
UCSD Guide to online Primary Sources link
US Document Based Questions Primary Source link
Ms. Pojer's website is a teacher and student goldmine. Click on the Web Links/eagle to access a variety of websites and primary sources categorized by Unit of Study. She also has a page of DBQs to use with students.
World Document Based Questions Primary Source link
Fordham University has a wide range of World primary sources to use in the classroom.
Constitutional Rights Foundation BRIAs with debates & simulations link
This link will take you to CRFs Bria home page. You can scroll down the BRIA list or click on the blue subject link to view BRIAs categorized by class subject. Also, click on CRF Web Sites for more great resources to use in the classroom! Deliberating In a Democracy (DID) has great lesson resources in English and Spanish with excellent readings for students to practice citing evidence.
Choose Your Own Adventure Activities link
Facebook Templates Option A doc Option B doc
Twitter Template doc
Civic Action Project PBL link
CRF has a great program for students to engage in project based learning. They have a series of lessons and handouts to guide teachers and students through the process. Lesson resources can be printed and used the traditional way or students can fill them in electronically. Disclaimer: I LOVE their material and am NOT paid to endorse their material.
Bill of Rights Institute link
The above link will take you to their free lessons. They also have resources for purchase which my students and I have found to be very useful in the classroom.
Foundation for Teaching Economics link
FTE has a variety of teacher resources and simulations. Again, my students and I have found them to be very engaging and useful. In particular, my students have enjoyed the Great Depression simulation from Economic Forces in American History.
Mr. Moore's Classroom Simulations & Games link
Mr. Moore has a variety of resources geared for the US history classroom. The first time I did the Constitutional Convention simulation my students gave me a funny look as we headed outside and loved it in the end. I knew he was on to something when last year's students passing in the quad came up to me and said, "that's not fair...we didn't get to do that last year."
MERLOT is a free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community.
NewsELA link
Newsela builds close reading and critical thinking skills. Give your students a new way to climb the staircase of nonfiction reading comprehension, gives each student the version of an article that's just right for his or her reading ability, and articles are accompanied by Common Core-aligned quizzes to provide quick and powerful feedback.
Subtext link
Subtext is a free tool that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes—opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.
CALIS link
USC project that provides analytical tools and case teaching resources for use in the classroom.
UCSD Guide to online Primary Sources link
US Document Based Questions Primary Source link
Ms. Pojer's website is a teacher and student goldmine. Click on the Web Links/eagle to access a variety of websites and primary sources categorized by Unit of Study. She also has a page of DBQs to use with students.
World Document Based Questions Primary Source link
Fordham University has a wide range of World primary sources to use in the classroom.
Constitutional Rights Foundation BRIAs with debates & simulations link
This link will take you to CRFs Bria home page. You can scroll down the BRIA list or click on the blue subject link to view BRIAs categorized by class subject. Also, click on CRF Web Sites for more great resources to use in the classroom! Deliberating In a Democracy (DID) has great lesson resources in English and Spanish with excellent readings for students to practice citing evidence.
Choose Your Own Adventure Activities link
Facebook Templates Option A doc Option B doc
Twitter Template doc
Civic Action Project PBL link
CRF has a great program for students to engage in project based learning. They have a series of lessons and handouts to guide teachers and students through the process. Lesson resources can be printed and used the traditional way or students can fill them in electronically. Disclaimer: I LOVE their material and am NOT paid to endorse their material.
Bill of Rights Institute link
The above link will take you to their free lessons. They also have resources for purchase which my students and I have found to be very useful in the classroom.
Foundation for Teaching Economics link
FTE has a variety of teacher resources and simulations. Again, my students and I have found them to be very engaging and useful. In particular, my students have enjoyed the Great Depression simulation from Economic Forces in American History.
Mr. Moore's Classroom Simulations & Games link
Mr. Moore has a variety of resources geared for the US history classroom. The first time I did the Constitutional Convention simulation my students gave me a funny look as we headed outside and loved it in the end. I knew he was on to something when last year's students passing in the quad came up to me and said, "that's not fair...we didn't get to do that last year."