Reteaching History with Technology

1. Re-Thinking History Curriculum Colleen Tiefenbrun Matt Hixenbaugh MICDS

2. Year-long Research Project: Global Issue

4. Encourage students to share resources.

6. Benefits of WikiSpace Projects Teach individual research skills & collaborative learning Allows teachers to see the process as well as the final product Discuss the idea of group work, not divide and conquer See their work in comparison with their classmates Hold students accountable and to the group, extra motivation See patterns throughout the year, since their past units work does not disappear Opportunity to use this for peer editing When time permits, videos of presentation can be included and give parents a view into their students performance. And a way to access themselves and learn from their mistakes

8. Reason to choose that source

9. Research Notes

12. WETPAINT WIKI How use? Daily Plans- Foundation of lessons Record of what we do (keeps me organized) Projects Interaction between students/ teacher Interaction between students (different sections) http://wh1hix.wetpaint.com/ http://hix0910whii.wetpaint.com/

13. Wetpaint Creative Project

14. Wetpaint Cooperative Project

15. Wetpaint updates

16. NING Daily plans (Students Absent) Cooperative Work Interaction between students (different sections) http://hix0910whii.ning.com/

17. Daily Plans

18. Ning Creative Project

19. Other tools Prezi.com Capzle.com Glogster.com

20. Prezi Prezi.com

21. CAPZLE Capzle.com

22. Glogster

23. For More Info: micdssummerpd2010.wikispaces.com