Tag: national archives
Primary Source Tips: 4 Things to Do Every Time
Using primary sources with students these days is so much easier thanks to great sites like http://www.digitalvaults.org/ by the National Archives. Like any other tool though, primary sources must be strategically used. Here are four tips to keep in mind every time you get ready to use primary sources with students. Choose Wisely- Always think [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2012 under American Revolution, Challenging Students, Classroom Technology, discussions, Early English Settlements, Educational Theories, Educational Trends and Issues, History Alive! The Ancient World, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, History Alive! World Connections, Homework, Interactive Student Notebook, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, primary sources, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond, students, Teaching High School, Teaching Strategies, U.S. History, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools, women's history.
Tags: DBQ, digitalvaults.org, national archives, primary sources
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TCI Lesson: Ideas That Unite Us as Americans
Our latest lesson is a fusion of skill development, technology, and good old fashioned American democracy! Inspired from the greatest treasures of American speeches, symbols, and songs, this lesson challenges students to pretend to be archivists sorting primary sources for an upcoming public display on the topic, “Ideas that Unite Us as Americans.” Try this [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2012 under Challenging Students, Classroom Technology, Educational Trends and Issues, groupwork, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Interactive Student Notebook, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, primary sources, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, TCI info, U.S. History, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools.
Tags: american ideas, american symbols, democracy, Free Lesson Plans, national archives, patriotic, primary sources
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DigitalVaults by National Archives
Dive into some great visuals of primary sources with your students with this great web tool by the National Archives! Click HERE and take your students on a visual journey to some of our nation’s most important moments. There are so many opportunities to use a site like this alongside your TCI subscription. How could [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2012 under Classroom Technology, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools.
Tags: digitalvaults, national archives, primary sources
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Daily Primary Source Gems
The National Archives (@TodaysDocument on Twitter) has a great tool that I’ve become a big fan of. The tool is called Today’s Doc. You can visit the website here or get the app for your Apple or Android device here. Each day, you can view a great primary source document tied to our history. Sometimes they [...]
Posted: December 6th, 2011 under American Revolution, Challenging Students, Classroom Management, Classroom Technology, Early English Settlements, Educational Trends and Issues, Games, groupwork, History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism, Homework, Interactive Student Notebook, Multiple Intelligences, Social Studies Alive! America's Past, Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond, students, TeacherGenius, Teaching High School, Teaching Strategies, Web 2.0 Tips and Tools, Writing.
Tags: bell-ringers, best practices, national archives, primary sources
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