Video Resources
PBS Learning Media The PBS Learning Media website was new to me and I found some great video resources. You can search videos by specific content areas and by grade, a neat future. The videos that are uploaded to the PBS Learning Media are videos not only I can watch but also show to my classes as well. I would defiantly use this resource in my classroom, as well as recommend it to a colleague. |
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
Teacher Tube
Teacher Tube is another resource that allows teachers to view videos. The videos that are found on Teacher Tube are both professional and many are created and added by teachers themselves. This resource is very similar to the PBS Learning Media and I would use this resource in my classroom as well. |
http://www.teachertube.com/videos/
Podcast Resource
ListenWise I shared a podcast from the website ListenWise. The podcast I chose deals with the history of the City of Boston and the stories behind the downtown buildings. This podcast gives an insight to the history of Boston, a city I spent two weeks in during Spring Term. Using a resource like ListenWise will allow students to hear things from a different viewpoint and will even help enhance my lessons in the future. |
https://listenwise.com/lessons/236-boston-historic-building-has-a-story-to-tell
Activities
The first activity I found was from Michigan Learns Online and the lesson was focused on Political Parties in the United States. Students would independently research either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party and answer the set of questions given from the teacher. The activity suggests that students choose which party they want to research but I would assign half of the class to research one party, while the other half researches the other. This would be a good activity to do before starting a unit on the United States Government. http://moodlehubpreview.remc.org/course/view.php?id=8
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The second activity was also found on the Michigan Learns Online but the activity would be used during a World War One unit. The activity asks students to read a primary source from 1914 and analyze that source. The source was written before the start of the war and students would need to answer both questions that have a right answer and questions that are open ended. I would tweak this activity a little, instead I would have students read the source independently and then discuss the questions as a whole group, especially if students are early high school students.
http://moodlehubpreview.remc.org/course/view.php?id=105&sesskey=VjFGKvKMsr
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