Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
PurposeGames.com
I found PurposeGames.com, a website where I can create specific maps and quizzes based exactly on the points focused on in class. Too often maps are confusing and note things not covered by the instructor in class. This would be a way to create a quiz and map based on the points covered by the instructor.
Push Pin Map
Via: www.iknowthat.com I was able to create a push pin map in which I could specify the significance of each location selected by myself and have students do research on why that location was pinpointed and how they all connect.
Online Competition
http://www.geosense.net/
Via this website you can log on and play another person in a geography quiz. A head to head or class session could be set up and randomized using World, Europe, or US Geography. A class tournament could be held.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Survey Says...
Here are my survey results, I sent out the survey to a random selection of five students. Four answered. I don't know which four of the five answered so the survey results are anonymous in that respect. I used this survey to get a basic grasp of how people feel technology integrates into their day to day life. If you notice, questions two and six correlate as thought. It's pretty cool. I thought I'd get people to trip up. It seems that more and more the lines between "real" life and the world that exists online are become blurred.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Appomattox Court House Role Play Rubric.
I always thought about what went down in the Appomattox Court house when Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant and ended the U.S. Civil War...
History is full of smooth talkers who have gotten out of some pretty sticky situations whether they deserved to or not. I thought it would be fun to have students research key events in the US Civil War and do a historical role play argument in the Appomattox Court House. One student representing the South, one student representing the North. Based on the strength of the argument, the class decides whom surrenders to whom.
History is full of smooth talkers who have gotten out of some pretty sticky situations whether they deserved to or not. I thought it would be fun to have students research key events in the US Civil War and do a historical role play argument in the Appomattox Court House. One student representing the South, one student representing the North. Based on the strength of the argument, the class decides whom surrenders to whom.
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