Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
My Ancient History Blog
You are creating your own Ancient History e-Text!
You now have created your own Ancient History Blog. You will
be providing visual representations of what you
are learning through:
text, images, maps, timelines, video,
music, political cartoons, power points, hyperlinks, podcasts, and other avenues you choose. You are taking your Summary Paragraphs to the next level!
A Positive Digital Footprint:
You are leaving a
legacy – others will see it, learn from it, know you by it!
You will be a published author, you will
leave behind work from this class, it will be there forever.
What will your legacy be? When your name is googled, what will we find? What will your grandmother find? What will a college admissions person find? What will your first boss find?
Will your digital footprint be worth
following? What you do now will affect you in the future. Make your footprints worth following!
We must have a culture of trust and you must take responsibility for what you are leaving behind.
Documentation – Would you steal a car? Well, we won't steal intellectual property either. We will give others credit for their work and use correct
bibliographical format in Turabian Style http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocChicago.html, and
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
WHAT IS HISTORY?
1)
History is how we know what happened before we have memories
"What is History?" Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0m3WCVAuG8
"Big Bang Theory" Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzbDI1MAlhk
2) History is a story
3)
History is different for every person in the world.
4)
History is constantly changing
5) History is fun!
History fulfills our desire to know and understand ourselves and our ancestors
History allows us to experience situations and conditions we could never experience in our own lives, which stimulates imagination and creativity
History gives us a way to walk in others' shoes and empathize with their situations
6) History teaches us to look for cause and effect relations, and to recognize the thousands of variables which affect human behavior
7) History shows us that one person's decision can change the course of the world, and have effects in our own time
8) History trains students to read intelligently, think critically, and write effectively.
9) History does not just include written documents. It also includes oral communication and objects such as buildings, artifacts, photographs, songs, and paintings. Even markings left on the environment can show us history
10)
History is affected by:
Point
of view – the winners write the history books
Perception
– culture; religion; age; education; politics; economic level; moral judgments
Propaganda
– why is the writer telling the story?
To influence you or change your mind?
Evidence
– or lack of evidence – or new evidence – or evidence that is lost
Errors
– PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES!
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