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WebQuest for The Slave Dancer by Paula FoxGooglelittrips for Reading and Writing Enhancement
Presented by Richard Mellott
Who are the students: 8th Grade English, Reading, or 7/8th History What will they learn: to enjoy a reading experience in a non-traditional way.What will they do: use Googlelittrips to augment and study the book in a visual format.What will they use: Google Earth, Word, Powerpoint, iMovie, and photobooth.How will they demonstrate their learning? Doing a book report in one or more of the above formats.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/gis-and-geographic-inquiry/Geospatial" technologies--which include geographic information system (GIS), global positioning system (GPS), and remote sensing (RS) tools--are becoming increasingly important in our everyday lives. These technologies use "smart" maps that can display, query, and analyze geographic databases; receivers that provide location and navigation; and global-to-local imagery and tools that provide context and analysis.
As these tools become vital to helping community leaders ask and answer questions with both local and global implications, the ability to think spatially is an increasingly important skill for students. Hundreds of jobs--in such areas as planning, law enforcement, environmental management, business, public safety, health, and agriculture--now require key geographic inquiry skills.
Though GIS technology appears in the National Geography Standards, teachers in earth, environmental, biological, and general science also are incorporating geospatial technologies into their lessons. The growing use of these tools in an array of social studies and STEM subjects supports authentic, problem-based instruction, helping students tackle real social and environmental research projects in their communities.
School leaders, too, are using geospatial technologies to help with their planning and decision making. These tools can help districts make more informed decisions related to facilities planning, student transportation, school safety, and more.
With the generous financial support of ESRI, the editors of eSchool News have compiled this special collection of news stories, best practices, and other resources--all designed to help you integrate GIS and other geospatial technologies into your classrooms and district offices.--The Editorshttp://edcommunity.esri.com/
Welcome to the ESRI Education Community - a living environment for the exchange of ideas and experiences, curriculum, software, and data between GIS educators around the globe.
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/
Welcome to Route 21The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools. To get started, take a tour or explore the P21 framework.
http://gelessons.com/lessons/
Google Earth How To's - Learn how to do the basics so you are comfortable teaching with Google EarthStudent Controlled - Where the student controls Google Earth. Suitable for labs, mini-labs, home school, etc.Teacher Controlled - Suitable for Lectures, Presentations, whole class discussions, etc.Mini-Lessons - Lesson starters for looking at various topicsIcon Legend
Search for lessons by Content Area: --Select-- Search
Found or developed a Lesson that uses Google Earth? Add it here
Google Earth How-to's:
-Google Earth 101 A complete on-line course for teachers created by Quentin DSouza. Registration required. Covers everything from how to use Google Earth in developing lessons to things you can teach with Google Earth. Provides opportunities for on-line
collaboration through the use of Wikis
The following series of video lessons were developed by Richard Treves at www.kokae.com NOTES: Please note Copyright Restrictions within demos. Some of Richard's lessons
require the use of support materials. Visit www.kokae.com to download support files or to view Flash
alternative.
- Flying with Google Earth -Examines the controls used to get around in Google Earth
- Using Placemarks - Looks at what a placemark is and how they can be used - GE Tips - General tips on using Google Earth
- Overlays - Shows how to lay pictures over the ground in Google Earth - Creating Placemarks- Shows the basics of creating placemarks which can be used in
lessons- Images and the Web - Shows how to use graphics from the web in placemarks
- Images II and Publishing - More advanced image handling- Network Links - What a network link is and how it can be used - Network Links II - A more advanced look at how network links function - The Art of Map Making - A definite MUST SEE if you plan on constructing complex
placemark collections!! 5 Stars!
Introduction to the Developer of the Googlelittrip for
The Slave Dancer.
Staff Development Presentations Workshops Publications My Classroom Projects Handouts Tutorials & Handouts
Resources created by Eva
ITSE & NCCE -materials
GPS & Geocaching QTVR & Virtual Tours Cool Tech Handouts CSI: Webquest Marzano & Technology Literacy & Technology
Marzano & Technology
Comp & Similarities Summarize & Notetaking Reinforce Effort HW & Practice Non- Ling. Rep. Coop. Learning Obj. & Feedback Gen. & Test Hypoth Cues, Questions
MARZANO MATRIX Marzano Overview Related Link
Contact Eva at:
Lotus72(at)mac.com
Visit the "21st Century Skills" website that features one of my classroom projects in their "Route 21" section.
Eva's Titles & Responsibilities: One-to-One Laptop Initiative Program Development Specialist for Springfield Public Schools,
Springfield Middle School, Springfield, Oregon Member of the Board of Directors of:
ISTE 1-to-1-SIG group AAUW- Eugene-Lane Branch (Oregon)
Co-Director of The Geo-Literacy Project- (www.geolit.org) Co-Chairperson of "Day in the Life of a One-to-One Learning Environment"
Day in the Life website - hosted by Eva LaMar Day in the Life website - hosted by Penn State
Senior Trainer- Intel Teach to the Future Apple Distinguished Educator 2005 Educational Consultant- The George Lucas Educational Foundation Adobe Educational Leader
Professional & Educational Biography:
Eva is the "One-to-One Program Development Specialist" for Springfield Public Schools in Springfield, Oregon.
She is the school-based staff development specialist as well as technology support for over 340 computers.
Kyle Peck (Penn State University) and Eva LaMar are co-chairing the 2006 "Day in the Life of a One-to-One
Digital Learning Environment". The Day in the Life has been set to March 1, 2006 with the roll-out of the
website during NECC 2006.
Eva graduated Magna Cum Laude from California Poly-Technic State University. Her MS in Education with an
emphasis on Online Teaching and Learning was earned from CSU Hayward . She is a seasoned grades 3-8
teacher with an emphasis in English as a Second Language and Gifted Education. For the last four years she has
traveled across the US as a Senior Trainer conducting “train the trainer” sessions for the Intel Teach to the Future
program. Eva has also presented workshops, poster sessions, and traditional sessions at many different
conferences. Eva earned her “Cross Culture and Language Acquisition and Development” certificate from UC
Davis, her “Online Learning and Teaching” certificate from CSU Hayward, and is in process of completing her
MS in Online Learning and Teaching.
Eva's Classroom Projects
Rush Ranch: Why is it important to preserve Rush Ranch? My third grade students worked with a 6th grade class of students while being mentored by a high school group. Collaboratively they answered the essential question above by choosing focus areas and exploring the Native American history, settlement patterns of the Mexicans and Europeans, flora and fauna patterns, as well as the county's future plans for "Rush Ranch" . The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) featured this project as an exemplary model of project-based learning. They filmed us as we filmed, documented, collected data and otherwise working on the project. The third grade students built a web site to explain their findings.
Clay Animation as a tool to explain how plate tectonics creates different kinds of mountains. Part of the third grade standards were to show understanding of plate tectonics. My students were confused such an abstract concept. Thus, I asked them the question, "Could a volcano erupt in your backyard?". The students were hooked- fascinated. Students self-selected specific types of mountains to study and then used clay animation to explain the processes that created or destroyed a mountain or other land feature. We created a PowerPoint show with the clay animations, object rotations, and iMovies combined into a meaningful story. We won a national award for the project. I also won the National Science Teacher Association's "National Earth Science Teacher of the Year" for the same project.
CSI: Cemetery Scene Investigators Old historical cemeteries are often falling apart- we are losing historical data at an alarming
CSI & The George Lucas Ed Foundation In the summer of 2004 Linda Ferguson (the co-director of the Geo-Lit Project &
rate. Thus, when the students in my classes were challenged with the questions about the historic condition of our local "Rockville Cemetery" they wanted to know. We analyzed the cemetery using a variety of tools (bird, animal, plant, & insect ID books, measuring tapes, digital cameras, CamCorders, old plot identification books, headstone classification cards, and much more). Students collected and analyzed their data before presenting it on their web page.
Nationally, other schools are now using our webquest to conduct their own "CSI" project! Some of their findings are also posted on my Geolit web site (www.geolit.org)
fellow teacher) and I were invited to write our CSI project into a working module! We were able to go to Skywalker Ranch twice- what a marvelous and excited experience.
Over the summer we completed the online module and wrote the Edutopia article!
Mapping with GPS Units Preparing to go and map the local historical cemetery, the students first used GPS units to create a map of the local park. Students collected, analyzed and organized data into maps, lists of measurements, and explanations for the design of the park. With parents deeply involved, student/parent teams also digitally documented important features within the park.
CSI WebQuest If you would like to try your own CSI activity, please let us know! We can help you with the handouts and planning input! We also have my WebQuest which also has much of the information within the teacher section.
http://www.csiwebquest.org
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http://googlelittrips.com/
A Different Way to Read Great Literature!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Conference Presentations...
Are you making a conference presentation on Google Lit Trips? Let me know and I’ll feature your presentation here on the front page of the site.
1. Pomona, CA May 3-4: San Gabriel Valley Computer Using Educators Conference presented by Richard Mellott.
2. San Antonio, TX November 20-23, 2008: National Council of Teachers of English Conference presented by Jerome Burg and Jill Castek.
What’s New in Google Lit Trips...1. April 28, 2008: Lit Trip for Tomie DePaolo’s Big Anthony: His Story Added
2. Revised Version of Make Way For Ducklings posted. Now with reading questions.
3. GoogleLitTrips featured in American Library Association’s May 2008 Book Links
4. March 31, 2008: Lit Trip for Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
5. March 25, 2008: Lit Trip for Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner6. Jerome Burg awarded the LeRoy Finkel Fellowship by the Computer Using
Educators for work on GoogleLitTrip project.7. Endorsed by the California Department of Education Online Publication, “Taking
Center Stage –Act II (TCSII) A Portal for Middle Grades Educators ” for English language arts instruction.
8. January 13, 2008: K-5 Lit Trip for The Yellow Balloon created by First Grade Students!
9. December 24, 2007: Student created 6-8 Lit Trip for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
10. Google Lit Trips is featured in Reinventing Project Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, by Suzie Boss & Jane Krauss, available December 21, 2007 through ISTE or from Amazon.com through the authors' blog, Reinventing PBL.
11. November 20, 2007: Video chat discussing GoogleLitTrips Integration and Assessment strategies
Generous support provided by theLeRoy Finkel Fellowship
awarded by the Computer Using Educators.
To make comments, suggestions, get more information orto contribute a GoogleLitTrip to this site, contact . . .
Google Lit Trips is a project being developed as part of the Google Certified Teachers program.However, Google Lit Trips is not affiliated with or sponsored by Google Inc.
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http://lowensteyn.com/litunits/slave_dancer/table.htmlThis website is a collection of free material, chapter by chapter, for generating assessments/learning experiences/homework for The Slave Dancer.Best viewed in its entirety. Much of the Googlelittrip composed by used this as a reference and resource.
http://cosee-central-gom.org/ovweb/slave%20trade/moonlight1.html
This website is an “Old-School” Webquest on The Slave Dancer, which has useful links that would be interesting if integrated into your lessons. Check it out, and it pales by comparison. The references to Standards are good for establishing the relevance to SBE, and would be needed to write any lesson plans you might want to submit.
http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/slavedancer.htmGood resource for GATE extension, cross curriculum work in the 8th grade History standards, or for a Beyond experience and assessment.
The Slave Dancerby Paula Fox. Paula Fox
Activities ©2002 Nancy PoletteReturn to list of literature guidesABOUT THE BOOKWhile walking home late one night through the French Quarter in New Orleans, Jessie Bollier is kidnapped by two crew members of The Moonlight. He is wrapped in a canvas cloth and forced to walk across a bayou, all the while afraid that a cottonmouth snake is going to attack him. His captors force him onto the ship because they want him to play the fife for Captain Cawthorne. Thinking that he has been abducted to entertain the crew members, Jessie is shocked to learn he will be playing his fife to "dance the slaves." The slaves are being illegally transported from Africa to Cuba aboard The Moonlight. During the journey, Jessie befriends a young slave boy named Ras. While trying to escape an American patrol ship during a violent storm, everyone on board dies except for two people. To find out who survives and what happens to them, read The Slave Dancer .
ACTIVITY:Take a virtual tour of the Underground Railroad on the Internet at:UNDERGROUND RAILROADhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
Choose one of these people you will meet on the tour and use the patterns that follow to write
about them.
Harriet Tubman Thomas Garrett
William StillFrederick Douglas Susan B. Anthony
If I were _______________________________________________________I would________________________________________________________And __________________________________________________________But I wouldn't ___________________________________________________Because __________________________________ did that.If I were _______________________________________________________I would________________________________________________________ And ___________________________________________________________But I wouldn't ___________________________________________________Because __________________________________ did that.
A HARRIET TUBMAN QUIZ
Answer each statement yes or no. Guess if you do not know. Then read about Harriet Tubman or check out one of the books listed below to support or deny your guesses.HARRIET TUBMAN
1._____ Harriet Tubman was born a slave.2._____ Her husband threatened to report her attempts to escape.3._____ After escaping slavery she returned to the South to help others.4._____ She helped more than 300 slaves escape to freecom.5._____ A bounty of $40,000 was placed on her head.6._____ She served the Union forces as a nurse, soldier, spy and scout.7._____ She received a medal for her work from Queen Victoria.8._____ She used heer $20.00 a month pension to fund a place for the aged and needy.
BOOKS
To Be A Slave by Julius Lester, Dial 1968
All Times, All Peoples: A Word History of Slavery by Milton Meltzer, Harper & Row, 1980
