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PETE & C 2011. Whispers from the Past: Look Listen Learn Create. http://www.archives.gov /. Why Use DocsTeach ?. When students work with and learn from primary sources, we transform them into historians.
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PETE & C 2011 Whispers from the Past: Look Listen Learn Create Kline & Mason
http://www.archives.gov/ Kline & Mason
Why Use DocsTeach? • When students work with and learn from primary sources, we transform them into historians. • Use DocsTeach activities for classroom demonstration, small group and full-class activities, individual in-class or homework assignments. • Activities are categorized according to the National History Standards. • Activities vary according to their placement on Bloom’s Taxonomy — from Remembering and Understanding through Evaluating and Creating. Kline & Mason
How to use DocsTeach • Register for a free account • Locate activities and primary documents • Save activities and documents by “starring” favorites • Create online activities that focus on a variety of historical thinking skills • Share the URL with students • Facilitate flash-activities Kline & Mason
Use BROWSE Button to find eras and tools! Kline & Mason
Focusing on details Kline & Mason
Finding a Sequence Kline & Mason
Finding a Sequence Kline & Mason
Finding a Sequence – Look, Learn Two One Three Kline & Mason
Finding a Sequence Kline & Mason
Finding a Sequence – Final Task Kline & Mason
Interpreting Data Kline & Mason
Making Connections Kline & Mason
Seeing the Big Picture Kline & Mason
Weighing the Evidence Kline & Mason
Mapping History Kline & Mason
Registered users can save activities in an account or publish their activities to be used in DocsTeach Classrooms. Published activities are available to all logged-in users of the site. Authors of excellent examples may be contacted and their activities could become featured and available to the general public. Published activities without unique titles or author names may be unpublished but will remain saved in the user's account. Kline & Mason
Create an Activity! Kline & Mason
Tips • Plan the activity: what do you want your students to learn? • Identify historical era • Decide on historical thinking skill • What level on Bloom’s taxonomy will be reached? • Write synopsis • Write learning objectives • Consider other instructions Kline & Mason
Contact Information Stephanie “Stevie” Kline Intermediate Unit 1 One Intermediate Unit Drive Coal Center, PA 15423 klines@iu1.k12.pa.us Joyce Mason Canon-McMillan High School 314 Elm Street Extension Canonsburg, PA 1537 masonj@cmsd.k12.pa.us Kline & Mason