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Lewis and Clark . Ideas for How to Present. Painting of Native American Man Guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition. . PBS Lewis and Clark. Inside the Corps Reliable research sources for students Biographies of members of the Corps of Discovery Maps
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Lewis and Clark Ideas for How to Present
Painting of Native American Man Guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
PBS Lewis and Clark • Inside the Corps • Reliable research sources for students • Biographies of members of the Corps of Discovery • Maps • Teaching materials and activities easily adapted to the classroom • Student Handouts • http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_corp.html
National Archives • Primary Sources • Document Analysis Worksheets • Teaching activities easily adapted to the classroom • Interdisciplinary • http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark/#documents
National Geographic • Interactive Journey Log • Journals and Maps • Four lesson plans • Lewis and Clark: "The Object of This Mission"- Lewis and Clark: Overcoming Obstacles- Lewis and Clark: A Legacy to Remember- Lewis and Clark: Native American Contributions • http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
Why Technology Incorporation • Attention span of average Middle School student – 12 – 15 minutes • Mix it up! • Get them engaged in learning
Lewis and Clark Student PowerPoint Project • Backgrounds • Use of graphics that do not distract • Bibliography sources • Text, font, etc. • Originality (Creativity) • Effectiveness
And . . . • Spelling and Grammar • Transitions and animations • Less is more • Good luck convincing them • Use a rubric
It’s Not Just for Kids • PowerPoint works well in the classroom in a number of ways. • Present information or instruction to an entire class. • Create tutorials, reviews, or quizzes for individual students.
Display student work and curriculum materials • At parent open houses or technology fairs • PowerPoint presentations can be set to run automatically events • Provide a slide show of classroom activities and events as parents tour your classroom or school
Bibliography • Inside the Corps. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from PBS. Org: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html • Lewis & Clark. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from nationalgeographic.com: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/ • Painting of Native American Man Guiding Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Retrieved February 10, 2007, from PowerMediaPlus.com: http://www.powermediaplus.com • PowerPoint -- Creating Classroom Presentations. Education World Technology Center. Retrieved February 10, 2007, from Education-world.comhttp://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech013.shtml • Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan:The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Retrieved February 11, 2007, from Archives.com: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/lewis-clark/activities.html