Social Studies - ISS Grade 6: Mr. Catanzaro LA/SS. Big ideas: The Greek Agora Students will perform as Ancient Greeks in an agora (open market) while presenting their research about this ancient civivlization. Students will have booths displaying their work and activities for visitors to try. Come see the Greek Agora from 9:00 to 11:15 on Friday, April 23, 2010. Big Ideas, Week 16-17: Mesopotamian Research Papers As we write our research essays, students will be required to use three sources of information.
Before break, students should explain their artifact idea to Mr. Big Ideas, Week 15: Mesopotamia Unit Test, Topics and Clay Tablets Big Ideas, Week 14: Mesopotamian Research Topics and Artifacts This week, we begin to review the basic concepts we have learned in our study of the land between two rivers. Students will write a five paragraph research paper on one topic of their choosing on Ancient Mesopotamia. We plan to go through the research process together, using a minimum of three sources. Big Ideas, Week 11: Mesopotamia. Bringing Your Textbook to Life! 15+ Tips & Resources. ArmoredPenguin.com - Create puzzles and other diversions.
Technology Tools for the First Week of School - Google Docs. I spend the first week of school setting up my students on the web 2.0 tools that they will use the most. Each one of them has a blog on 21 classes where we discuss class novels and they create blog posts based on the big idea for the year. In 7th grade it is: What is right? In 8th grade it is: Who am I? Each student also has a page on a book review wiki where they post all of their book reviews while they are in middle school...a digital reading portfolio of sorts. I introduce these web 2.0 tools using videos that I created with screencast-o-matic on the smartboard....I use the smartboard in smart ways as well, but was just trying to list the tech for week 1 ;o) I am fortunate that I will be piloting a google apps program for my students this year. I have also received a class set of netbooks in order to do this.
I chose all of these tools in order to make things more collaborative, reflective, and efficient over the course of the year.
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