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 Œonnections to MA History and Social
Science Œurriculum Frameworks
As related to sample resources associated with Dark
Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
USII.6 Analyze the causes and course of Americaƞs
growing role in world affairs from the Œivil War to
World War I.
J. American entry into World War I
USII.10 Describe how the battle between traditionalism
and modernity manifested itself in the major
historical trends and events after World War I and
throughout the 1920s.
A. the Boston police strike in 1919
B. the Red Scare and Sacco and Vanzetti
Œ. racial and ethnic tensions
D. Prohibition
Œonnections to Standards in Historical Thinking
http://nchs.ucla.edu/standards/thinking5--12.html
http://nchs.ucla.edu/standards/thinking5

2. Historical Œomprehension
I. Draw upon the visual, literary, and
musical sources including: (a) photographs,
paintings, cartoons, and architectural
drawings; and novels, poetry, and plays to
clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon
information presented in the historical
narrative.
 Introducing Jing
www.techsmith.com/jing/
A screen casting software that allows
users to annotate and narrate images,
websites, or other elements on a
computer screen.

Acts like a camera and video recorder built

in to your computer that Ơcaptures or
catchesơ what you see on your screen.
 Using Jing in the
U.S. History Œlassroom
´ Œreate tutorials, training or how-
how-to videos
´ Introduce new websites, highlighting key
features and content
´ Have students record their presentations
´ Show thought process involved in image
or document analysis
´ Œonduct a website evaluation
´ Explain how to use an online database
´ Record a narrated historical journey using
Google Maps or Earth
 Using Jing in the
U.S. History Œlassroom
´ Use as a digital storytelling tool to
narrate a series of images
´ Model a Ơthink aloudơ for document
analysis
´ Demonstrate how to edit writing

´ Add voice to class pictures

´ Explain visuals

´ Œomment on student work

 Introducing Prezi
http://prezi.com/

PREZI allows you to create dynamic

presentations, where you can zoom in and
out across a large poster, create motion
paths, add text, embed images and video
files or YouTube videos.
 Using Prezi in the
U.S. History Œlassroom
´ Zoom in to details on a picture
´ Œreate a mind map
´ Teach vocabulary: provide the word, then
zoom to the definition, then zoom to
related images
´ Plan and work collaboratively
´ Upload a PDF and zoom in on certain
sections for discussion
 Using Prezi in the
U.S. History Œlassroom
´ Show a date, idea, place or person in
history and then zoom into the facts and
details
´ Make a character map or biographical
timeline
´ Zoom into details on a map
´ Tell a story using pictures or videos
 Introducing Glogster
http://edu.glogster.com/

A Ơglogơ is an online poster web page.

Users can combine text, pictures, graphics,
video, and audio to create an interactive
online poster.

Glogster provides a multi-

multi-media platform to
display student learning and knowledge.
 Using Glogster in the
U.S. History Œlassroom
´ Produce an online poster using text,
images, audio, and video
´ Present biographies or summaries of
historic events
´ Define and explain ideas and vocabulary
´ Work to answer an essential question
´ Use as part of a Webquest: link to
website resources
´ Œreate engaging assignment sheets
 Resources
Barrett, Tom. Ơ13 Interesting Ways to Use Prezi in the Œlassroom.ơ Ideas to Inspire.
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/prezi.htm

Blazosky, Tracy. ƠGlogster Tutorial.ơ https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgqwv5cr_127g7nqc8fm

Dyck, Brenda. ƠHooked on Glogster: Posters 2.0.ơ Education World.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck037.shtml

Hill, Paul. ƠThoughts on Using Prezi as a Teaching Tool.ơ http://prezi.com/rfsnedhqmhqa/thoughts

http://prezi.com/rfsnedhqmhqa/thoughts--on-
on-
using--prezi-
using prezi-as
as--a-teaching-
teaching-tool/

ƠHow to Use Jing in Your Œlassroom.ơ SimpleK12. 25 February 2010.

http://blog.simplek12.com/education/how--to
http://blog.simplek12.com/education/how to--use-
use-jing-
jing-in-
in-your-
your-classroom/

Pires, Sandra Pinto. ƠPrezi Killed PowerPoint! How to Integrate Prezi in the Œlassroom.ơ Just Another
Digital Learning Blog. http://e
http://e--blahblah.com/index.php/2010/01/prezi-
blahblah.com/index.php/2010/01/prezi-killed-
killed-powerpoint-
powerpoint-how-
how-to
to--
integrate--prezi-
integrate prezi-in-
in-the-
the-classroom/

ƠPrezi: Just Plain Good for Œontent.ơ Teacher Tech.

http://rsu2teachertech.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/prezi--just-
http://rsu2teachertech.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/prezi just-plain-
plain-good-
good-for-
for-content/

ƠPrezi Quickstart Guide.ơ http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/worksheets/Prezi.pdf

Settergren, Elaine. ƠTeaching with Jing.ơ Globe University.

http://www.slideshare.net/esettergren/teaching--with-
http://www.slideshare.net/esettergren/teaching with-jing-
jing-presentation

Warrick, Rachel. ƠUsing Glogster in the Œlassroom.ơ Œonnexions. http://cnx.org/content/m32202/1.2/

ƠUsing Jing for Educators.ơ http://www.slideshare.net/debschi/schiano

http://www.slideshare.net/debschi/schiano--jing