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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Day 21 of Lent: Giving Up Distractions
The Motherlode for Civics Teachers
The Bill of Rights Institute consistently provides quality, primary-source based resources to civics educators. "Voices of History" gives you the opportunity to access six of our best curricula, online, anytime, free of charge. Written by teachers for teachers, our materials are aligned to content standards, searchable by topic, and accessible anywhere on any device.
Each unit features the founding principals. and overview, quotes, critical thinking questions, objectives, standards, material, lessons plans, resources and expanded classroom activities. (Units not shown below are Being an American, Being an America ELL, and Founders and the Constitution)
Link to all units: http://voicesofhistory.org/
Heroes and Villains
Preserving the Bill of Right
Supreme Court Desicisons
Twitter Question of the Week for Students
XW1W uses today's instant technologies to share answers to the same question across the world once a week. XW1W says it is a "simple, social way for students to learn about real life in other cultures from real kids all across the world. By simply 'hashtagging' Twitter or blog responses to a weekly question about daily life, students can share and learn about other cultures from their international peers."
Link: http://www.teachersfirst.com/xw1w.cfmUsing Primary Sources in Lessons and Projects
Link: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/03/teaching-with-technology-and-primary.html
Earth Hour
Earth Hour is an annual event, usually held on the last Saturday evening in March, when millions of people and thousands of business worldwide turn off lights and shut down most electrical appliances to celebrate sustainability and show their support for strategies that will help solve the problem of global learning.
The date: Saturday, March 28, 2015, 8:30 pm. Local Time
History in Motion
Link: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/01/history-in-motion-create-multimedia.html#.VPyUgGTF9NE