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__ USING WIKI: __ 06.16.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * My students will create their own wiki page to be link in a class effort in order to show their findings and experiences while learning about different human groups that came and lived in Colorado.
 * My students will interact with links, the teacher and their classmates in a web board where their ideas and conclusions can be discussed.
 * My students will complete assignments on line and will construct their own page related to Colorado's History.

__ USING MS PUBLISHER: __ 06.17.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * Create a Time Travel newspaper reporting about Colorado History.
 * Create a brochure about a historical site that can be visited in a field trip.
 * Create banners and poster to send specific messages.
 * Create invitations for a Colorado History colloquium.
 * Create a saga about a book read about pioneers, trappers and settlers.
 * Create a collage with images from Colorado's History.
 * Write captions, headlines and subtitles that explain stories

__USING AUDACITY__ Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * Tape my students answers about the peoples who lived in Colorado and their relationships, conflicts and peaceful times.
 * Ask them to listen to their classmates answers and analyze/Agree or disagree.
 * Tape their second round of questions and answers
 * Create a news report making interviews to famous people from Colorado's history.
 * Look at a picture for 10 seconds and describe it using Colorado History.



**__ iGoogle __** 06.18.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * Student can create their iGoogle page to show their classmates traces of their personalities, likes and hobbies using the unit 2 about people of Colorado
 * For class purposes, I can ask them to upload a reflection video about the lesson or unit tabout Colorado History that we have worked. This video can be seen but the class.
 * The class can create an iGoogle page from our classroom uploading information about our schedule, projects, field trips, as well as, pictures and videos of their work.
 * The class can use the teacher's i-google page to find information and assignments to be developed in class.

__ USING INSPIRATION: __ 06.19.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History


 * My student can create a web map to explain the relationship among Indians, explorers, pioneers, trapper and traders, and settlers.
 * My students can create a collage of images to summarize a concepts o key word without using words.
 * My students can publish their inspiration pages in the class to generate discussion exercises.
 * My students can create a graphic representation to compare and contrast different people who lived in Colorado.

**__ iGoogle __** 06.22.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * Student can create their iGoogle page to show their classmates traces of their personalities, likes and hobbies using the unit 2 about people of Colorado
 * For class purposes, I can ask them to upload a reflection video about the lesson or unit tabout Colorado History that we have worked. This video can be seen but the class.
 * The class can create an iGoogle page from our classroom uploading information about our schedule, projects, field trips, as well as, pictures and videos of their work.
 * The class can use the teacher's i-google page to find information and assignments to be developed in class.

__**Copy Right and Fair Use**__ 06.23.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History


 * Student can discuss in small groups a study case where they have to take a decision about the correct or incorrect use of internet sources.
 * Students can act out situations in which they have learned how to use the "Fair Use" for educational purposes.

__**Movie Maker Use**__ 06.24.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * Student can star learning how to add titles, messages and transitions to a short video elaborated for class purposes.
 * We can tape one of the exercises developed in a class to help children to see their performance in a class discussion.
 * The teacher can use this movie maker to elaborate short videos about different topics. His/her students can be the actors playing roles in the History of Colorado.
 * A historical news report can also be done.

__**Power Point Use**__ 06.25.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * The teacher can use this program to plan substitution exercises. He/She will tape his voice and give messages to different groups. This prevent misinterpretations. Everyone will know what is expected from him or her during this exercise.
 * The teacher can create an interactive presentation where students will play different roles (pioneers, settlers, miners, native Americans, trappers and traders).
 * Students can create their own slide presentation about one of the notorious characters studied during the unit 2 "Peoples of Colorado"

__**Photo Story Use**__ 06.26.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * The teacher can use this software to create authentic and diverse recreations of events and characters that influenced Colorado's History.
 * The students can use this software to create their own version of an event.
 * The students can use this software to make a time line of events following a chronological organization.
 * The teacher can use this software to introduce key terms and concepts related to unit 2 in Colorado's History.

__**Ning/Social-Class Network Use**__ 06.29.09 Peoples of Colorado Unit 2 Colorado History
 * The teacher can use this social network to promote the use of this resource focused on educational purposes. Class content, videos, assignments, and additional exercises can be placed in a single place.
 * Students can access the information and develop their own ideas on their pages.
 * Creativity and use of technology can be condensed through this type of internet exercises.