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Lesson 6
This was a great lesson! My class loved it. We have been discussing families and looked at some different family trees and family pictures. We titled our poster as "Families Across the Years". My class came to the conclusion that no matter how a
Read more…Note from Robyn
Good morning, everyone.
I just wanted to leave a few quick notes. I will also be posting these on the group page, but I have to decide where, so that it doesn't get missed.
Now that we are into week 2, and everyone has had a chance to break the ice, C
Lesson 1: Introduction to the course
Please tell us about yourself in a way that suits you best (photos, text, sing us a song, etc.) ... courses you teach, grade level, something unique about the place you live and teach.
Read more…Lesson 2: History and Mission of the National Archives
Answer these questions:
1) How many facilities are there in the National Archives system?
2) Who was the President who signed the order to establish the National Archives?
3) Where were documents often kept before the National Archives was established?
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Read more…Lesson 3: Finding ready-made curriculum on National Archives web pages
Please list your favorite lesson plans from the Weekly Journal assignment.
Read more…Lesson 4: Understanding the organization system used by the National Archives
Which Record Groups are you going to use in the future? Why? Who are you going to ask for additional help? What other archives have you discovered that use similar organizational systems?
Read more…Lesson 5: Searching for primary source documents and microfilm on the National Archives’ website
Let's talk about this experience. What did we find helpful? What was difficult?
Read more…Lesson 6: Using the National Archives Digital Vaults web site for student-created activities
Please tell us about your own Digital Vaults poster and/or movie. We want to hear about your kids as well. What kind of experience did they have?
Read more…Lesson 7: Using the National Archives’ DocsTeach tool for classroom activities and assessments.
Add your DocsTeach web addresses here so we can all take a look and make suggestions and comments about what wonderful teachers we all are!
Read more…Lesson 8: Fun ways to teach the "research process."
Let's all think of additional ways we could make research fun!
Read more…Lesson 9: Using National Archives exhibits to help define a research topic with your students
Exhibits are a great way to find relevant documents gathered in one place. What NARA exhibits are your favorites? Where else can you find exhibits that help your students locate documents?
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Lesson 10: Helping your students keep track of where they are in the research process
Let us not get lost! Let's talk about how we can keep them focused on the end result.
Read more…Lesson 11: Narrowing down topics and finding relevant documents
Let's discuss your own research "personalities" and how that affects your ability to narrow down topics. How do we discover our kid's most effective ways of researching?
Read more…Lesson 12: Transcribing handwritten documents for students with special needs
Sometimes students (and teachers) need transcriptions from handwritten documents. When do you think this would be useful for your students or yourself? Are there times when the original handwritten document would be just as (or more) useful for you
Read more…Lesson 13: Analyzing primary sources using tools, games, and other fun methods
Questions, suggestions, & ideas for analyzing primary sources. Add your own as well!
Read more…Lesson 14: The easy way to write effective citations
Please post questions for this lesson. The cheat-sheet handout is attached.
Read more…Lesson 15: Review and Bibliography
Any questions and concerns you might have for the final process paper.
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