Unit+7+Communities+Assignments

=Communities Assignments:=

__Facebook:__
I chose to have students use facebook to create a profile for one of the founding fathers. I decided to use facebook because it lets the students be creative when making the profile pages. Rather than just having them create a powerpoint or take notes about a particular founding father they are doing their own research and putting that research to use on a a facebook profile. Also facebook lets you communicate with one another, so the students can pretend they are their founding father and write on other students/founding fathers pages. Finally, I chose facebook because it is more fun to create a facebook page than just doing a report or powerpoint presentation. Students already know how to use facebook and they can be creative when making their founding fathers page. Also it is a FREE application.

My example From My Wiki: [|Thomas Jefferson]



Alissa's example from the Wiki: [|Benjamin Franklin Facebook Page]



__Youtube:__
I chose to have my students use youtube because it is another medium in which I can get the students to learn information. Rather than just lecturing over Marbury v Madison the students can watch a short youtube video that explains the case and provides pictures and video. I believe it will gain their attention better than just me lecturing, court cases tend not be very entertaining and students lose interest quickly. I believe a youtube video will grab their attention and they will understand the information about the video. Youtube is a great teaching tool because it provides a different medium of education but you don't have to full class periods to show the video. (unlike movies or documentaries) You can work youtube videos into almost any lecture if you wanted because they take up little time and their are millions of different videos available. Also it is a FREE application.

My Example From My Wiki Youtube Assignment