Enrich+a+Study+of+Egypt+-+Then+and+Now+with+Technology+-+Grade+6+Sample+Unit

Return to Social Studies toc = Enrich a Unit of Study of Egypt: Then and Now with Technology= //Grade 6 Sample Unit//

=**Class Components**=

** Author(s) ** : Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver. >
 * Content Teaching Points:During this session, participants will learn the parts of the Egypt: Then and Now 6th grade Social Studies curriculum.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn about the more in-depth technology connections available for the study of Egypt available in a suggested culminating project.

[|NYCDOE Social Studies]
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** Author(s): ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver.
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to help students know what is expected for a class assignment. Participants will learn how to use tools to help scaffold students’ learning and tools to help students self (peer) assess. Finally, participants will learn what assessment tools can help teachers assess student understanding.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to use Rubistar to create Rubrics.

[|RubiStar]
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** Author(s) ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Lori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver. > >
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to organize online research tools using
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn what TrackStar is and why it is an important resource for student research. Participants will also learn how TrackStar can be customized by the teacher to help students focus on select Web sites.

[|TrackStar] __[|Egypt Past and Present (Track #277296)]__ [|Egypt Daily] __[|PBS – Egypt’s Golden Empire]__ [|Nova Online: Mysteries of the Nile] [|Make a Mummy (National Geographic)] [|Guardian’s Egypt] [|Odyssey/Egypt]
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** Author(s) ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver.
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to create a concept map, how to gather and organize information with Inspiration. Finally participants will use information gathered to write and plan out a PowerPoint brochure.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to use Inspiration to gather and organize information.

[|TrackStar] [|Egypt Past and Present (Track #277296)] [|Inspiration Software, Inc.]
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** Author(s) ** : Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver. > >
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will become familiar with how images help to tell a story and the Fair Use Policy and why it is important.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to search for and save digital images. They will also learn how to use digital images into PowerPoint slides.

[|New York Public Library] [|American Memories Web Site] [|National Archives]
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** Author(s) : ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver. >
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn about the different sounds, narrations, and music of their area of study and how it can be used to enhance their presentation.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how sound, narration and music can be used to enhance a PowerPoint presentation.

[|Sound Dog] [|Free Play Music] [|PowerPoint Tutorial] [|Understanding Digital Formats]
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** Author(s) ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver.
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn what students should know prior to presenting a PowerPoint, why students should consider their audience is before a public presentation and how to help students understand important details to remember during their presentation.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to use PowerPoint to enhance presentation skills.


 * Resources:**

** Author(s) ** Jennifer Goodwin, Gus Hatzidimitriou, Hank Iori, Barbara Mehlman, Debra Sadok, Marc Slippen, Judy Schwartz, Fred Wright, Alvarez Symonette, Lisa Lin Chiu-Fang, Fran Macko, and Kyle Haver.
 * Content Teaching Points: During this session, participants will learn how to employ all the tools learned in the previous sessions to present a completed PowerPoint presentation.
 * Technology Teaching Points: During this session, participants will discuss how to use the technology strategies in this Egypt project in other areas of their curriculum.


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//**Facilitator Notes:** You are encouraged to customize the materials to your teaching style. Please add your own contact information in the last slide of your PowerPoints before presenting.//