Webquest

This assignment is my webquest. I enjoyed creating this webquest, as it is my first, please do not be too harsh. I like the fact that the students have a very structured lesson plan, while being given the freedom to search for different news articles and polls from different sources. Anytime you can get students involved in the political process they get a chance to see the fact that each race is filled with both drama and incredibly interesting stories. Government is a tough subject to get students motivated and this project can really direct students to find the interesting parts of elections. I hope to use it for every election in the future.
Webquest

Personal Learning Network

This is my personal learning network. I gather a lot of information for current events and news stories to use in government class in order to keep students up to date with the relevant information. I hope that this provides other social studies teachers with ideas on both where to find information as well as a way to present the information that is student centered.

Photo Project

These are photos of the James A. Garfield National Historic Site. This location is a wonderful local location for a field trip. I have worked at the site as a tour guide and its a wonderful place for students to come in contact with history.  I would like to use this project in class but I would probably look for I would prefer to use a different program to create a photo story where students can use their own pictures and then add both music and dialoge to the story. I look forward to creating stories from history.
James A. Garfield Photos