Quizlet Live

Quizlet Primary Source Live Example

An engaging way to involve your class and encourage collaboration!  Students sign into your Quizlet Live with a join code and then Quizlet Live puts them in teams of three.  They have to then find their teams and using three computers or chromebooks, they look to find the one with the right answer and click on it before other teams!  The running score of the teams shows up on the big screen at the front of the room.  This is a great way to review primary sources and all kinds of curriculum!  Enjoy!  

Jigsaw Planet

Ideas for using Jigsaw Planet with Primary Sources 

https://www.jigsawplanet.com/

Five Ideas in a Flash

* Upload a primary source on PicMonkey and write on it - a connection, a thought, a title. Save the photo and then upload it in Jigsaw Planet. Solve the puzzle to find the information.

* Set up a puzzle for students to solve - then analyze the image afterwards.

* Have students create a puzzle for each other by selecting an image that they feel represents the unit of study. Swap images, have students solve them, and then create a justification statement of WHY that image connects to the topic at hand.

* Create a puzzle using text instead of an image. Use the solved puzzle as a writing prompt launch for an assessment or activity.

* Share a puzzle with another source ( Like a museum, classroom, etc ) and share their learning about the image or ask a key question about it.

Flipgrid is #FlippinAwesome!

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform used by millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, families, and organizations in more than 150 countries! Create a Grid (that's your classroom or group), add Topics to spark the discussion, and your community builds a dialogue as they share short video responses.  We love the interaction it promotes with our classes and its easy interface and ability to share.  

Flipgrid Ideas:

Picture books and Primary Sources.  Have students discuss their thoughts on a book and then pair primary sources with that discussion and you create a one of a kind platform!  Click on the image to see an example of students discussion The Last Stop on Market Street.  

Flipgrid Social Studies K-12 Community Lesson plans, ideas and ways to use Flipgrid with primary and secondary sources!  Click on the image to access the plans! 

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Here's a beautiful Flipgrid we are working on in a PE Class.  The uses for Flipgrid are endless!  How will you use it?  

20 Tools and Ideas For Using Primary Sources With Technology! Oh, Those Amazing Web 2.0 Tools

Web 2.0 Tools Meet Primary Sources. Two Geeky Teachers share ideas for Using Technology to Highlight Primary Sources in the Classroom.

Well we started with 10 ideas and once we multiplied it with primary sources we loved, and great tools to use, we ended up with over 250 ideas for using primary sources in the classroom! History, Art, Historic Preservation, Science...it's all there!

We are thrilled to be presenting at the National Council for Social Studies (#NCSS17) and even happier that we can share our love of primary sources and technology with participants and friends at the conference in San Francisco.

We are deeply proud to be part of the team from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Center in Colorado who are presenting in San Francisco and will be tweeting out resources this week (and next) to showcase ideas on how to merge Web 2.0 and Social Media tools with the rich collections and digital resources from the Library of Congress.

If you don't know about the Library of Congress TPS program check out their links here: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/tps/

Here's a list of great tools and ideas! Check some of them out and bring non-fiction, primary sources, critical thinking, and 21st century skills into your classroom!Check out the links below for social studies, literacy, student engagement, science, math, art, architecture, and historic preservation ideas using primary sources from the Library of Congress (LOC.gov )

 

Adobe Animoto

Blabberize

Campayn

Easel.ly

Edpuzzle

Flipgrid Flipboard

GSuite

I-nigma

Instagram

Jigsaw Planet

Kahoot

Livebinder

Minecraft

Nearpod Padlet

Peardeck

Picmonkey

Pinterest

Popplet

Quizzlet

SMORE

Symbaloo

Twitter

Vocaroo

WeVideo

EDPuzzle and Primary Sources

EDPuzzle

Create or use a Youtube, Vimeo or other video and add it to the Edpuzzle editor.  You can then add questions that point students to a primary source or ask them inquiry questions about the topic.  Check out this sample EDPuzzle using a video about Colorado's Bent's Fort!