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Project Timeline

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PLANNING
  • develop a list of possible research subjects with research potential
  • conduct advanced research and project preparation – locate sources of information
  • locate technology tools so that students can choose the right tool for the job. 
  • recruit high school/college students to serve as mentors
  • contact adult experts  who can assist in historical research
  • devise performance based assessments – rubrics, checklists,
 
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Students will learn skills and how to use tools as the need arises.
  • how to perform Internet searches
  • how to locate and analyze primary sources
  • how to use a GPS unit as a tool
  • how to use  a camera to take still photos and video recordings
  • how to conduct an oral history interview
  • how to create a photostory or other video production software
  • how to use Google Earth
  • how to role-play an individual from the perspective of that person

IMPLEMENTATION
  • divide class into teams assigned to a research subject
  • research identities of “mystery people”
  • locate subject’s gravesite in cemetery, if possible
  • conduct oral history interviews
  • go on field trips to note places significant to individuals in 1883
 
IMPLEMENTATION - Creating Culminating Products and Performances
  • create photo stories that tell story of their subjects’ lives from the perspective of that person in a first person narration
  • link the photo stories to the city cemetery website and on the school website.
  • create a Google Earth Place Tour that storymaps their subjects’ lives
  • geocache to locate local landmarks important to research subjects
  • present projects to community members, parents, and peers
 
IMPLEMENTATION – Assessment
  • assess students on 21st skills, products, content knowledge and understandings
  • evaluate the project