Today I am doing an in-service using our Patterns of Interaction e-textbook. Here is a short example of one of my upcoming assignments on Islam and here is a longer one on the Punic Wars. As with everything, I use Google Drive to make it.
If you use the Patterns e-book, you might want to look at these resources a team I led three years ago put together. It includes a how to video (see above) as well as a scavenger hunt for students and some assignments.
Finally, a very important thing is that you teach everyone how to split a computer screen so students can see both the e-book as well as a document they be writing upon.
- Our Two Month Ipad E-textbook Pilot
Last November Houghton Mifflin Harcourt asked me to pilot their new iPad e-textbooks which we did for two months ending just this past Monday. The pilot was for Patterns of Interaction and I must admit the first day we had them there were some collective...
- Wwi Webquest, E-book, Qr Codes
Kim Belknap is taking my integrating technology in the classroom course (which I will be offering this summer to people who want to take it virtually - details will come out in early April). She just did a great webquest on World War I using her...
- World History Powerpoints
I was looking for the Patterns of Interaction e-book and found this great set of PowerPoints to go along with the book. If you are using Google Drive, you can instantly make copies and them tailor them to your needs. Otherwise, download the...
- Using World History E-book
Today I am doing an in-service for new teachers to our (Fairfax) county on how to use our Patterns of Interaction e-book. I will then do the same one next week with returning teachers who feel they need a little brushing up. If you have never used...
- In-service For E-books & Online Interactives
Believe it or not, we are still in school - or at least the teachers are. So tomorrow I am doing an in-service on using Patterns of Interaction's e-book version. But the in-service will also include how to use Google documents as well...