Email Etiquette Slide Deck

Below you will find an activity that will help kids work on their email etiquette, which most of us will find useful in this remote/hybrid environment.  You can also access other US History Resources here and US/Civics/Economics Hyperdocs here.  Additionally, you can access my Digital Leadership Resources here and my We Googled Ourselves Activity.

Before you use them, you will want to

1. Go to File and Make a Copy of each file you are going to use.  This will enable you to edit them.
2. Check all links (if there are any) to make sure they are still active and are accessible in your domain.
3. Decide how you want to push these out to your kids.
4. Edit what you need.  

5. I compressed the file so that it would be more accessible to those without robust broadband.  That 

    means that the slides are smaller in file size. It also means you can't edit the slides, but you can very 

    quickly create a new slide that has your specific information on it and replace the slide.  To include a 

    new slide, just right click on the slides on the left in the filmstrip and insert a new slide. 

All of the files are public on the web, if you click on a file and it asks to request permission, it is because your school domain does not allow you to access files created outside your domain.  If that is the case, you will need to open it with your personal Gmail account and then share it with your school account, and then open your school Drive and go to Shared With Me.

You have my permission to share these with your students and colleagues as long as you give me credit on them.  You do NOT have permission to sell these on any site.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

Email Etiquette (This will work for hybrid, remote or in person learning environments)

Digital US History Resources

Below you will find all of the digital creations I have made for my students this year.  I will update this blog as I make more, but you can also access other US History Resources here and US/Civics/Economics Hyperdocs here.  Additionally, you can access my Digital Leadership Resources here.  Here are my updated Economics slide decks for this year. 

Before you use them, you will want to

1. Go to File and Make a Copy of each file you are going to use.  This will enable you to edit them.
2. Check all links to make sure they are still active and are accessible in your domain.
3. Decide how you want to push these out to your kids.
4. Edit what you need.  There are some slide decks that have been compressed so they are more accessible to students at home.  This means you can't edit the slides, but you can always insert one of your own slides and delete the one of mine you don't want. 

I cannot emphasize how important it is that you check every single link INSIDE your domain to make sure that your students will be able to access the resources. 

All of the files are public on the web, if you click on a file and it asks to request permission, it is because your school domain does not allow you to access files created outside your domain.  If that is the case, you will need to open it with your personal Gmail account and then share it with your school account, and then open your school Drive and go to Shared With Me.

The remote only versions have gold boxes.  The gold boxes are the cue to the students they have to put an answer in there based on what the slide is asking them.  If they can't type on the slide, they simply need to insert a text box over the gold box. 

I've included the tutorials that go with the slides for the ones I thought needed one. 

I started putting boxes in the margins of the slides so that kids can add information as we discuss it in class.  I let them choose where and give them a goal.  For example, if there are 5 places for class notes, they have to put information in 3. 

You have my permission to share these with your students and colleagues as long as you give me credit on them.  You do NOT have permission to sell these on any site.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

Geography Practice Skills

Student Slide Deck                  Student Document (Print off or adapt for digital only)

Remote Only version

13 Colonies

Student Slide Deck                Student Document (Print off or adapt for digital only)

Declaration of Independence 

Remote Only Student Slide Deck 

Articles of Confederation

Remote Only Slide Deck

Constitutional Influences

Remote Only Student Slide Deck

Government and Me

Student Slide Deck

Constitutional Concepts

Constitutional Concepts Student Doc

Constitutional Concepts Drag and Drop

Student Slide Deck

Electoral College

Electoral College Student Doc

Plans, Compromises and Elastic Clause

Student Doc

Bill of Rights

Student Doc

Other 17ish Amendments

Student Doc

Washington's Warning

Student Slide Deck

Erie Canal

Student Slide Deck

Louisiana Territory

Student Slide Deck

Mexican American War/Manifest Destiny

Student Slide Deck

Impact of Westward Expansion Part I

Student Slide Deck

Impact of Westward Expansion Part II

Student Slide Deck

North vs South: Civil War Snapshot

Student Slide Deck

Imperialism Time Capsule

Student Slide Deck

Imperialism CFU

Student Slide Deck

Inauguration

Student Slide Deck

Progressive Era

Student Slide Deck

Semester in Review

Student Slide Deck

Progressive Era Inquiry Written Response

Student Slide Deck

Progressive Era Reforms

Student Slide Deck

Lewis Hine and Child Labor

Student Slide Deck

Inauguration

Student Slide Deck

WWI: MAIN Causes

Student Slide Deck

WWI: Major Events Leading up to the US Involvement

Student Slide Deck

WWI: The Great Migration and African American War Experience

Student Slide Deck

1920's Part I: Harlem Renaissance 

Student Slide Deck

1920s Part II: Tulsa

Student Slide Deck

1920s Part III: Society

Student Slide Deck

1920s Part IV: The Economy

Student Slide Deck

1920s Part V: What Lesson Did the 1920s Teach Us?

Student Slide Deck

1930s Part I: Politics and the Economy

Student Slide Deck

1930s Part II: New Deal Legislation

Student Slide Deck

WWII: Part I: Leaders, Countries and Alliances

Student Slide Deck

WWII: Part II: The US Goes to War

Student Slide Deck

WWII: Part III: The Holocaust

Student Slide Deck

Civil Rights Movement Part I: 1954-1958

Student Slide Deck

Civil Rights Movement Part II: 1960-1964

Student Slide Deck

Civil Rights Movement Part III: 1965

Student Slide Deck

1950's Part I: 

Student Slide Deck

1950's Part II: 

Student Slide Deck

1960's Part I: 

Student Slide Deck 

1960's Part II: Rights of the Accused Cases

Student Slide Deck 

1960's Part III: The Vietnam War

Student Slide Deck 

1960's and 1970's Era of Protest

Student Slide Deck

We Googled Ourselves (Hybrid and Remote Instruction)

In our ever more digital environment, it is very important for students (and adults) to evaluate their online presence.  This is a great digital citizenship lesson that can lead to many rich conversations about their online presence and whether they are thinking critically about what they are posting, sharing, liking, etc.

In the past, I have had our students do an exercise where they predict what someone meeting them online for the first time would think of them. 

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

Activity

1. Watch Positively Social

2. Assign Slide Deck

3. Walk them through the Slide Deck with the activities.

4. Let them work.

5. Discuss what they found and then talk about the concept of a Digital Footprint.

This exercise really gets them thinking about their presence online and how people would perceive them.  I then show them some statistics about employers who check social media and how that affects their decision making when it comes to hiring. 

This activity is digital in nature and can be shared through your LMS or through a simple link. 

Teacher tips:

1. I compressed the slide deck so that it would be about 1/4 of the original size and would be more accessible to those without a robust broadband connection.

2. I created a tutorial for students to walk them through the activity. 

3. If you can't open the Slide Deck, it is the filter at your school.  It is set to anyone with the link can view.  Please do not request editing access.  You need to go to your personal Google account, open it, make a copy and put it in your school's domain.  If you can't open it in your school account, the kids won't be able to either.  Putting it into your school's domain from your personal Google account should enable them to access it. 

4. Because I compressed the file, the slides are not editable.  Having said that, you can still delete whatever slides you want. You can also insert a slide with your Bitmoji, information, rubric, etc and delete the corresponding slide out of my slide deck. 

5. If you input your own slides, it's a good idea to compress the file so that it is more accessible to your remote learners.  Here is a tutorial on how to do that. 

Enjoy!

Digital Economics Resources

As we approach the 20-21 school year, there is so much to take in, process and then do that my head is spinning.  I still have 4 weeks until I see the kids but I am starting to get my hyperdocs changed to meet the needs of our new norm.  

I started with Econ since I had most of those hyperdocs built and only needed to tweak them.  Here is the first hyperdoc of the year.  I'd love your feedback on it!  The plan is to spend two days working on learning the tech involved in making class work and then diving into the hyperdoc. 

Update! Here is the second part of the Econ 101 slide deck.  The gold boxes indicate to students where they need to put in answers.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

Here is Econ 101 Part I split into sections

Part I

Part II

Part III

One Pager

Here are the logistics to set up Economics class

Update! Here is the second in the evolving economic series.  It is on Economic Demand.

Update! Here is the first slide deck on Supply.

Update! Here are some additional digital resources

Change in Demand Remote Only Slide Deck

Change in Demand Paper Copy for In Person Students

Class Notes Shift in Demand

Demand Homework

Practicing Graphing Supply

Market Equlibrium Class Notes Document

Shortage and Surplus Slide Deck

Inserting Images Shortage/Supply

Shift in Supply (Market Equilibrium)

Update! (01/05/21) Here are more additional digital resources.  The two resources below are already condensed for size to enable remote learners to more easily access them.  That means they are not editable.  However, you can always delete a slide you don't need, or you can add in a slide and redo one that you would need to edit.  If you don't have access to the slide deck, it is your domain (school's setting). You would need to open it in your personal gmail account and then share it with your school account if they allow that.  If not, follow whatever usual protocol you use when accessing files outside your domain. 

Unemployment I

Unemployment II

Wages in the US

Update! (01/18/21) Here are more additional digital resources.  The three resources below are NOT condensed for size to enable remote learners to more easily access them.  That means you will need to condense them so they are more accessible. If you need help compressing the slides, here is a tutorial I made to show the steps to compress it.  It takes about 2 minutes to do and will save frustration on the part of your students if they don't have a robust wifi accessible. 

If you don't have access to the slide deck, it is your domain (school's setting). You would need to open it in your personal gmail account and then share it with your school account if they allow that.  If not, follow whatever usual protocol you use when accessing files outside your domain. 

Minimum Wage 

Inflation

Types of Taxes in America

Local Shopping

Future Me Email

Drag and Drop Editable 

Drag and Drop Compressed (Not Editable)

Personal Finance Slide Decks

How Expensive Am I?

Career and College Inquiry Part I

Career and College Inquiry Part II

Career and College Inquiry Part III

Career Inquiry Part I

Career Inquiry Part II

Career Inquiry Part III

Pay Stubs

Hourly vs Salary Employee

Taxes

Checking and Savings Accounts

eBanking

Buying a Car

Feel free to use or pass these slide decks along to someone who could use it.  In order to use it, you need to go to File and Make A Copy.  There are also instructions in there for you to put in your own videos (or search Rachel Murat in EdPuzzle to find my economics videos. 

I cannot overstate how important it is that you check all links INSIDE your domain to make sure that students will be able to access the resources. 

PS... if you can't access it, it is most likely your school domain settings.  Try from your personal GMail. 

Leave some feedback as to how I can improve this hyperdoc!

Thank you!

Digital Leadership (and Citizenship) Resources

Back in 2014 I designed a semester long Digital Leadership course for grades 9-12.  It has evolved over time and now that Digital Citizenship is part of our K-12 curriculum, it has morphed into a Digital Leadership course.  Linked below are past blog posts describing activities as well as my Google Drive folder of activities. 

I added in gold boxes as a cue to the students that they needed to type something on the slides.  I also included tutorials to help students review what their tasks are.  

If you encounter a slide that the students can't type on, simply have them insert a text box. 

Before you use them, you will want to

1. Go to File and Make a Copy of each file you are going to use.  This will enable you to edit them.
2. Check any links to make sure they are still active and are accessible in your domain.
3. Decide how you want to push these out to your kids.

4. Edit what you need.  There are some slide decks that have been compressed so they are more accessible to students at home.  This means you can't edit the slides, but you can always insert one of your own slides and delete the one of mine you don't want. 

I cannot emphasize how important it is that you check every single link INSIDE your domain to make sure that your students will be able to access the resources. 

All of the files are public on the web, if you click on a file and it asks to request permission, it is because your school domain does not allow you to access files created outside your domain.  If that is the case, you will need to open it with your personal Gmail account and then share it with your school account, and then open your school Drive and go to Shared With Me.

You have my permission to share these with your students and colleagues as long as you give me credit on them.  You do NOT have permission to sell these on any site.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

Blogposts about class activities

Social Branding Activity

Combating Haters and Trolls

Student App Smackdown

Becoming Digital Leaders

Breaking the Internet with Positivity

We Googled Ourselves

Blog Feedback Project

Email Project

Google Reviews

Social Media Test

Media Literacy I: Spotting Bad Science

Media Literacy II: Fake News

Media Literacy III: Are the Images Real?

Media Literacy IV: Fact Checking

Media Literacy Final Project

App and Extension Review

Veteran's Day

World Kindness Day

UN Sustainable Development Goals Project

UN Sustainable Development Goals Feedback

Gratitude 

One Word 2021

Digital Leadership Final Project

Local History

One Word 2022

My Google Drive Folder

Folder

UN Sustainable Development Goals Project

One of the goals we have for our students is to be civically minded.  That drives much of what I do in my classes and this project was one way I could open up their understanding of world challenges and how they could engage to make a difference.

Everything below is Public on the Web, so if you can't access it, it is most likely a filter setting on your school domain.  You will need to open it with your personal Gmail account and then share it with your school account. 

You are free to make a copy of any of the materials and edit them to fit your needs.  You are welcome to share them with colleagues.  You do NOT have permission to put them on ANY paid site.  These are not to be sold, even after you edit it.

I have a couple different versions of it based on the class in which I was using it.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

This version was for my GSuite course, so the project goals were to

1. Raise awareness about the UN SDGs
2. Demonstrate their knowledge of the GSuite platforms we have been learning.

This version was for my Participation in Government Class, so the goals were to

1. Raise awarness about the UN SDGs
2. Act locally on one of the issues the class chose.

US History Resources

Below you will find all of the digital creations I have made for my students this year.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat

Before you use them, you will want to

1. Go to File and Make a Copy of each file you are going to use.  This will enable you to edit them.
2. Check all links to make sure they are still active and are accessible in your domain.
3. Decide how you want to push these out to your kids.
4. Edit what you need.

All of the files are public on the web, if you click on a file and it asks to request permission, it is because your school domain does not allow you to access files created outside your domain.  If that is the case, you will need to open it with your personal Gmail account and then share it with your school account, and then open your school Drive and go to Shared With Me.

You have my permission to share these with your students and colleagues as long as you give me credit on them.  You do NOT have permission to sell these on any site.

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat. If it asks, the last four of my phone number are 9476.

US Trip Planner
Student Doc

Geography
Student Doc            Slide Deck            Territory Activity

Early Influences on Founding Fathers
Slide Deck and Student Work Space

Geography and Colonies
Student Doc

Delcaration of Independence
Student Doc          Slide Deck

Early Influences Document Practice
Student Doc

Constitution
Student Doc          Slide Deck 1              Slide Deck 2

Westward Expansion (this activity was different because they needed to use what was in their doc in combination with what their other two partners had to answer the questions)
Student Doc 1       Student Doc 2            Student Doc

 3          Resource Slide Deck 

Civil War
Student Doc (Document Practice)  Resource Slide Deck     Student Doc 

Reconstruction
Student Doc           Resource Slide Deck           Slide Deck

Industrialization
Student Doc           Resources Slide Deck         Slide Deck   

Imperialism
Student Doc           Resource Slide Deck

Progressive Era
Student Doc           Resource Slide Deck           Gallery Walk 

WWI
Student Doc           Slide Deck               

1920s
Student Doc          Slide Deck                Resource Slide Deck

1930s
Student Doc          Slide Deck                Resource Slide Deck

WWII
Student Doc          Slide Deck                Resource Slide Deck            Gallery Walk


Review Activity (Drag and Drop Activity)

Link to all my Economics, Civics and US History Hyperdocs

Spring 2020 Entrepreneurship Surveys

Our Entrepreneurship course is in the process of collecting data for their projects.  A couple minutes of your time will be very important to them! Thank you!

Simply click on the links below.

Fit Box

WaterSkin

The Shoe For You

Lock Box

Temporary Teammate

Life

Heated Dog Harness