All Things Social Studies: May 2022

Saturday, May 7, 2022

DigCit Summit: Civic Readiness Resources

Welcome!

As mentioned in our session at the DigCit Summit, we have some resources for you to peruse as you dive deeper into the DigCit space.

From our Superintendent, Jason VanFossen:

Maine Endwell Newsletter featuring DigCit information.

His contact information is

jvanfossen@me.stier.org

@VanFossenJason on Twitter

From Teacher Rachel Murat

Positively Social (free to use in your classes)

Her contact information

rmurat@me.stier.org

@MrsMurat on Twitter

Back in 2013 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.

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

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

US History Review Resources

It's almost Regents time!!

Here are digital resources, most of which can be printed out. I tried to make them as broadly applicable as possible, but as usual, please vet the resources for your use.

I will be updating this as I go, so keep checking back!

If you feel so inclined, my Venmo for coffee is @Rachel-Murat (last 4 of my cell are 9476).

All links are set to anyone with the link can view. If you cannot view it, it is most likely your domain settings. You will need to access it with your personal account.

Review Season 2022 Calendar This is the master document and is inclusive of some of the items below. It will be updated periodically with other resources.

Drag and Drop Manipulatives (Answer Key included): Your students will need to make a copy of this to use it. You can also break it up so they have one slide or a couple slides at a time.

Historical Context Practice

SEQ Practice Sets The first two sets are from the US History Framework website.

Quizlet Sets: Double check the sets. They may have NY specific items in them. You can make a copy of them and edit them to your needs. *Disclaimer: I did not create all of these sets.

Geography and Early History

Geography

Colonial Times

Early History

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Constitutional Influences