When my students are writing, I always tell them the best way to write well is to look at examples of good writing. The same applies to teachers who would like to use technology effectively in their classrooms - look at how other teachers have used it. Here are existing examples that show how Web 2.0 technology could be integrated into this unit (they are of varying grade levels and quality, but good enough to give you some ideas). These examples could be used to present information to students, to show teachers how the tool could be used in the classroom, or to model the final product to students before they complete a similar project. More examples can be found by visiting the website of the technology you would like to use, and searching for examples in the search bar provided. My specific recommendations for the integration of Web 2.0 technology into this unit are included in the presentation on the home page of this website, but there are endless possibilities!
Glogs:
http://www.glogster.com/ericwa/causes-of-the-american-revolution/g-6o57m254j1g4h588g01g26r
http://www.glogster.com/ludington32/the-american-revolution/g-6o70k0dvmsci2ivuevhmevt
http://www.glogster.com/dlee30/american-revolution/g-6o70mh2pe016tvtk8n6j6gi
http://www.glogster.com/sanasaboowala/valley-forge/g-6lg3mig8q2glci1fg0geta0
http://www.glogster.com/cattttrannn/causes-of-the-american-revolution/g-6moq1cct2t7tpqdgmk5vua0
http://www.glogster.com/masonmiller/american-revolution-glog/g-6lro7chhenuunc7i50l0ta0
http://www.glogster.com/adamhoward/declaration-of-independance/g-6o232hr19r4qifcbed115dh
Wikipages:
http://us1b-lhs.wikispaces.com/13+Colonies+Map+Games
http://us1b-lhs.wikispaces.com/Pre-Rev+Timelines
file:///C:/Users/jamie/Downloads/revolutionary-jeopardy3.html
http://americancoloniesdana.wikispaces.com/
https://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/Declaration+of+Independence+Writing+Project
http://mrsoskil.wikispaces.com/0910+Declaration+of+Independence
Prezis:
http://prezi.com/qnw7uizbtwxp/causes-of-the-american-revolution/
http://prezi.com/2nctlll1noxt/the-american-revolution/
http://prezi.com/ea0j3p6jh01k/the-declaration-of-independance/
http://prezi.com/vqbcnhgczxly/americas-view-on-the-declaration-of-independance/
SlideShares:
http://www.slideshare.net/vault415/13-english-colonies-pp-show-2886709
http://www.slideshare.net/sharcr/13-colonies-5118812
http://www.slideshare.net/dchess/declaration-of-independence-5638588
http://www.slideshare.net/e010633/american-revolution-5731584
http://www.slideshare.net/sgtpepper191/jeopardy-5079297
http://www.slideshare.net/tisha06/chapter-6-the-american-revolution-7296619
http://www.slideshare.net/mkrezenski/hist1110-lecture-4
http://www.slideshare.net/txaggieteacher/us-history-ch-74
http://www.slideshare.net/albiejbm/american-revolutiionary-war-presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/my-pursuit-to-happiness
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/my-pursuit-of-happiness-2156223
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/brittanys-presentation
Webquests:
http://www.urbana.k12.oh.us/ujhs/ClassroomResources/LIFE%20IN%20THE%20COLONIES%20WEBQUEST/LIFE%20IN%20THE%20COLONIES%20WEBQUEST.html
http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/fifthgrade/thecolonieswebquest/introduction.htm
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/mce/jhenry/13colonies/The%2013%20Colonies%20WebQuest.htm
http://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/2012/01/20/5th-grade-declaration-of-independence-webquest/
http://staff.bbhcsd.org/mccroddens/webquest/index.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/emo/eks/declarationquest.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
http://academics.uww.edu/cni/webquest/Spring03/amrev/
http://questgarden.com/63/99/1/080415075239/
Teachertube Videos:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=50583&title=Thirteen_Colonieshttp://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=199158&title=13_colonies_review
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Valley_Forge&video_id=216346
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=74900&title=Valley_Forge
(YouTube)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=17462
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=112157&title=Valley_Forge__1
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Valley_Forge__2&video_id=112137
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Thomas_Jefferson_&video_id=68387
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=262795&title=Thomas_Jefferson
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Thomas_Jefferson&video_id=262794
Fakebook Pages:
http://www.classtools.net/fb/16/MKCePT
http://www.classtools.net/fb/83/RBNBMh
Glogs:
http://www.glogster.com/ericwa/causes-of-the-american-revolution/g-6o57m254j1g4h588g01g26r
http://www.glogster.com/ludington32/the-american-revolution/g-6o70k0dvmsci2ivuevhmevt
http://www.glogster.com/dlee30/american-revolution/g-6o70mh2pe016tvtk8n6j6gi
http://www.glogster.com/sanasaboowala/valley-forge/g-6lg3mig8q2glci1fg0geta0
http://www.glogster.com/cattttrannn/causes-of-the-american-revolution/g-6moq1cct2t7tpqdgmk5vua0
http://www.glogster.com/masonmiller/american-revolution-glog/g-6lro7chhenuunc7i50l0ta0
http://www.glogster.com/adamhoward/declaration-of-independance/g-6o232hr19r4qifcbed115dh
Wikipages:
http://us1b-lhs.wikispaces.com/13+Colonies+Map+Games
http://us1b-lhs.wikispaces.com/Pre-Rev+Timelines
file:///C:/Users/jamie/Downloads/revolutionary-jeopardy3.html
http://americancoloniesdana.wikispaces.com/
https://delmarhistory8.wikispaces.com/Declaration+of+Independence+Writing+Project
http://mrsoskil.wikispaces.com/0910+Declaration+of+Independence
Prezis:
http://prezi.com/qnw7uizbtwxp/causes-of-the-american-revolution/
http://prezi.com/2nctlll1noxt/the-american-revolution/
http://prezi.com/ea0j3p6jh01k/the-declaration-of-independance/
http://prezi.com/vqbcnhgczxly/americas-view-on-the-declaration-of-independance/
SlideShares:
http://www.slideshare.net/vault415/13-english-colonies-pp-show-2886709
http://www.slideshare.net/sharcr/13-colonies-5118812
http://www.slideshare.net/dchess/declaration-of-independence-5638588
http://www.slideshare.net/e010633/american-revolution-5731584
http://www.slideshare.net/sgtpepper191/jeopardy-5079297
http://www.slideshare.net/tisha06/chapter-6-the-american-revolution-7296619
http://www.slideshare.net/mkrezenski/hist1110-lecture-4
http://www.slideshare.net/txaggieteacher/us-history-ch-74
http://www.slideshare.net/albiejbm/american-revolutiionary-war-presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/my-pursuit-to-happiness
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/my-pursuit-of-happiness-2156223
http://www.slideshare.net/calvinehigh/brittanys-presentation
Webquests:
http://www.urbana.k12.oh.us/ujhs/ClassroomResources/LIFE%20IN%20THE%20COLONIES%20WEBQUEST/LIFE%20IN%20THE%20COLONIES%20WEBQUEST.html
http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/fifthgrade/thecolonieswebquest/introduction.htm
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/mce/jhenry/13colonies/The%2013%20Colonies%20WebQuest.htm
http://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/2012/01/20/5th-grade-declaration-of-independence-webquest/
http://staff.bbhcsd.org/mccroddens/webquest/index.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/emo/eks/declarationquest.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
http://academics.uww.edu/cni/webquest/Spring03/amrev/
http://questgarden.com/63/99/1/080415075239/
Teachertube Videos:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=50583&title=Thirteen_Colonieshttp://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=199158&title=13_colonies_review
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Valley_Forge&video_id=216346
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=74900&title=Valley_Forge
(YouTube)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyttEu_NLU
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=17462
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=112157&title=Valley_Forge__1
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Valley_Forge__2&video_id=112137
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Thomas_Jefferson_&video_id=68387
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=262795&title=Thomas_Jefferson
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Thomas_Jefferson&video_id=262794
Fakebook Pages:
http://www.classtools.net/fb/16/MKCePT
http://www.classtools.net/fb/83/RBNBMh