Wednesday, July 16, 2008

CTAP -iTouch History Calisphere

CTAP -iTouch History Calisphere
Kathleen Ferenz
www.ctap4.com
www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu

UC Irvine history project
don't want students using archive as a clipart collection - primary source information

Using an iPod Touch
Portable & easy
Projects to TV & Video - image looks good on TV some districts do not have projectors
Affordable
New & hip
6 C's for Primary source analysis
Content - main idea
Citation - author/creator
Context - in the world
Connections - prior knowledge
Communication - point of view
Conclusions - understanding of history
Calisphere web site - history from California
Themed collections
not designed to go with textbook and there are gaps in the history
Browse A-Z
images with information on history of California

Teachers build Ning - upload audio recording from various groups then download audio to each iTouch and particpatents can listen on the way home

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