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Maps Eyeball Bender
In this I adapted some ideas from the “Everyone Can Create Drawing and Photo” books. I merged some ideas with something I learned in a class I took when earning my Masters. Students demonstrated the…
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Interactive Maps
This is a fun project that I have been doing with my students using Apple Maps and Keynote. It is a great project to get students thinking about geography. This is a project that can be used in Histo…
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Presidential Pages Project
Looking for a cool way to have students be content creators? Take a look at this Book of Presidents my 11th-grade Civics class created. We used pages and wrote about our presidents. Students added au…
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Ordered Card Sort with Keynote
One simple way to use Keynote in your classroom is by creating an ordered card sort for your students to complete! Using Keynote’s light table view, students can easily hold and drag the slides in th…
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Modern Marvels of the 1920's Magazine Cover
I used this in my 10th grade US History Class. I had the following learning objectives Identify inventions of the 1920s, Correctly use advertisements like those of the 1920s, and show impact of the …
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Historical Storysphere
I created this project for my PA History Class but it could be used in many ways!! I would love to hear some of your ideas!! Students demonstrated learning by identifying historical landmarks within …
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Historical Process Organizer
Hey All, Here's a simple Pages template to allow students to think abstractly about the cause and effects of historical events. I've included a sample of how I filled this out with students when stu…
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Bill To Law Process (Adventures of Bill Boy)
Students in Civics recently had to showcase their understanding of how a bill becomes a law. A few of my students came up with the idea to create a comic. They used Sketches Schools, and Pages to cre…
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3D COIN DESIGN CHALLENGE
In PA history we learned about the state quarters program. Students researched the culture of PA and then redesigned what they would have put on our state quarter. Students used Pages to design their…
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A Geographic History Mystery using Apple Maps Look Around
I think it is important for learners to connect geographic location in their study of history and analysis of primary sources. In this way they can better understand the history of a time and place. …
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Lifting Out with iOS 16 + Primary Source Images
I’m practicing creating primary source posters using the new iOS 16 on iPhone.Here is a short demo: Student should cite their sources and use copyright free images, of course! Lots of potential for c…
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Annotating historic documents with images using Pages.
Diving into historic text is sometimes a struggle for students.However providing a creative activity that encourages engagement and participation helps smooth the road as well as creates a meaningful…
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In the Black Fantastic: Black History Month Ideas
Curated by Ekow Eshun, In the Black Fantastic, was an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery (London, UK) of 11 contemporary artists from the African diaspora, who question our knowledge of the world. In…
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Creating "Ghosts of History" in Keynote
Teaching concepts in History class can be very writing focused and often it needs to be, but when I recently taught the concept of Change and Continuity in ancient Roman Warfare I came across this Yo…
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“Get out the vote” with Keynote Animations and Builds
The story of Democracy includes the story of civic participation. History and government teachers always emphasize the importance and process of voting. Even if students are not yet of voting age, el…
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Apple Maps Guide for Native American History by the National Parks Foundation
For U.S. Indigenous People’s Day (Oct 10 in 2022) or for Native American History Month (November) one geographic resource you might point your students towards is the Apple Maps Guide by the National…
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Celebrating Latine / Hispanic Heritage Month
I think celebrating and recognizing heritage months is so important in the teaching of history/social studies and inclusion of all students. Learning will engage if students become active learners in…
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Students as Historians: Look Locally for Inspiration
According to the authors of In Search of Deeper Learning, one of the best ways to educate students is to have your students actually do the work of people in a particular field. In science, kids can …
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Electrifying a history inquiry with iMovie Magic Movie
I’m always looking for engaging ways to introduce the use of primary sources in history. Current events are often a good hook. With gas prices and electric vehicles in the news, a historic look at th…
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Creating a Spotlight in Keynote (Medieval Europe Lesson Starter)
I really like to start my lessons with a thinking activity or something that gets the students to discuss ideas. This activity is inspired by the Thinking Routine Zoom Out where students are revealed…
