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Fireworks! - Keynote Builds For a New Year’s Start
Our students finish up first semester exams this week before heading off for a winter break.As we head back to school right after the New Year it might be time to set off some fireworks. If you tea…
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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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Animated Cards and Primary Sources
During the holiday season or anytime when colleagues have worked hard to achieve a goal, I like to send a note with a history twist. It’s important to send a thank you card at any time of the year, …
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Animating a Map for Explorer Journeys in Keynote (The First Fleet)
As an Apple Professional Learning Specialist, I am always conscious of supplying teachers with relevant and specific content that is also engaging for the children. Teachers are constantly looking fo…
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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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Christianity Denominations Infographic - Human Geography
Original Plan/Lesson: My original plan for my Human Geography freshmen in our World Religions unit was to have them research and write about the many denominations of Christianity. What I Changed: Tu…
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Goods & Resources Movement GIF
Original Lesson Our original lesson took place in the Movement topic of the Introduction to Geography unit. The goal was to for students to explore how what level of movement of goods and ideas are b…
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Zentangle Flag Project- interdisciplinary ideas included.
Good for digital art class & interdisciplinary learning. My 8th graders used Sketches app to incorporate symbols of our home state Colorado into the state flag design. We used layers to design…
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Reforming Reform Lessons
Original Lesson: I originally had google slides and a note sheet for students to fill out. The topic was on the Second Great Awakening and the Reform movements of the late 1800s. What I changed: I c…
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Place-based Learning Through Ancestral (Cultural) Knowledge
In my robotics classroom in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, we have been exploring the very circular trajectory of innovation - that innovation is not just something that propels you forward, but rather, often ti…
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The Versatility of Clips
There are so many creative ways educators in this Community have shared on how they use Clips. If you tap the search icon in the upper right and add “Clips” you’ll see what I mean. In the area of his…
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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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Climate Change Chants
In this lesson, students created ‘Climate Change Chants’ including beats, voiceover and loops using GarageBand for iPad. Learning Objectives for this lesson: Understand the rhythm of words in a short…
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Where do the animals live? An introduction to global climates
In this lesson, students created a simple map showing the native habitat of animals using Keynote on iPad. This formed their introduction to global climates. Learning Objectives for this lesson: Con…
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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 History Exhibits
For history and social studies teachers, archives, museums and libraries all hold important exhibits to share with students. As students study the past they can also build their own virtual exhibits …
