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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 …
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Numbers: Geography Compare and Contrast
I find Numbers to be such a useful tool for structuring tasks over multiple lessons. The use of tabs allows me to separate individual activities and lessons while still having all the content and inf…
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Globalisation Word Art
In this lesson, students created Word Art using Keynote based on the word ‘globalisation’, as they reflected on the pros and cons of our globalised world. Learning Objectives for this lesson: Unders…
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Eight Great Elementary Learning Strategies using Keynote
A while back I was planning a session on Keynote for elementary teachers for a conference. I wanted to clearly show that Keynote lets you do much more than create a presentation. I came up with eight…
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30 History/Social Studies Learning Creatives
This learning idea is based off of Apple’s 30 Creative Activities for Kids (Please see also post 10 Minute Tryouts) and 30 Time-Saving Tips for Teachers. It has the focus of History/Social Studies c…
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Green Screen Fun in History
Television and movies are one of the largest forms of communication in the world today. We live in a media-rich world, so why not bring that into the classroom? With technology at our fingertips, we …
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Do you have digital activities for U.S. Constitution Day?
In the United States Constitution Day is observed on September 17. From the National Archives: September 17 is designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S…
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Back to school history lesson starters with iMovie’s Magic Movie
The beginning of school is a busy time so I appreciate quick and easy ways to hook students on curricular topics. One engaging way to create interest without taking up a lot of prep time to introduce…
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Human Geography Digital Storytelling Project
I want to be passionate about what I learn and I want to facilitate learning experiences for my students that do the same for them. One of the best ways I’ve found to do this is to produce video docu…
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About This Place - History + Apple Maps Place Cards
I love using Apple Maps to create lesson ideas for educators and learners. Helping learners understand the significance of a place and its influence on events merges important content design skills w…
