Back+to+the+Future!

VoiceThread gives students the opportunity to upload photos in an online environment. The students can then record (video or audio) sharing their knowledge or thoughts about the photos that they are displaying.
 * // Back to the Future //** - ** VoiceThread **
 * Subject: Computer Technology/History**
 * Grade: 7**

throughout the curriculum.
 * PA State Standards: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening**
 * Information Communication and Technology Literacy**
 * 1.9.8.A** Use media and technology resources for self-directed learning, support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * National ISTE Standards:**
 * Communication and Collaboration**

Students will be able to identify and summarize the major events of their invention by preparing a journal and inserting dates of the invention chronologically in a timeline chart. Students will demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and connect ideas using supporting evidence. Students will then communicate their results using VoiceThread for further discussion with other students' viewpoints.
 * Web Rating, DOK 2, DOK 3**

Learn how an invention shaped history (History Lesson) Gain an understanding of chronological history through the creation of an annotated timeline (Microsoft Word) Write journal entries as first-person historical fiction (Microsoft Word) Create a works cited page to cite images and research sources (Bib Me) Use interactive (VoiceThread) to document what they’ve learned (Web2.0)
 * __Learning Outcomes__**:

__**Materials needed**__ Computer with speakers [|VoiceThread_-_Handout.JPG] [|VoiceThread_-_Rubric.JPG] Internet access and access to the VoiceThread website Microphone Small hand-held video camera (e.g. Flip) or web cam (optional)
 * Time Frame: One week**

__**Pre-activities**__ View a VoiceThread example Read directions for setting up a VoiceThread

Specifically, students should identify: Three dates prior to the invention that led to or influenced its development Date of the invention Two dates identifying how the invention has evolved since it was introduced.
 * __Activities:__**
 * 1) Read [|VoiceThread_-_Handout.JPG]
 * 2) Have students work in pairs to select an invention or innovations that shaped history.
 * 3) The invention can be limited to the following categories: Communication, transportation, agriculture, science, technology and medicine.
 * 4) Have the students conduct research to find important dates in the history of the invention.
 * 1) Students are to keep track of their sources—they will need them to create their journal entries and a works cited page in Microsoft Word.
 * 2) Students are to create a timeline incorporating the identified dates, as illustrated on the handout.
 * 3) Students are to work in pairs to write their journal entries for each date. They should be written in the first person (I, We) and should incorporate how the students interacted when they traveled back to the chosen time periods.
 * 4) Instruct the students to create a works cited page to cite images and research sources. Bib Me is a free online bibliography maker that they can use.


 * Differentiated Instruction**:

Students with **learning disabilities** may identify only three dates to research, (before, during, after)
 * Gifted and talented students** may incorporate more technology into their multimedia presentation.

The lesson could be adapted for a shorter period of time by having students identify fewer dates, write fewer journal entries.