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Week 3

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Day 8 - Monday July 9th
What did you finish on Friday and what do you still need to do?
 * 8.1** **-Opener**
 * Create a "Week 3" page.**

8.2 - Catch up Many of you are missing work from Week 2. For the next part of class, use this time to catch up on the work from last Friday and Week 2. If you still need to finish Week 1 work that has to be on your own time.

Progress reports will be sent out tomorrow. This is a great time to pause and reflect on what we have learned in this class over the past two weeks. You will determine the most important things we have learned from all seven sessions so far, and then present them in a visual presentation on your virtual notebook. Powerpoints, Prezi, SlideRockets or Animotos are a way to present visual information as well as some simple text, highlighting the most important ideas.
 * 8.3 - Reflection of the first two weeks **

__**Assignment:**__
 * Create at least 7 slides - one for each session of the course so far
 * Determine one important skill or assignment from each day
 * Find a picture for the slide that connects to the most important skill or lesson
 * Add a caption explaining the skill or lesson
 * After you have uploaded your slide, underneath it in your virtual notebook summarize what you picked and explain why you find them to be the most important skill or lesson.

You will either use SlideRocket or Animoto to create your review presentation. The directions for how to use Slide are below. Animoto is very similar and easy to figure out on your own if you want to try it.

Other options: Prezi VuVox VCASMO

//SlideRocket Directions//
 * Sign up for an account
 * Select the "Lite" program which is free
 * Create a user name and password (use the same one you have used already)
 * Logiin now
 * Enter date of birth and accept the terms of agreement
 * Click on "Get Started"
 * Create a new presentation using the + button
 * Add pictures and text
 * When you are done, publish this and gett he embed code to copy and paste on your wikipage as a widget. I will help you with this


 * 8.4 - Definitions**
 * Define the words "source," "bias," and "reliable."
 * Why is it important for resources to be reliable?

This week, we will focus on how to properly do research and evaluate evidence from a variety of sources. We will apply critical thinking strategies and determine if a source is valid and can be used.
 * 8.5** **- Evaluating Websites**

For this activity, look through the following two websites. Spend some time exploring ALL links and pages for each site.

Website #1

Website #2


 * 8.6 - Thinking Critically about Websites**
 * Answer the following questions about the websites above:**
 * What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
 * What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
 * How can we determine if sources on the internet are reliable or not?
 * Which types of sources are reliable and in which circumstances?

There are so many websites on the internet, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are true and which ones are fake. The following link is a useful tool to help you as you navigate through the internet.
 * 8.7 - Mark up the text - Website checklist**

Mark this up

Website link to document - better formatting


 * Summarize the usefulness of this webpage: how can you refer back to this during the school year?

Day 9 - Tuesday July 10th

 * 9.1 - Finish creating your sliderocket of the first two weeks.** Embed this to your wikispace page
 * Go back to Task 8.4 and complete the work from yesterday**


 * 9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?**

Next, you will conduct a search on the internet for some reliable websites. You will APPLY the techniques from the checklist in Task 8.7 to each website you find.
 * 9.3 -** **Searching the Internet**
 * You will select the two most reliable websites and link them to your virtual notebook.
 * Underneath each website, write a paragraph explaining why this was a reliable source and how it can be used in social studies classes.
 * Your topic: Obamacare and the Supreme Court

You have gotten a preview of a recently heard Supreme Court Case. Here is an infographic of the Supreme Court. State what the judicial branch of government is: what do they do?
 * 9.4 - Summarize the Supreme Court**



Pick one of the most influential cases listed above. Research this case in more detail. Record the information you find on your wikispace page. Link the websites where you found the information.
 * 9.5 - Researching a Famous Supreme Court Case**

Click on the following link and explore reach of the notecards:
 * 9.6 - Explore a Glogster on the Supreme Court**

Supreme Court Glogster

After you are done, answer the following questions:
 * //What do you like about this?//
 * //What do you not like?//
 * //How is this different from making a traditional poster on paper or trifold board?//
 * //Have you used glogster before?//

You will create a virtual poster, or a Glogster, on the research you have conducted on the Supreme Court and the famous case you studied. Be creative! Add video, music, website links, pictures, and text!
 * 9.7 - Create your own glogster**

Example:



Another Example

And another example

Day 10 - Wednesday July 11th
**10.1 - Where do you fit?** How do your views compare with the Supreme Court? Take this quiz and post your results on your notebook.


 * 10.2 - Name the three branches of government and what they each do.**

You have already used the tech tool Wordle that previews a text for you and picks out the important words. Now you will try another one called WordSift, which is an interactive, visual dictionary.
 * 10.3 - Preview with WordSift**


 * Watch the WordSift video tour
 * Open [[file:Three Branches of Government.doc]], copy the information there, then paste it in the word box at WordSift>
 * Hit "Sift"

You should see a box that looks something like this:




 * Spend some time playing around with WordSift - look up words

Underneath your wordsift, click on the "Create Workspace" link. This will create a blank area for you to summarize this document. In this space, click and drag the most important words, add pictures, videos, and any other information WordSift gives you. To add an image, click on "make images draggable" above the picture list.
 * 10.4 - Workspace in WordSift**

It will look something like this:


 * Use the Snipping Tool to take a picture of your work, then save and upload that to your Week 3 wikispace page

For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.
 * 10.5 - Teachers' Domain - The Three Branches of Government**


 * 1) Go to Teachers' Domain
 * 2) You will need to register an account so that your work can be saved. Go to "Register Now" and sign up
 * 3) Complete the following online activity. Go to the Three Branches of Government Lesson and "View Media" to get started
 * 4) Make sure to SAVE YOUR NOTES in each window
 * 5) Click on all activities - matching, videos, arranging, and Final Assignment
 * 6) Type the Final Assignment on your Week 3 wikispaces page
 * 7) At the end, click on "review your notes" and one screen should appear with all of your typed responses
 * 8) Copy this screen and paste it to your virtual notebook page with your final activity

**10.6 - Test your knowledge** Constitution Quiz Post your score on your virtual notebook

**10.7 - Just for Fun** Which Found Father are you? Post your selection on your page. Write a response - what do you think? Do you agree/disagree? Why? Another Founding Father Quiz Another Constitution Quiz
 * //EXTRA CREDIT!!!//** Post your results on your notebook under the title "EXTRA CREDIT"

Day 11 - Thursday July 12th
List everything you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
 * 11.1 -What is the Constitution?**

The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution, which states the main principles listed in the document. Create a Wordle of the Preamble to the Constitution:
 * 11.2 - Preamble**

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
 * Copy and paste the Wordle to your wikispace page using the Snipping Tool
 * Underneath your Wordle, list the main words that stand out. Pick at least three words that you don't know and define them.

The Constitution is divided into three parts: the Preamble, the Articles, and then the Amendments. Using an online Interactive Constitution, summarize the main idea of each article in the Constitution in one to two sentences.
 * 11.3 - Articles of the Constitution**


 * Article I – The Legislature


 * Article II – The Executive


 * Article III – The Judiciary


 * Article IV – Relations among States


 * Article V – Amending the Constitution


 * Article VI – Supremacy of National Government


 * Article VII – Ratification

Define the main beliefs in the Constitution:
 * 11.4 - Six Main Principles of the Constitution**

Apply what you have learned:
 * 11.5 - Six Main Principles Practice**

Email/message me on wikispaces for the answers when you are done!

The last part of the Constitution is the Amendements. These are 27 additional rights and laws that had to be added after the Constitution was ratified. The last one was added in 1994, and there could be more added. The frst 10 were added at the time of the Constitution's ratifcation, and are referred to as the Bill of Rights.
 * 11.6 - Bill of Rights**

The table below summarizes the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition || Protects the right to bear arms || Provides restrictions on quartering soldiers in citizens’ homes || Bans unreasonable searches or seizures || Protects citizens against self-incrimination and being tried twice for the same crime; prohibits government from depriving citizens of life, liberty, or property without due process of law || Protects citizens’ rights to a swift and fair trial || Guarantees right to trial by jury || Protects citizens against cruel and unusual punishment || States that citizens have rights beyond those specifically written in the Constitution || States that all powers not given to the government are reserved to the states, or to the people ||
 * THE BILL OF RIGHTS**
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 * 1st Amendment** ||
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 * 2nd Amendment** ||
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 * 3rd Amendment** ||
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 * 4th Amendment** ||
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 * 5th Amendment** ||
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 * 6th Amendment** ||
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 * 7th Amendment** ||
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 * 8th Amendment** ||
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 * 9th Amendment** ||
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 * 10th Amendment** ||

Using the reference sheet above, complete the following handout:

Pick one of the following four famous case studies to read and mark up:
 * 11.7 - Bill of Rights Case Study**

Case 1 - Students fighting for freedom of speech in school

Case 2 - Student speech and sexually explicit language at a school assembly

Case 3 - Freedom of religion and reading school prayer at school

Case 4 - Student privacy in schools

Summarize what your case was about - what amendment does it relate to?

You will use a presentation tech tool to explain the case you read about and how it relates to the Bill of Rights and how it relates to you today. Include all major details (who, what, where, when, why, and how) from your reading as well as visuals.
 * 11.8 - Presentation of your court case**

You may use one of the presentation tools we have done already or try a new one. Once done, saved and embed or upload it to your wikispace.

Ones we have already used: SlideRocket Prezi VuVox VCASMO Animoto

Other possible tools: Viddix Ahead Empressr

Use one you have not done before for extra credit!

Day 12 - Friday July 13th

 * 12.1 - Week 3 checklist**




 * 12.2 - Define the following words:**


 * Policy Platform
 * Taxes
 * Economy
 * Foreign Policy
 * Health Care
 * Immigration
 * Energy/Environment


 * 12.3 - Which of the ideas above is most important to you? Why?**

You will now research what Obama and Romney think about each of the major issues.
 * 12.4 Presidential Research**

Candidates on the Issues - CSPAN (helpful link) Road to the White House Barack Obama Mitt Romney




 * 12.5 - Summarize your research**

Election 2012 Explore the articles, weblinks, and games
 * 12.6 - Website explore**