Teach-nology vs. XTimeline

The first assignment was to come up with the 8 most important events that have happened to you until now. Using teach-nology (www.teach-nology.com/web-tools/materials/timelins)each of us posted significant events in our lives and shared in class, the layout was simple and very easy to use. While the program limits only 8 events its simplicity made it easy to work with. You don't need to register to use, which to me is a positive you don't need to remember another user name and password.
The other website Xtimeline (www.Xtimeline.com)was a more advanced timeline program. The assignment was to graph out a timeline of computer history. The program allows for more information to be posted in greater detail. While posting some data we in advertedly put the data out of order, the program corrected the error. Advantages of the program is the ability to list more events and add photos to the entry. What I didn't like was the necessity to register but that's just me.
I would use both of these websites in all subjects to establish a timelines in math, science, history and art. We all know that you learn to crawl before you walk, the same logic can be applied to these applications. First use the teach-nology method and once you've mastered it move on to the Xtimeline, wish I had this earlier when I needed to put a history timeline in order.

Presidents Day Project

This is the photo we used for our President's Day project, other projects that impressed me was the kindergarten project using letters and another group had put together a project implementing the PSS Standards and Benchmarks.

Web Quest

2 February 2009 - Our class project was to produce an interactive scavenger hunt where students would search key words and links in order to find answers to the asked questions. My team is comprised with Agatha and Colleen, we brainstormed on two relevant topics for the month of February which are St. Valentines and President's Day.

We opted for Presidents Day, the website is very simple to use and is very interactive with its user. The instructor can collaborate with other teachers who may have posted a similar lesson plan and customize their own plan and assessment to fit their students needs.

In our scavenger hunt we posted relevant keywords in relation to our web quest, such as names of the Presidents, the White House and Air Force One. In our class activity we would divide the students into groups of four and have them select their favorite U.S President. They would develop a mini biography and give their Presidents significance to America and the Commonwealth.

I will definitely use this resource in the future, there is a wide range of subjects in which you can develop a plan in which the students would use the combination of computer technology and teamwork in order to develop a project that can be shared and enjoyed by the class.