Using a collaborative timeline, multimedia, Google maps, and a wiki, American History students create a thread through time using the oral history of their family.

1. Family History as a thread for American History Family History as a thread for American History

2. Presenters Sarah Sutter: Wiscasset High School art teacher and technology integrator, adjunct professor of digital imaging at the University of Maine in Augusta, Google Certified Teacher. ssutter@svrsu.org twitter: edueyeview Mary Ellen Bell : Wiscasset High School social studies teacher, currently teaches American History and World Cultures. mbell@svsru@org

4. The Project

11. Tools We Used

12. X-Timeline Collaborative, chronological thinking

14. Google Maps: Visualizing family immigration places & dates

15. Moodle Wikis Clickable, shareable, controlled access space for multimedia Family History project

18. Intro to X-Timeline Let’s view the timeline together. Click here if you prefer to see it in your browser, otherwise we’ll screen share here.

22. Questions & Comments? Use the chat to ask questions or *6 your phone to join in with audio.