Using Power Point to create a timeline of Civil War causes

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Using Power Point to create a timeline of Civil
War causes
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Application

• Groups of students will create a presentation
  detailing causes of the Civil War.
• Students will be expected to use different
  mediums to explain each of the causes of the
  Civil War that they explain.
• Each student will be required to explain one
  cause to the class.

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Educational Value

• Authentic Assessment
• Multiple learning styles
• Visual/Spatial (maps, political cartoons,
  paintings)
• Auditory (songs, presentations)
• Musical/Rhythmic (songs)
• Logical/Mathematical (charts, graphs, data lists)
• Interpersonal (primary source quotations)
• Verbal/Linguistic (presentations, book reviews)

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Technology DOES make a difference

• Students are expected to use a variety of methods
  to present their material.
• Digital imaging
• Internet searching
• Excel
• Inspiration
• Could not create such diverse learning tools
  without the assistance of technology.
• Could not easily engage many multiple
  intelligences without assistance of technology.

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Examples of Possible Events
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Election of 1860 results
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
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Reasons for Power Point

• Many different objects/items are able to be
  inserted
• Students can work on their own and then create a
  final timeline together
• Is easy to present to class via s-video