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 * Title:** Changes in Western Europe: The Middle Ages
 * Subject and Grade Level: World History** – Grade 9-10
 * State Goals:**
 * B**. Understand the development of significant political events.
 * 16.B.3b** Identify causes and effects of the decline of the Roman empire and other major world political events between 500 CE and 1500 CE.

Students use digital media to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems 3**. Research and Information Fluency** Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
 * NETS-S Goals:**
 * 2. Communication and Collaboration**

Students will respond with comments or questions to three (3) of the images presented on Voicethread creating a virtual KWL. These comments/questions will then be discussed in class, as well as how the images related to the European Middle Ages as discussed in Chapter 13. media type="custom" key="16234694"
 * Initial Activity: 50 minutes – 1 Class Period**

Students will view Power Point presentation designed to advance questions and stir discussion about the European Middle Ages as well as provide information based on the KWL in the initial activity. The PowerPoint will be available to students as a video, created on Photostory and located on YouTube, for later review. This will provide the bulk of the information pertaining to the Middle Ages as outlined by Chapter 13 in the textbook.
 * 2nd Activity – Concept Development: 50 Minutes – 1 Class Period**

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Students will explore the timeline found at [] to better understand the chronological order of the events discussed in class. Then, students, in groups of 3, will then choose 3 of the events or people that they feel have had the most influence in shaping the western world as it is today. Students will research the chosen events using links found in the timeline and create a short presentation using Prezi.com or PowerPoint as the medium during the second class period. Class will discuss how the chosen events, people, or battles have shaped the later modern world.
 * Final Activity – Reinforcing Activity: 110 Minutes – 2 Class Periods**

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PEER COMMENTS:
 * Reinforcing you tube video was very useful. Students could reference it at home to clear up any misunderstandings. Students have access to this type of media through phones, IPADs, and desktop computers.
 * Interactive timeline would serve the visual learner and is engaging.
 * This is a very practical, we could certainly see how he would implement this in his classroom.
 * Bloom's Taxonomy is clearly prevalent in lesson.


 * Teacher would need prior knowledge to use this lesson.
 * This is very specific for a certain age group and specialization; all teachers could not use this in all classrooms.
 * This lesson is very dependent on internet access as well way to broadcast to all students.


 * The message would be clear with knowledgable teacher and supplemental resources. How can students who do not have such supplemental resources receive the same experience?
 * YouTube video and Voice Recognition were put together well.

[] Website that allows the use of marvel superhero characters to create comic slides or books. - Drag and drop tools, images, backgrounds, text boxes, etc. - Little educational value unless used for some type of story creation project.

**__EDCP-810-01: Adobe Photoshop Assignment__**

-To be used once students have become familiar with World War II, specifically the Pacific Theater of Operations. Provide the students with the image. Ask students to examine image and whether they have seen it before. Allow short time for students to analyze image and conclude that image is familiar yet different/changed. -Discuss how the image has been changed.
 * Lesson: Iwo Jima Flag Raising Analysis**

- Ask students to write one page response as to how the events leading to the flag raising atop Mount Surabachi on Feb. 23, 1945, could have led to the Japanese control over not only the island of Iwo Jima, but the Pacific Theater as well.
 * Assignment**

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