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Friday, March 27, 2015

MIT App Inventor


I am very excite to share that today I am in Washington DC with the AAUW being trained to teach the MIT App Inventor program.  This summer I will teach 7th grade girls at the AAUW Tech Trek at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ.  Through this experience I hope to integrate this program into my middle school STEM curriculum.  I can't wait to see and share what my students create with App Inventor!  Below are links to find out more about this free open-source web application.

  1. http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/
  2. http://www.appinventor.org/
  3. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mitappinventortest
  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Inventor_for_Android
  5. https://www.youtube.com/user/appinventor

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Debating the Constitution

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists
  1. The Federalist Papers - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/fed.asp
  2. Background and Basics of Federalism - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/studyback.htm
  3. National and State Governments - http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/rightsandfreedoms/a/federalism.htm
  4. Hamilton and the National Economy -http://americanhistory.about.com/od/18thcentury/a/Alexander-Hamilton-And-The-National-Economy.htm
  5.  Antifederalists - http://www.ushistory.org/us/16b.asp
  6. Anti-Federalists - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h374.html
  7.  Anti-Federalist Papers - http://www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm
Bill of Rights                                                  
  1. States’ Rights - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/raceequalopportunity/tp/States-Rights-History-Timeline.htm
  2. Bill of Rights - http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
  3. All Amendments - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm
  4. 1st Amendment - http://kids.laws.com/first-amendment
  5. 2nd Amendment – http://www.layers-of-learning.com/the-second-amendment-for-kids/
  6. 3rd Amendment – http://www.government-and-constitution.org/bill-of-rights/3rd-amendment.htm
  7. 4th Amendment – http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/four.htm
  8. 5th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1027130599001_2080298,00.html
  9. 6th Amendment – http://www.constitutingamerica.org/juliette/?p=271
  10. 7th Amendment – http://www.ducksters.com/history/us_government/seventh_amendment.php
  11. 8th Amendment – http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/the-amendments/amendment-8-cruel-and-unusual-punishment
  12. 9th Amendment – http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2080345_2080344_2080383,00.html
  13. 10th Amendment – http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/american-government/the-10th-amendment-does-what

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Constitutional Convention


Proceedings
  1. First President - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj2
  2. Notes on the Debates - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/debcont.asp
  3. http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/p/constitutional_convention.htm
  4. Key Compromises - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/tp/compromises-of-the-constitutional-convention.htm
  5. Convention Procedures - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/12.html

Virginia vs. New Jersey Plans
  1. Image of document - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=7
  2. Montpelier - http://www.montpelier.org/james-and-dolley-madison/james-madison/father-of-the-constitution/virginia-plan
  3. Father of the Constitution - http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/james-madison/
  4. New Jersey Plan - http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
  5. Why was the NJ Plan Introduced? - http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/convention/themes/3.html
  6. Virginia and New Jersey infographics - https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/founding-a-nation-1783-1789-9/the-united-states-constitution-84/the-virginia-and-new-jersey-plans-475-3263/
  7. At the Convention - http://zorak.monmouth.edu/~njhist/njconstconvention.html

Slavery
  1. Jefferson Notes - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj1
  2. The Constitution and Slavery - http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
  3. Influence on Writing the Constitution - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
  4. Constitutional Understanding - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/dec/18/20051218-125506-2924r/?page=all
  5. Slavery and the Constitution - https://www.docsoffreedom.org/readings/slavery-and-the-constitution
  6. Excluded from We the People - http://school.familyeducation.com/slavery-us/african-american-history/47429.html

The Constitution 
  1. http://www.ushistory.org/documents/constitution.htm
  2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
  3. Q & A - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_q_and_a.html
  4. Almanac of Policy Issues - http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/archive/constitution.shtml
  5. Constitution through Compromise - http://www.ushistory.org/us/15d.asp

Articles vs. Constitution
  1. http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html
  2. http://ocw.usu.edu/university-studies/u-s-institutions/comparison-of-constitution-and-articles-of-confederation.html
  3. http://annmariehayeswebsite.weebly.com/articles-of-confederation-vs-us-constitution-comparison.html

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Governing a New Nation


New State Constitutions/Governments
  1. State Constitutions - http://www.landofthebrave.info/state-constitutions.htm
  2. Government Unit 1 Review - http://quizlet.com/11237692/government-unit-1-review-worksheet-flash-cards/
  3. Natural Law and Constitution Making -http://www.nlnrac.org/american/founding-era-constitution-making
  4. 1783-1784 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2d.html
  5. 1785-1786 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2e.html
  6. 1787-1788 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/timeline2f.html
  7. To Form a More Perfect Union - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/intro01.html
Articles of Confederation
  1. America’s First Failure at Government - http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/articlesofconfederation/
  2. http://www.ushistory.org/us/14b.asp
  3. Text - http://www.ushistory.org/documents/confederation.htm
  4. Annotated Text - http://context.montpelier.org/document/693#passage-48
  5. History.com - http://www.history.com/topics/articles-of-confederation
  6. Timeline - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
  7. The First Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_of_freedom_4.html
  8. James Madison Papers - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mjmtext:@field(DOCID+@lit(jm020120))  and more http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query
  9. Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/newnatn/confed/confed.html
  10. Strengths and Weaknesses - http://quizlet.com/21925946/articles-of-confederation-strengths-and-weaknesses-flash-cards/
  11. Revision Called for - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
  12. Shay’s Rebellion - http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/  and  http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp
  13. The Source of the Evil is the Nature of Government - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
  14. Revolt in Massachusetts - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj8
  15. Franklin’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-21-75.asp
  16. Dickenson’s Draft - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/contcong_07-12-76.asp
  17. In Franklin’s Autobiography - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jeffauto.asp#artconfdebate

 Northwest Ordinance
  1. An Ordinance for the Government of the Western Territory - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html#obj17
  2. This Day in History - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enacts-the-northwest-ordinance
  3. Chronicle of the Revolution - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_northwest.html
  4. 6 Principles - http://constitution.laws.com/declaration-of-independence/the-northwest-ordinance
  5. WikiHistoria - https://wikihistoria.wikispaces.com/Northwest+Ordinance
  6. Map and Effects - http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/northwest-ordinance-1787-effects/

Monday, March 23, 2015

Franklin in Paris and the End of the War



End of the War –
  1. Timeline of the Revolutionary War - http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
  2. The End of the Revolutionary War - http://blog.oup.com/2013/09/washington-end-revolutionary-war/
  3. An Unlikely Victory - http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm
  4. Ending the War - http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/ending-war-1783
  5. The End and the Beginning - http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/revolutionarywar3.htm
  6. 1775-1783 - http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/section7.rhtml
  7. Surrender at Yorktown - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct19.html

Treaty of Paris –
  1. Text - http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/treaty_of_paris.htm
  2. Text - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris.asp
  3. Our Documents - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
  4. Franklin - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/franklin/franklin-treaty.html
  5. British/American Relations - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/brit-2.html
  6. Treaty of Paris Ratified - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan14.html
  7. Milestones 1776-1783 - https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/treaty

Map the War
  1. ZeeMaps - https://www.zeemaps.com/
  2. Google Map Maker - https://support.google.com/mapmaker/?hl=en#topic=3180752
  3. Click 2 Map - http://www.click2map.com/free_map_creator
  4. Animaps - http://www.animaps.com/#!home
  5. Scribble Maps - http://scribblemaps.com/
  6. Quick Maps - http://quikmaps.com/
  7. Umapper - http://www.umapper.com/
  8. Mapfaire - http://www.mapfaire.com/
  9. World Map - http://worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/new
  10. GmapGIS - http://www.gmapgis.com/
  11. Map Fab - http://www.mapfab.com/editor/new


Friday, March 20, 2015

Serving, Spies, and the Navy


Women in the Revolution

African Americans in the Revolution

The Navy


Thursday, March 19, 2015

Turning Point of the Revolution

Fighting in the Middle States

Battle of Trenton

Battles of Saratoga

Foreign Aid in the Revolution

Valley Forge


Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Shot Heard 'Round the World

PROTEST TO REBELLION 1767-1774
The Townshend Acts
Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer –
Boston Massacre

 Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Committee of Correspondence
Lexington and Concord

Monday, March 16, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


I'm posting this a day early so that you can make use of these resources tomorrow.

Paddy’s Day
Class Activities

Games

Facts


Friday, March 13, 2015

Revolutionary Myths

Carol Berkin: Myths of the American Revolution from The Gilder Lehrman Institute on Vimeo.

The War Begins 1776 – 1777


Common Sense

Second Continental Congress

Olive Branch Petition

Bunker Hill

Battles of the Revolution


Thursday, March 12, 2015

Celebrate Pi Day! 3.14.15 9:26:53

Pi day is March 14th and many schools will be celebrating on Friday.  How will your school mark the big day?  Here are some resources and suggestions.
  1. News Hour wants to know how you're celebrating Pi Day, tweet about it!
  2. The Math Forum @ Drexel activities to celebrate Pi Day.
  3. Teach π.org - A one-stop Pi Day stop for teachers and number lovers.
  4. The Joy of Ï€
  5. CNN - How America Celebrates Pi Day
  6. Pi Day Challenge
  7. Pi Day.org
  8. Exploratorium: Pi Day
  9. How to Celebrate Pi Day
  10. Celebrate Pi Day on Math  Goodies
  11. Tween Us
  12. How to Type the π Symbol
  13. Fun Facts about our Favorite Irrational Number
  14. Visnos Interactive Teaching Resource

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Resisting Control


1763 - 1766

The Navigation Acts 1763

The Sugar Act 1764

Stamp Act 1765

Quartering Act 1765

Taxation without Representation

Stamp Act Congress 1765

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Declaratory Act
Where do you stand and why?