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One more day to long weekend.

Today we were trying all types of technology in class.

Hist12:

Pretty much everyone has now finished creating the mini-videos uploaded to class youtube account on Lenin. Tomorrow we start looking at Stalin.

SS11

Today we did an intro to the 1920’s which will continue tomorrow.

It was also the last day to work on “what does it mean to be Canadian rant” video’s group work. Some groups need to finish editing and upload to class youtube account. So those groups can tomorrow…but they will have to finish quickly.

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Doing some Video

SS11

Today we worked on our “what does it mean to be Canadian” rant and using imovie to edit on the iPads.

Hist12

We tried to use the Animoto app to show some learning on Lenin, but it didn’t work, so tomorrow we will port that work into iMovie instead.

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Oct 3rd Day

SS11

HW was to finish Ex1,2,3 if you didn’t finish them in class today.

Don’t forget the WWI project is due tomorrow.

 

Hist12

We did our test today. We will finish Ex. 16 on Lenin next day.

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Last day of Sept.

Hist12

We will have our 1919 Paris Peace test now on Monday. Then c’ont on the Russian Rev.

SS11

We did our WWI unit test today. Homework is to complete the WWI project. See course website for the details.

SS8

I won’t be posting SS8 work anymore, as my student teacher is taking over. HW will be posted on the board in the classroom.

Enjoy your weekend.

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Terry Fox Day Run

SS11
Tomorrow we will finish watching the movie and do a ch.2 WWI review sheet.
SS8
Today was our last day for for working on our Viking research project. Students worked on paragraphs from their notes, Due Thursday.

Hist.12

Paris Peace to 1919 test on Friday. Today we worked on a review X-word & watched Make Germany Pay video with q’s.

Started our notes on Lenin.

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Terry Fox Run Tomorrow

SS8

We are almost finished our project on Vikings. Finish for HW any notes you did not complete today in the lab. Tomorrow we will complete the paragraphs. The viking project is due on Wed.

SS11

Today we got oriented in how to use the e-Text app on our iPads. We also had our WWI project explained (find the details in class website) and started to watch Passchendeale. Project due Mon or Tues. WWI Test will be on Friday.

Hist12

Today was our last work day for Paris Peace Conf. editorial and it is due on Friday.

The Terry Fox Run Tomorrow won’t affect our classes

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Research projects begin

SS8
Finish the Viking map and chart for HW.

SS11
Homework is to login to Counterpoints online (link in Moodle) and read to the end of Ch.2
Next week project begins and test on WWI

Hist12
Work on your project. Only one more class time.

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Practice map quizes on the iPad

SS8

Homework was mostly finished in class looking at comparing Franks/Celts/Anglo-saxons. Collected at end of class and then we did some map quiz of Europe using iPad apps.

SS11

Ex. 11 was finished in class & handed in. Put it in my box if you had to take it home. Started watching a video on Vimy Ridge.

Hist12

Make sure you moodle posts are complete and that you do some of the Paris Peace conference readings.

 

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Getting into a groove.

Hist 12:

Today we talked about the consequences of WWI, HW is reading Ch.2 in Global Forces on WWI. We will finish the Moodle posts tomorrow on consequences of WWI.

 

SS11

Ex.11 we did a comparison of the WWI Battles using our textbooks & web links. We will finish this tomorrow.

 

 

 

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iPads & Fire Drill

SS8

Today was the first day that my SS8 used ipads to do some research on comparing world religions. Students shared an ipad at their desk.

We will finish this comparison tomorrow in class.

 

SS11

Finished looking at life in the WWI trenches. Students handed in the 4 sources comparison activity.

For HW finish looking at the Poem on WWI horrors.

 

Hist. 12

Today we

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