Colonial+Personalities+Instructions

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 * Hello 7th Graders! We're about to try something very new. We will be using a wiki to find classroom information, and we will use them for an online discussion too! You will be learning about the life of a famous Colonial personality. You will learn how to decide whether a website is reliable or unreliable. You will learn how to use some very fun and interesting Web 2.0 programs such as Wikispaces, Our Story, and Google Docs. You will post your work online in the form of a time line (Our Story.)**======

Here is a list of assignments that you must complete:
 * 1) First complete the pre-course survey: []
 * 2) Website evaluation: Complete this online activity. []
 * 3) After reading about website evaluation, post to the discussion board on Wikispaces about what makes a website reliable or unreliable.
 * 4) Choose and research a famous Colonial personality, using the Internet and books.Use Google Docs to write and save your notes. You may work in teams so you can add notes and collect information into a shared document. Make sure you cite your sources.
 * 5) Review how to cite sources from any of the following websites: [], [], []
 * 6) Create a time line in Our Story. If working in teams, each student can add to the time line. Example is located at: []
 * 7) When finished with the time line complete these Quia games. []. []
 * 8) Complete the post-course survey for feedback: []