Making History Come Alive
Telling Stories & Developing Documentaries
September 24, 2008

Making History Come Alive

Digital Stories and Documentaries

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CD Table of Contents

ARTICLES

Documentary Development

• Appraising the Digital Past and Future
• Digital Historical Narratives and the Social Studies Curriculum: Student Outcomes in Virginia Classrooms Using Primary Access
• Documentaries: Search for Truth
• Enter Here: Personal Narrative and Digital Storytelling
• From Retrieval to Communication: The Development, USe, and Consequences of Digital Documentary Systems
• New Media Documentary: Explorations in the Changing Form, Theory and Practice of Documentary
• No Way Out: A Historical Dcoumentary
• Putting Documentary Work to Work: A Guide for Communities, Artists, and Activists
• Standards, Firewalls, and General Classroom mayhem: Implementing Student-Centered Technology Projects in the Elementary Classroom
• The Digital Video Documentary: Engaging Students in Ideological Becoming

History in the Classroom

• Archives, Documents, and Hidden History: A Course to Teach Undergraduates the Thrill of Historical Discovery Real and Virtual
• Becoming Conscious of Different Perspectives
• Compassion’s Echo: Experiential Learning about India
• Connecting Narrative and Historical Thinking
• Denial of the Holocaust
• How Are Teachers Responding to Globalization?
• Including Voices from the World Through Global Citizenship Education
• Integrating the Family and the Community into the History Classroom: An Oral History Project in Joliet, Illinois
• Making History Come Alive
• New Frontiers: The Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
• One Day with a Second Grader in Beijing
• Reflecting on American History Through Poetry
• Reviving Clio: Inspired History Teaching and Learning (Without High-Stakes Tests)
• Social Studies and Global Education
• Teaching the Shoa: Four Approaches That Draw Students In
• Understanding Islam: Perspectives of a Turkish Educator
• Using Personal Narratives as a Pedagogical Tool: Empowering Students Through Stories
• Why Don’t More History Teachers Engage Students in Interpretation?

Media Literacy

• A Global Imperative: The Report of the 21st Century Literacy Summit
• Culture Shock: Using Art and Art Controversy to Teach History
• Digital Image Manipulation: A Compelling Means to Engage Students in Discussion of Point of View and Perspective
• Educating the Net Generation
• Engage Me or Enrage Me: What Today’s Learners Demand
• Historical Literacy: Reading History through Film
• Inspired by the Poetic Moving Image
• ‘It Is as It Was’: Feature Film in the History Classroom
• “It Makes You Think More When You Watch Things”: Scaffolding for Historical Inquiry Using Film in the Middle School Classroom
• Media Literacy Skills: Interpreting Tragedy
• New Horizons: The Sea Change Before Us
• New Media Literacies: A Language Revolution
• Photo Opportunities: Contemporary Photographers Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall as Models for Artistic and Teaching Identities
• Postcards from Another’s Home: Visual Dialogues for Cultural Tolerance
• Social Studies in the Dark: Using Docudramas to Teach History
• Teaching History with YouTube (and other primary-source video sites on the internet)
• Teaching Perception Through Video Art
• The Filmmaker as Humanist: An Interview with Tim Robbins on the Making of Cradle Will Rock
• The Global Imperative: National University of Singapore Summary Report 2004
• The Smell of Celluloid in the Classroom: Five Great Movies that Teach
• Using Media Literacy to Explore Stereotypes of Mexican Immigrants
• Visible Thinking: Using Contemporary Art to Teach Conceptual Skills
• Visual Artifact Journals as Creative and Critical Springboards for Meaning Making
• Visual Literacy in Teaching and Learning: A Literature Perspective
• Visual Literacy Websites

HISTORY DAY

General

• 2009 History Day Theme Logo
• 2009 History Day Theme Sheet
• Creating a Successful Project for National History Day
• HISD 2008 Regional History Fair Power Point
• History Day Sites and Resources
• NHD Rule Book for 2008-2009
• Progress Report Form
• Student Checklist
• Texas State Historical Association—Order Form for Student Publications
• The Social Studies Center

National Archive Analysis Worksheets

• Artifact Analysis Worksheet
• Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
• Map Analysis Worksheet
• Photo Analysis Worksheet
• Poster Analysis Worksheet
• Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet
• Written Document Analysis Worksheet

LESSON PLANS

• Culture Kit Activity Ideas
• Digital Documentaries: Personal Narrative Work Plan
• Digital Documentary Lesson Plan
• Family Book Bags
• Feel the History Rubric
• Feel the History Website
• Fostering Collaboration and Developing Higher-Order Thinking with Digital Video (article)
• Fostering Collaboration and Developing Higher-Order Thinking with Digital Video (Power Point)
• Heritage Project
• Holocaust Interview—UT Documentary Project
• Light: The Holocaust and Humanity Project
• Memory of the World: Preserving Documentary Heritage
• Personal Heritage Project
• Picturing Peace Curriculum Plan
• Process Guide for Digital Documentary
• Teaching History with YouTube
• What Is A Documentary?
• Young Minds Inspired, Websites

PRIMARY SOURCE

• Archival Facilities Across the Nation: The National Archives Nationwide Network
• Connecting with the Past: Uncovering Clues in Primary Source Documents
• Digital Archives: Democratizing the Doing of History
• Digital History Websites
• Document Analysis Worksheets
• From Attics to Graveyards: How to Locate Primary Documents for Your Classroom
• History in the Raw
• My Reward: Outstanding Student Projects Based on Primary Sources
• Online History Investigations
• Online Resources from the Library of Congress
• Online Resources from the National Archives
• Primary Source Internet Resources
• Suggested Methods for Integrating Primary Sources into Classroom Instruction
• The Valley of the Shadow: Scholarship in the Digital World

TECHNOLOGY

Digital Storytelling

• Additional Internet Links
• Defining Digital Storytelling: The Digital Storytelling Association
• Digital Storytelling Cookbook
• Digital Storytelling Internet Resource Sites
• Digital Storytelling Internet Sites for ESL Teachers
• Digital Storytelling Tutorial
• Elements of Digital Storytelling
• Fostering a Culture of Reflection Among Constructionist Learners: Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Reflective Practice
• Internet Links to Tools for Designing Digital Stories
• Making a Digital Story in Movie Maker
• Resources and Examples for Digital Storytelling on the Internet
• Six Thinking Hats
• Step by Step: Create a Digital Storytelling Artifact Using iMovie2
• Workshop Resources

Documentary

• Definitions and Documentary Resources
• Digital History Internet Sites
• Digital Story Telling with Windows Movie Maker
• DigiTales: Documentary and DocuDrama
• Schoolhouse Video: Multi-Level Video Projects—Five Steps
• Storyboard Form
• Super Size Me: Expanding the Documentary Form
• Using Windows Movie Maker to Create a Digital Story

General

• 21st Century Technology Tools: Tutorials for Teachers

Green Screen

• Green Screen Effects
• Green Screen Storytelling Power Point
• Green Screen Techniques: Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
• Using Bluescreen and Greenscreen Transparency in Adobe Premiere

Photography

• Documentary Photography: Three Photographers’ Standpoints on the Japanese-American Internment

Podcasting

• iPod Classic: Features Guide
• Podcasting Power for the People
• The Individual Video Experience (iVE): The iPod as an Educational Tool in the Museum

Video

• Digital Video Project Ideas
• Double Click: Digital Video and Social Media
• Film School

Video Examples

• Alamo
• American Rosie
• Before 1942
• Grass Born To Be Stepped On
• Japanese Internment

TAKS

TAKS Writing

• 6 + 1 Trait Writing: Scoring Continuum
• Narrative Writing: Six Trait Rubric
• Overview of Writing TAKS and TEKS, Grades 4 & 7
• Rubric for a Narrative Writing Piece
• TAKS Information Booklet: Writing, Grade 4
• TAKS Information Booklet: Writing, Grade 7
• TAKS Scoring
• TAKS Writing Rubric Matrix

TAKS Social Studies

• Overview of Social Studies TAKS and TEKS, grades 8, 10, & 11
• Social Studies Benchmark Performance Task Rubric
• Social Studies TEKS Condensed: Research Methods
• Social Studies TEKS, Grade 8
• Social Studies TEKS, High school
• Study Guide: Social Studies TAKS, Grade 8
• Study Guide: Social Studies TAKS, Exit Level
• TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Grade 8
• TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Grade 10
• TAKS Information Booklet: Social Studies, Exit Level