Monro- MyHistro timeline

Hi Mrs. Monro's kids!

Here are directions for using the MyHistro website. 

1. Register for an account and log in

2. Click on Stories > Create new story

3. Give your story a name and short description and add a thumbnail picture of your author

4. Click Add Events/create new event

Aside from dates, you might want to add:

-details about how this event influenced the author's work
-a summary of each book is about
-links: to a book review, an article about the author, etc.
-photos: of your author, book covers
-videos: youtube clips of your author speaking if available

-All of this will be visible when you click "Read More" on an event in the timeline

- NOTES: My Histro asks you to pick a location on the map for each event. If you're not sure where an event takes place, just pick the city that your author was living in at that time or their current city. You DO NOT have to pick specific dates for events: just select Unknown.

-If events in your timeline are appearing out of order, just refresh the page. 

-When you view your timeline, you can click Next instead of waiting for it to auto-play. 

2/8: Monro, Evaluating Websites

Hi Mrs. Monro's classes,

Today we took a closer look at how to examine websites. Here are the links you will need for your partner activity:






#1 Airport Security: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0311600/Before911Page.htm

#2 Women and AIDS: http://www.ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

#3 Hazardous Chemicals: http://www.mcwhortle.com/

#4: Christopher Columbus: http://allaboutexplorers.com/
Click on Explorers A-Z and then Christopher Columbus.

#5: The Holocaust: http://www.ibiblio.org/team/history/controversy/abutz/intro.html

2/6- Monro, Research papers

Hi Mrs. Monro's classes,

Below are some website links for you to begin your research. We will be discussing how to evaluate websites that you find on your own later in the week, so stick with these for today. If you need to branch out and find other websites, please keep in mind that you WILL NOT be able to use Wikipedia as a source.

Middle School Debate topics: Research resources

http://www.middleschooldebate.com/topics/topicresearch.htm

Social Issues:

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.htm

Controversial Issue Starter links:

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/persuasion/issues.html

Headliners: Student news stories:

http://www.headliners.org/storylibrary

Kids.gov (look under grades 6-8)

http://www.kids.gov/

Hot Topics:

http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm

Searchable newspaper articles:

http://headlinespot.com/cool/newssearch/#newspapers

Debatepedia:

http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Welcome_to_Debatepedia%21

Teen Health and the Media:

http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/

Food Insight: hot topics in food and nutrition

http://www.foodinsight.org/healthy-eating.aspx