WebQuest

=Below is the link to my Google Site titled Egypt: An Ancient Empire= []

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== The lessons presented in the SmartBoard assignment are about the ancient Egyptian civilization’s geography, culture, and history. The first lesson is a trivia game testing the knowledge of the students because theoretically this material was previously covered in the ‘Google Sites’ lesson plan. They are asked to identify Egypt’s location, the body of water that was important to the Egyptian civilization, and the regional location of the African continent. The second lesson informs the student of the ancient Egyptian culture in regard to religion, politics, and the writing that was specific to the Egyptian empire. The lesson transitions into Egypt’s history. Various pharaohs of the different kingdoms are to be matched with the kingdom in which they ruled. The tabs provide hints for the students in the event that they are not familiar with all the rulers. An interactive timeline is a part of the next lesson. This was to show the time frame in which important events happened. The second to last frame was used to show some of the lasting legacies the Egyptian empire had on the rest of the world through their inventions which are still in use today. The last lesson was to allow the student to write what he or she thought it would be like to live in the ancient Egyptian empire. The student is instructed to use the previous lessons as the foundation for this writing assignment. The Colorado Standards that this lesson plan met was to help the students develop spatial understanding, perspective, and personal connections to the world (Section CO-SS 2). == == This was a very exiting assignment. Unfortunately I did have some issues with the technology associated with the SmartBoard software. The software took up a significant amount of RAM space. Other than that the application was very user friendly and after becoming more familiar with the program I did not want to stop. I would definitely use SmartBoard in a classroom setting. You can create lesson plans in multiple subjects such as math, science, reading, writing, geography etc… Not only is the interaction with the program fun for the students, but I cannot wait to try this myself. == == At first it was very difficult to use the program due to the RAM space being used which caused my computer to become very slow. It only took a couple of hours for me to become comfortable. I cannot wait to implement this tool in my classroom. Thanks for the opportunity. ==