6th Grade - Social Studies - Tiki-Toki

Middle Ages & the Renaissance Timeline
UEN Core Standard 2
Objective 2
Explore the importance of religion in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and its relevance to modern times.

Explain the influence of religion on cultural expression (e.g. the arts, architecture, government, education, family structure).

Compare relations between the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and the modern world (e.g. Crusades, periods of peaceful coexistence, periods of conflict).

Utah Ed Tech Standard 10
Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources. (6)
(Students will research online to create an accurate timeline from credible sources)

ISTE Standard 1
Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. (Students will work with technology to locate and research accurate information on their timelines)

Reflection:  My idea behind this assignment is that students will learn history about a chosen topic through the use of online, credible resources.  They will work in pairs or groups to complete an accurate time line of their subject.  My link to my time line is at the top of the page.  I have learned that a lot of the sources out there are not credible.  I got my initial idea for the time line presented from a website and copied down the events listed that I felt were major and interested me.  Upon researching the events, I discovered that most of the dates were wrong or greatly exaggerated.  I obtained most of my information from History.com, which I fell is a very reliable source.  I practiced my skills on adding pictures and even added a video link.  I feel that Tiki-Toki is a very useful tool and far above the other timeline programs I have used.  I enjoyed this assignment and hope that I could not only teach my students about history, but also about the availability of information and which sources to trust.  One of the links in my initial timeline search seemed legitimate, but when you clicked on it you were taken to a blog page about the Trumps.  

By Justin Williams

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