Today is Pearl Harbor Day. Give thanks to those who sacrificed all for our country and those that are sacrificing in Iraq and Afghanistsan.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Citing Twitter and Facebook
Google Project Tips: US History students, check out this blog about citing Twitter and Facebook. If you use Twitter or Facebook as a source, critically analyze your sources of information! Check this interesting post from the APA Style blog here.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Video editing online...
To my students in US History working on their Google project who are planning on making a video... Check out this post from Richard Byrne. Also, you may want to play around with the VideoSpin.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The President's Afghanistan Message - Extra Credit
Tonight the President will address the nation outlining his strategy for the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Your task tonight is as follows:
1. Wath his address.
2. Provide a detailed summary of the President's straegy (who, what, when, where, why)and describe the changes to the Nation's Afghanistan policy with regard to former President Bush's strategy.
3. Desribe the rhetoric used in the speech. Make specific references to the President's speech. How does the language used affect the message?
Type up your responses and ideas to these prompts and bring them to class tomorrow (12/2) and give them to Mr. Savage. I will not take these on Thursday!
NOTE: The White House usually streams this typs of addresses online at their website here. I will try to embedd the stream. If I am unable to do so the speech will be on a number of news channles.
1. Wath his address.
2. Provide a detailed summary of the President's straegy (who, what, when, where, why)and describe the changes to the Nation's Afghanistan policy with regard to former President Bush's strategy.
3. Desribe the rhetoric used in the speech. Make specific references to the President's speech. How does the language used affect the message?
Type up your responses and ideas to these prompts and bring them to class tomorrow (12/2) and give them to Mr. Savage. I will not take these on Thursday!
NOTE: The White House usually streams this typs of addresses online at their website here. I will try to embedd the stream. If I am unable to do so the speech will be on a number of news channles.
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