Curation
These curated resources address a fifth grade social studies standard of the Georgia Standards of Excellence: the civil rights activities of Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first resource provides an overview of civil rights. This allows students to establish a framework of which to learn about the characters of an important time in history.
The next slide includes a video about the life of Thurgood Marshall. It features a modern character that narrates the life of Marshall and his efforts throughout the civil rights movement. Students can relate to the modern lingo of the narrator.
The next slide includes a link to an article that outlines the Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. This resource is from the Library of Congress, which is a reliable source on United States history.
The fifth slide provides a link to a video that includes factual information about the life of Cesar Chavez. I appreciated how the creator of this video uses large bold text to highlight critical vocabulary, while also showing primary sources such as photographs that provides viewers with both visual and textual learning opportunities.
The sixth slide includes information from National Geographic about the efforts of Rosa Parks. It highlights key facts, vocabulary, and primary sources regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The final source comes from a modern viral sensation known as The Kid President, an African American boy who provides commentary on social situations and events in history. His speech about Martin Luther King is sure to pique the interest of modern viewers about a man who changed the course of American history.
I chose to use Google Slides because of its customizable features and compatibility with many different web platforms and learning management systems. With its ease of use, teachers and even students may use Google Slides to curate resources and share with others. I can see myself as a media specialist using Google Slides to curate resources for visiting classes. For instance, students might view this Google Slide as a starting point to choose a person to do further independent research on. They then might create an original product using another Web 2.0 tool that shows their understanding of the important people in America from 1950-1975.
The first resource provides an overview of civil rights. This allows students to establish a framework of which to learn about the characters of an important time in history.
The next slide includes a video about the life of Thurgood Marshall. It features a modern character that narrates the life of Marshall and his efforts throughout the civil rights movement. Students can relate to the modern lingo of the narrator.
The next slide includes a link to an article that outlines the Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. This resource is from the Library of Congress, which is a reliable source on United States history.
The fifth slide provides a link to a video that includes factual information about the life of Cesar Chavez. I appreciated how the creator of this video uses large bold text to highlight critical vocabulary, while also showing primary sources such as photographs that provides viewers with both visual and textual learning opportunities.
The sixth slide includes information from National Geographic about the efforts of Rosa Parks. It highlights key facts, vocabulary, and primary sources regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The final source comes from a modern viral sensation known as The Kid President, an African American boy who provides commentary on social situations and events in history. His speech about Martin Luther King is sure to pique the interest of modern viewers about a man who changed the course of American history.
I chose to use Google Slides because of its customizable features and compatibility with many different web platforms and learning management systems. With its ease of use, teachers and even students may use Google Slides to curate resources and share with others. I can see myself as a media specialist using Google Slides to curate resources for visiting classes. For instance, students might view this Google Slide as a starting point to choose a person to do further independent research on. They then might create an original product using another Web 2.0 tool that shows their understanding of the important people in America from 1950-1975.