Martha MeloyInternet in the ClassroomWeb 2.0 Instructional Resources – Assignment #1
Grade Level: 3-5Subject Area: Social StudiesFocused Topic: Civil WarGeorgia Performance Standard:
Description: SS5H1 The student will explain thecauses, major events, and consequences of the civil war.
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Identify major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the AtlantaCampaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House
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Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
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Discuss how the issues of states' rights and slavery increased tensions between theNorth and South.
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Describe the effects of war on the North and South.
Web 2.0 Tool: Video
I have chosen to use videos and digital stories from Teacher Tube, You Tube andBrain Pop to use on my Web 2.0 instructional resource list. For the purposes of making areal, authentic connection to the happenings of the Civil War, I feel that using video is thebest format. Seeing videos that focus on the time period will allow my students toconnect to the Civil War, the people of the time period, relate to the different artifactsfrom the war, and investigate the impacts of the battles that occurred many years ago.
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Digital Story Overview of the Civil War
This video is a digital story of the Civil War. It uses many different images from thewar including battle sites, soldiers, Civil War campsites, and even a hospital site. Thenarration during the video is a reading of the Gettysburg Address. I chose this videoto give an overview of the Civil War.Length: 2:45http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=54236&title=Digital_Storytelling_Civil_War_in_America
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Digital Story Focusing on the Battle of Gettysburg
This video is a digital story of the Civil War that focuses on the Battle of Gettysburg.It is narrated with vivid details spanning over the three days of fighting. Details inthe narration including the time of day, temperature, and overall aspects of the settingthat add to the authenticity of the horrible battle that occurred on three hot summerdays July 1 –3, 1863. It gives details to the generals involved, casualties at the end of the three days, and the geographical landmarks associated with the Battle of Gettysburg.Length 12:08http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=91058
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Civil War Minutes Part 3 - Faces of General Robert E. Lee
This video focuses on General Robert E. Lee. It also gives details of the invention of the camera around the Civil War time period, which brought faces to life for the firsttime. It explains how there wasn’t a photo of Robert E. Lee except one that wastaken before the war. To help show the powerful war hero he was, the plain civilianphoto was retouched. The new retouched photo showed General Lee wearing a warcoat, which could be used in the newspapers to show the war hero. Lee didn’t like hispicture taken so pirating was common with the very few images of him. Pirating iswhere a photographer takes a picture of another picture and then sells the photo. Thisvideo even goes into detail of how a few images were smuggled to England throughthe Union Blockade (ships) so a statue could be created of the general. It ends withspecial photo images Lee agreed to have taken the day after he surrendered atAppomattox Courthouse. These images became famous war pictures of GeneralRobert E. Lee even though they were taken the day after the war ended.Length: 8:09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UQJKUYBx1A
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Abraham Lincoln Reads the Gettysburg Address (renactment)
This video is a reenactment of Abraham Lincoln reading the words of the GettysburgAddress. Before reciting the Address, he gives details about his thoughts preparingthe speech, the advice he got about needing to give a short speech due to the fact hewas speaking after Edward Everett, who was the main speaker. He also explains howhe wasn’t feeling well the night before the speech and had a high fever. Details of thededication of the cemetery including the date November 19
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and weather are addedto give authenticity.Length 5:35http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=19524&title=Abraham_Lincoln_Reads_The_Gettysburg_Address
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1857, 12pound, Bronze Napoleon Muzzle loading Cannon
This video explains very specific properties of the most famous Civil War cannon, theNapoleon. It includes details of the 7 men it took to shoot the cannon and the jobsthey each did to get it ready for firing. Other details include the 12 pound projectile itfires, the 1600-yard range the projectile fires in, and how to load it. This video has agreat closing statement about studying history and investigating individuals to bringhistory to life. Don’t forget to watch it until the very end. This video has someoverlay audio problems but it was too good in substance to pass on.Length 4:26http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=10632&title=Civil_War_Cannon
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Civil War Soldier’s Uniform and Accessories
The next three videos explain the uniforms of a Civil War Soldier and the manyaccessories that they were issued. They are very detailed and cover many of theimportant aspects of the Civil War soldier.
Video # 1 The first video focuses on the ammunition belt that was worn and theimportance of weather proofing items stored in the belt to make sure their riflemuskets would fire. The compartments of the pouch stored things like gunpowder,musket caps, and cleaning supplies.Length 4:58http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=79788&title=Civil_War_Unif orm___BeltVideo #2 The second video focuses on the winter coat that the soldiers were issuedand how it was adaptable for weather factors like bitter cold wind. Other itemsdiscussed are the tin dipper that was issued for meal time, the haversack and theimportance of weather proofing the haversack. Components of the haversack including a tin plate that the soldiers had to keep up with and a combination utensilthat included a spoon, fork and knife in one contraption were discussed. The videoalso talked about cleaning the issued items and how many times there was no wateravailable at camp to clean them so soldiers had to rub them in the dirt to get the foodoff before putting them away to use again at a later time.Length 4:13http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=79778&title=Civil_War_Unif orm___Winter_CoatVideo #3 The third video explains the pants of the Civil War soldier including thesignificance of the striping, which includes rank and branch of service. The shoes arediscussed in great detail explaining the canvas and leather combination as well as theimportance of the heel of the shoe. The heel of the shoe was very important sincesoldiers had to march on different terrains repeatedly.Length 3:50http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=79776&title=Civil_War_Unif orm___Pants_Shoes_
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Civil War Housewife (sewing kit for uniform)
This short video demonstrates the Housewife, which was a sewing kit made and givento soldiers by their wives, mothers, girlfriends, or other family members. I chose thisvideo to show students how the soldiers of the Civil War were courageous and bravein battle but also had to sew and repair uniforms as well. Each soldier was given twouniforms a year and it was expected that they took care of them. If they had to bereissued parts of their uniform and it wasn’t reissue time, money was taken out of their paychecks to pay for them. So the Housewife was very useful to ensure theycould mend their own uniforms and it was also a reminder from home. Students willsee how responsible soldiers had to be with their belongings during the Civil War.Length: 3:54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvsrKUPRKFs
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The Underground Railroad
This digital story is very informative about the Underground Railroad. It describes ingreat detail the secret network of abolitionists and free blacks that provided sheltersand guidance for the slaves trying to escape to freedom. It focuses on Harriet
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