Animation and Voice Thread

Voice Thread Project:
 7th grade Social Studies - Sample Project North Africa Physical Features
7.3.1 Identify and locate countries on a map
7.3.4 Identify major physical features

The students love learning any new software especially media that can be used with their social networking sites and You Tube.  Also, some of the 7th graders are painfully shy when it comes to making class presentations and this will be a way for those students to shine.

The link to my project is: http://voicethread.com/share/2110463/
ANIMATION:

7.1.20           Draw on visual, literary and musical sources to describe the development and transmission of culture over time. (Individuals, Society and Culture)

7.1.23           Compare perspectives of history in Africa, Asia and the Southwest Pacific using fictional and nonfictional accounts.

  

After the selection had been assigned as homework reading in 3-4 person workgroups they would develop a graphic organizer comparing the culture described in Marco Polo’s travels and the various popular Kung Fu type movie/videos they have seen such as “Crouching Tiger”.  Then determine which was most likely a primary source and which was a secondary source.  Explain their reasoning for that choice.  Finally, each group would have to present their results to the class.

animation the story line is they are reading parts of Marco Polo's trip to the Forbidden City.  This particular translation is designed for middle school.

I shared this and made it public.  I also made a copy because I was unclear if I was to actually post it here.

http://goanimate.com/movie/0OKLCiFu0r-c?utm_source=linkshare

second line: (which I don't believe you want)
<b>GoAnimate.com</b>: <a href="http://goanimate.com/movie/0OKLCiFu0r-c?utm_source=embed&uid=07wOfgYDg9ZM" target="_blank">Reading Assignment Intro</a> by <a href="http://goanimate.com/user/07wOfgYDg9ZM" target="_blank">keycd</a><br/><embed src='http://goanimate.com//api/animation/player' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='400' height='268' FlashVars='userId=07wOfgYDg9ZM&movieId=0OKLCiFu0r-c&chain_mids=&movieLid=0&movieTitle=Reading+Assignment+Intro&movieDesc=class+reading+assignment+introduction&apiserver=http://goanimate.com/&appCode=go&thumbnailURL=http://goanimate.com/files/thumbnails/movie/2123/2447123/4823014L.jpg&fb_app_url=http://goanimate.com/go/&copyable=0&showButtons=1&tlang=en_US&ctc=go&isEmbed=1&is_private_shared=0&isPublished=0&originalId=0zEt_fo4L-5k&is_slideshow=0&is_emessage=0&averageRating=0&ratingCount=0' allowScriptAccess='always' allowFullScreen='true'></embed><br/>Like it? Create your own at <a href='http://goanimate.com?utm_source=embed' target="_blank"><b>GoAnimate.com</b></a>. It's free and fun!




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