Our post today is teaching our 5th graders more about Social Studies! We are focusing on the presidents of the United States. Our tool of choice today is the online platform Tiki-Toki. This tool was new for me however I was impressed by its usefulness. This platform allows you to create timelines for whatever subject you need. Like I said, choosing social studies, I created a timeline teaching about the first 15 presidents. It has a brief intro to the presidents on the timeline and if you click on the icons a screen will pop up telling you more. There is even a place to link videos or other materials!
Click here to see my Tiki-Toki
Pros: A benefit to using this website is its adaptability. Timelines can be useful in almost every subject we teach. It also has you create an account so you can save or edit the project you make as well as keep all of them in the same spot! Thumbs up for staying organized!
Cons: I feel as though this is a tool that would better benefit upper grade elementary students. It might be difficult for the younger kids to understand or navigate. It also takes a good chunk of time creating each timeline.
- UEN Content Standard: 5th Grade Social Studies Standard 5 Objective 3
- Identify leaders of social and political movements
- ISTE Standard: Knowledge Constructor
- Critically select, evaluate and synthesize digital resources into a collection that reflects learning and builds knowledge.
- Ed Tech Standard: Standard 8
- Use technology resources for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
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