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7th Grade Standards: History 6: The Renaissance in Europe introduced revolutionary ideas leading to cultural, scientific, and social changes
 * The French Revolution**

Lesson Description: Students in 7th Grade will be studying the French Revolution. We will be using a variety of technology tools.

We have been studying the The Renaissance and the changes it brought about in Europe. One of those changes was revolutions in many countries. Our focus is going to be on the French Revolution and the political and social changes that happened. We will continue to utilize technology as part of this unit. You will specifically be using Bubbl.us, Google Maps, Screencast-O-Matic , and Stupeflix.


 * BRAINSTORMING**: You will begin our unit on the French Revolution by creating a concept web using the technology tool [|Bubbl.us] . Your concept map must have a central theme or title such as The French Revolution. You will then use the subcategoreis of people, places, ideas, causes and effects. Each subcategory must have three details. Click here to see an example.


 * ACTIVITY #1**: The first project you will do will be to use Google Maps to mark the important places that were pertitent to the French Revolution. As you mark each spot, be sure to include some information about the location and why it was important to the French Revolution. You need to have at least four stops on your map. Click here to see an example of my Google Map.

*View [|The French Revolution] in a larger map

Click here to see my example.
 * ACTIVITY #2**: The second activity is to choose a website that deals with the French Revolution. You will then use the screencast-o-matic website to capture and discuss the features and uses of this website. You can also use the screencast to tell your classmates more information about the French Revolution.


 * ACTIVITY #3**: The third activity will be to create a short one minute video that incorporates pictures of people, places, and events from the French Revolution. You will be using the stupeflix website to create your project. You will need to find and download at least 10 pictures for your video.To create your video, you will need to save your videos to either your H drive or your flash drive then upload them into the program. You will also need to provided titles or explanations for your pictures. You have the capability to add music to your video so choose a song of your choice and add it to your video. An example has been provided for you:


 * PUBLISHING**: Each student will publish one activity (the Google Map, the Video, or Screencast) to our class Edmodo site . You need to comment on at least two other students activities.
 * Please note you must enter group code sdgpnl to view our classroom Edmodo.**

Your project will be graded using a rubric.
 * GRADING**: