February 14, 2010
8:26 PM
Posted by
Angela Cunningham
Note: This post is a work in progress.
Not only does this project push students to go beyond the basic research paper, it also forces them to find connections among historical figures...even when they are separated by time and place.
Assisted by an essential question..."What is the proper role of government?" that must be answered and discussed somewhere on the Wall.
Encouraged to add additional details in order to make the page more authentic...Suggestions, photographs, videos, etc.
Built using a template I created on Google Sites...
Layout: Left Sidebar
Tables: Used for Friend Suggestions, Wall Posts, etc. Allowed us to place elements such as photographs and icons in different columns.
Images: Photographs are all from
WikiMedia Commons. Icons were downloaded from
this site.
HTML: Finally, we tweaked the appearance of our pages by editing the HTML...image sizing, table borders, etc.