To find your facts, we are going to use Grolier for Kids like Mrs. Lux taught us last week.

• Grolier - remember that the username is the abbreviation for the school and the password is the name of the site. An encyclopedia is always a great place to start.
• United Streaming - remember that the username is the name of the school and the password is the abbreviation.
• The Library of Congress - search for thousands of images, videos, audio files, and documents
• Library of Congress American Memories - browse this collection for a variety of resources. Try searching by a broad topic such as “Civil Rights” and then try to narrow it down.
• The National Archives - a great place for historical documents, various online exhibits, and WWII/ Holocaust information in particular. You can also access NARA videos from the National Archives at Google Video
• United States Holocaust Museum - the online exhibitions include some of the footage that you saw in class. There are other good resources here as well.
• The Smithsonian - the American History collection has a variety of resources.
• Time Magazine archives - back issues of this magazine can be dated to 1923.
• Newspaper archives - the NY Times and Washington Post, both being national papers, have articles dating back to the early 1900s. You can search by historical event to potentially find images as well as primary source materials.
• JewishGen - this website is the home to Jewish Genealogy in the US. You may be able to look up your person in order to find family tree info or pictures.
• UT Austin Library, historical maps collection - The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection has a comprehensive set of historical maps. You can search by country, time, the world, etc.

1. Arkive
2. World Bird Guide
3. Raptors
4. Creature Features
5. Hummingbirds
6. Cornell - All About Birds
7. Tucans

Remember, you want to find pictures, videos, and sounds in order to make observations. Be as specific as you can.

1. In your Documents folder, create a folder for your historical figure
2. Open Pages and choose a blank document. Save your file to this new folder and call it Name-Profile (ex: Susie-Profile)
3. Open the Profile Builder (it will open in a new window)
4. Type in the Profile Builder, but then copy & paste everything into your Pages document as well. You cannot over-flow the box, so you MUST type in the Profile Builder first.
5. When you are done, print a copy and put a PDF version in the 8C or 8E Technology folder. Make sure it is named Name-Profile(ex: Susie-Profile.pdf)

• HINT: To make a PDF, preview your file before you print it.

This is due to me by Friday at 2:45.

• What technology are they using?
• What makes some profiles more effective than others?
• What do you think that you should do to make your historical person really come alive?

• Blog
• Wiki
• Forum
• Social Network
• Ning
• Profile
• Status Update

For now, we are going to focus on the research phase. Here’s what you need to do in order to get started.

1. Create a folder in either the 6B or 6H Technology folder with your names on it.
2. Open the GW-PrepBook file from 2012 folder and save 2 copies into your group folder. You should rename the file to Name-PrepBook. (ex: Susie-PrepBook)
3. Start working through the book. You must go in order, and may only use the resources listed below.

Research Resources

Mrs. Carrellas, Mrs. Magruder, and I have already found the resources that we would like for you to use. You MAY NOT use Google or Ask without permission. Most of the science research will come from the books that you will find in the science room. Here are your technology-based resources.

• GoogleEarth
• The CIA World Fact Book
• Grolier
• Answers
• Population Reference Bureau (make sure you use the Data Finder and examine the 2009 World Population Data Sheet)
• NASA Eyes on the Earth website
• Temperature Readings
• Sea level rising map

When you are ready to begin the scavenger hunt, we will use Google Maps.