Mrs. Harrold's Digital Classroom

Click on your class in the menu to the left (may have to click on the stacked bars to see full list of classes).

Supply List for World History and Honors American History

• 3-ring binder 1.5" + loose leaf paper

• Highlighters

• Colored pens or markers and/or colored pencils

Questions? Email Mrs. Harrold:  harroldb@lawsoncardinals.org or stop by Room 307

Schedule @ Lawson High School

1st Hour:  World History

2nd Hour:  Sociology/College Sociology

3rd Hour:  Honors American History (HAH)

4th Hour:  World History

5th Hour:   Plan

6th Hour:  World History

7th Hour:  World History

World History         HAH Syllabus            Sociology Syllabus

Find your class and unit in the menu to find daily plans and assignments.

After reading the syllabus, be sure to sign-off digitally.

Using Google Tools in the Classroom

1. Cooperative Learning using Slides - In groups of 3, each student gets 1 part (and is graded ONLY on their part) to collectively create a bigger project. For pairs, they don't get more work, they just do their one and then another group allows them to copy and paste their missing part so that they have access to the complete project.)

      * Student Examples - Renaissance Literature

      * Student Examples - French Rev

2. Class sharing of an answer to get a larger snapshot of the concept.

     * Student Examples - Harlem Renaissance

     * Student Examples - Renaissance Literature (add on to assignment from above)

3. Articles Analysis - Linking multiple articles to more fully explore a subject.

4. Google My Maps (Share Resources to streamline research - this one goes with 'Analysis' assignment below)

     * Intro

     * Analysis

     * Focus on one country

5.  Pictures of White Board for Notes; Picture of White Board - notes that don't go well on Smart Board

6. Student Created Timeline & Questions

      a. Timeline - assignment and sign up

      b. Submit questions and answers

     c. Making a Timeline using Slides

7. Interactive Slides Presentation - Students have questions embedded while also taking notes from a matching teacher Slides presentation. These can also be printed so that the students are writing by hand (which we know encodes better) and have the primary sources at hand). 

      * Student Example

8. Collective Notes - Students can each take one person/element to create notes, but then they have access to all.

     a. Using Docs

     b. Using Slides (Structured - small groups are given a topic plus requirements like primary resource + pic + notes)

9. Using 'Tables' in Google Docs to organize info.

     a. Tables with Visuals - meant for a small group (Another one where they choose the visuals.)

     b. Tables with critical thinking questions - meant for an individual or pair

10. PearDeck (Interactive PowerPoint) works with Slides - all kids must have a computer and login to PearDeck through the Student Login then they will login to your Presentation with the code you give them. They can write responses, choose from multiple choice answers, draw on the slide, et al.

    a. Example 1

    b. Example 2 

11. Visual Analysis - Students can divide and conquer many visuals (in this case political cartoons)

12. Categorizing Many Pieces of Information - With this assignment, the students each drew 2-3 quotes/stances and had to categorize them. So the top was done as a class with each getting individual practice. Then in small groups, I had them add to their contribution to each answer at the bottom.

13. Diving into a Primary Resource