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DocsTeach
DocsTeach
DocsTeach is a website hosted by the National Archives that provides access to historical documents, audio files, and videos. In addition to the highly extensive collection of historical artifacts, DocsTeach allows teachers to create activities for the classroom! Teachers are able to create their own activities, or they can search and browse an activity library on the site. If you'd like a place to get your students exposed to primary resources to supplement your lessons and/or textbook material, this is absolutely the place to go!
DocsTeach is a website hosted by the National Archives that provides access to historical documents, audio files, and videos. In addition to the highly extensive collection of historical artifacts, DocsTeach allows teachers to create activities for the classroom! Teachers are able to create their own activities, or they can search and browse an activity library on the site. If you'd like a place to get your students exposed to primary resources to supplement your lessons and/or textbook material, this is absolutely the place to go!
Created by E Bryan
The Tasks
The Tasks
The video below was created by a pre-service teacher college student giving his input on how he would use DocsTeach in his classroom.
Getting Started with DocsTeach: Finding and Sharing Primary Source Documents
Getting Started with DocsTeach: Creating Your Own Activity
Getting Started with DocsTeach: Assigning and Viewing Student Work
Earn that Badge:
Earn that Badge:
Go to DocsTeach.org and sign up for a FREE account.
Watch the videos embedded on the page to learn what is to offer at DocsTeach.
Although the videos are a bit long (18-20 minutes), they are very good and give you helpful information on how to use and navigate the website.
Use some of the DocsTeach resources in your classroom. Choose one from the following:
Locate a pre-made activity to use in your classroom on DocsTeach.
Create your very own activity to use in your classroom on DocsTeach.
In order to provide your evidence of learning / artifacts for your badge, you must do each of the following:
Copy / paste the link of your activity into the Google Form below.
To show student completion of your DocsTeach activity, take a screenshot* of the results page of your DocsTeach activity. (We recommend Awesome Screenshot for such tasks. Please be sure NOT to include any student scores in your screenshot in order to remain compliant with FERPA.)
Please be sure to leave the link to your activity and upload the screenshot to the Google Form below.
Extra Resources:
Extra Resources:
National Archives YouTube Channel (filtered to show all videos related to DocsTeach)
DocsTeach Recorded Webinars Page
DocsTeach Getting Started Page
FYI:
FYI:
Students do NOT need an account to use DocsTeach.org! Simply provide them the link to the activity you assign OR post the link to your activity in Google Classroom!
All student responses will be housed in your account at DocsTeach.org.
Alternatively, students can copy the link to their activity responses and add that to Google Classroom if you assign your activity through Classroom.
*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:
Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).
Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.
Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).
GET THAT BADGE!
GET THAT BADGE!
Please refer back to steps 3-5 above. Create your lesson and prepare it to be submitted below in the Google Form.
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