7th Grade History

Google My Maps may be used throughout the year to embed content (e.g., shapes, lines, text, pictures, videos) on a Google map. This example map shows important sites in the Fertile Crescent. Here is a list of resources for this project:

• Google My Maps tutorials and examples

• Fertile Crescent example map

Google Earth is great for studying the USA's dynamic geography and regions. Here are some resources:

• Google Earth tutorial

• Google Earth Ancient Rome Screenshot Scavenger Hunt

• Google Earth Medieval Japan Screenshot Scavenger Hunt

Adobe Express and WeVideo can be used to create mini-documentaries about the European explorers. Here are some tutorials and resources:

• Adobe Express tutorials

• WeVideo tutorials

• Cabrillo research/script example

• Explorer movie lesson plan

• Explorer movie assignment template

Google Sites is a great format for informational writing. Students can insert Google Docs of their writing, customized Google My Maps to show the geographic context of their topic, Google Slides for image galleries––even Google Forms quizzes!

• Google Sites tutorials and resources

• Revolutionary War website

Pecha Kucha is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. Because Pecha Kucha presentations are programmed to advance every 20 seconds, the presenter really needs to know their stuff!

• How to make a Pecha Kucha presentation document

• Pecha Kucha blank template

• Creating a Pecha Kucha video tutorial

• Pecha Kucha Gold Rush example video

• Pecha Kucha Gold Rush slide deck