Teacher Resources
Prior Knowledge Needed:
The Historical Facebook template is designed to be used in Google Docs, which requires a Google Account. Familiarize yourself with the drawing tools beforehand so that you can help students with creating text boxes, inserting images, and plotting points on the location map.
If you and/or your students do not have accounts, you can download a digital copy of the template and insert it into a drawing program or word processing application that has drawing tools. Test which applications you have access to to see which one will offer the best interface for your students. Review how to turn on the application’s drawing tools if they are not already active.
State Standards (Maine):
English Language Arts
E. PROCESS OF WRITING AND SPEAKING
4. Evaluate the remarks and oral presentations of others to find the key ideas, and explain the ways in which these ideas were developed.
F. STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions necessary to make an informal speech or presentation, effectively engaging peers and fielding responses.
H. RESEARCH-RELATED WRITING AND SPEAKING
3. Create bibliographies.
7. Use search engines and other Internet resources to collect information for research topics.
Modern and Classical Languages
C. ORAL AND WRITTEN PRESENTATIONS
5. Write about their feelings regarding a special person or event.
Alternative Uses:
Instead of researching historical figures, have students create Facebook profiles based on fictional characters from a class novel or from books that students are reading independently. For example, a similar Facebook template can be found online that is designed to integrate with the novel Treasure Island entitled, “Pirates need Social Networks too!” by Tara.
The Historical Facebook template is designed to be used in Google Docs, which requires a Google Account. Familiarize yourself with the drawing tools beforehand so that you can help students with creating text boxes, inserting images, and plotting points on the location map.
If you and/or your students do not have accounts, you can download a digital copy of the template and insert it into a drawing program or word processing application that has drawing tools. Test which applications you have access to to see which one will offer the best interface for your students. Review how to turn on the application’s drawing tools if they are not already active.
State Standards (Maine):
English Language Arts
E. PROCESS OF WRITING AND SPEAKING
4. Evaluate the remarks and oral presentations of others to find the key ideas, and explain the ways in which these ideas were developed.
F. STANDARD ENGLISH CONVENTIONS
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions necessary to make an informal speech or presentation, effectively engaging peers and fielding responses.
H. RESEARCH-RELATED WRITING AND SPEAKING
3. Create bibliographies.
7. Use search engines and other Internet resources to collect information for research topics.
Modern and Classical Languages
C. ORAL AND WRITTEN PRESENTATIONS
5. Write about their feelings regarding a special person or event.
Alternative Uses:
Instead of researching historical figures, have students create Facebook profiles based on fictional characters from a class novel or from books that students are reading independently. For example, a similar Facebook template can be found online that is designed to integrate with the novel Treasure Island entitled, “Pirates need Social Networks too!” by Tara.
