U.S.STUDIES--ROTATION+2--WESTERN+EXPANSION

**In order to make sure students had a concrete understanding of our expectations for higher level thinking in this product, we used the "cube" that can also be used in a game to illustrate the elements needed on their Museum Boxes. After we switched from Museum Box to Glogster, we told them they needed the same elements--just flatten the museum box out into a poster.** **Following are two of the glogs that students are in the process of creating at the present time on glogster.com. Neither is completely finished; however, it will give you some idea of what can be placed on one of these glogs and how they can be printed or embedded into a wiki such as this one.**
 * __WESTERN EXPANSION PROJECT__ **
 *  Students, working with a partner, were assigned elements of Western Expansion (3 per partnership). They were given the handout below (and the lesson plan is also attached herein) as well as the cube at the bottom of this page. The assignment was explained, and originally the intention was to use Museum Box, a free web 2.0 tool, wherein students could actually replicate the cube in the illustration. After I found out there was a limit to the size of the movies that could be placed in Museum Box--as well as receiving an e-mail that it might be going to a paid application--Susan Elliott and I decided not to use it. I searched until I found Glogster, got the free trial educational download, and we have found it to be working wonderfully well. **

http://skb97h2.edu.glogster.com/lewis-and-clark/

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http://sv5z2e8.edu.glogster. com/gold-rush/

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