Sunday, October 4, 2009
Something interest In the LOC
After I listened to the audio presentation of the library of congress, I felt it is good to know the difference between primary resources and secondary resources. As a teacher, I think it would be better to introduce students with raw materials first and provide them with the opportunities to observe, reflect, and question on the topics. Then the students will be more aware of the distinction between past and present which helps them become critical thinkers and eventually act upon the society. I remember a famous saying: there is nothing new under the sun. People are more aware of the history then are more aware of their social responsibility. As the history progresses, everyone is the part of the history. We can encourage the students to make their own contributions in the US history.
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Qi,
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the video that introduced the LOC website. I am with you in that I think my students will enjoy the primary sources such as the official historical documents as in the Declaration and Constitution. We see copies in books but seeing the real copies online will be more exciting for them.
For some time I have been wanting to learn how to blog and so I am also grateful for this class and the chance to learn.
Hello Qi,
ReplyDeleteI am amazed we were all able to get so much accomplished considering that we had only one teacher and so many of us in the class. Yay!
I think I might have my studentswrite a blog-like journal about an imaginary trip.
See you soon!
~Colleen Coolish
Qi,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post. I agree with your comments about introducing students to "raw materials."
I thought the organization of "observe, reflect, question" would be key to student success. Giving students some structure to record their the information would prevent them from skipping over details and jumping to conclusions based on assumptions.