Qwiki -- A great way to launch a UNIT Lesson Plan!!

As I learned the other day the "Anticipatory Set" in a Unit Lesson Plan should be something that will ignite the learner and create the interest in the upcoming lessons. Wow! Here is a great way to do this. Using Qwicki...


Qwiki works differently than regular search. Instead of coming back with links, it creates a multimedia presentation for your search term.

The result is a story, told with images, text, and audio about the subject you searched for. If you search for the term again, it will create a new story. There is a "film strip" on the bottom so you can skip ahead to other images.

You can sign up for free and save your Qwiki's for later viewing. You can also view other Qwiki's from other people on the site.  


I'm now using their TODAY IN HISTORY as a launching pad to start the school day and get the students thinking about what impact they will have on history by seeing what happened before!  A great conversation and writing lessons starter. 

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