Monday, October 28
Inspiration 9 notes
Students will use Inspiration 9 to organize notes for our Maya Quest.
- See the screenshot below for the first steps.
- Please NOTE: the arrows and other text boxes that are black with white writing are for directions ONLY! They are not to reproduced on your visual map. Please use these directions to help you.
- Name your document: First name, last initial, Maya Civilization.
- REMEMBER to save in Google Drive>SS folder>Time Traveler's Trunk>Maya folder and then SYNC!
- Note that vocabulary boxes show a checkmark on the left margin. You can find that box style in your symbols palette under the libraries tab on the basic page. Click on the "check" symbol and it will display the correct box.
Tues, Wed, Thurs Oct. 29, 30, 31
Continue Visual Map of Maya Civilization
- Use the screenshot below to help you with the next section of your visual map.
- Notice the "overlap" area that shows part of the previous screenshot so you know where to continue.
- Remember, you can click on the screenshot to enlarge it for easier viewing OR you can simply enlarge your screen by zooming on your trackpad.
- Notice that you cannot copy and paste the text since the screenshot is an image. You will need to type in the information yourself.
- To find the "Location" image search for Mesoamerica in Google images.
- To find the "Elevation" image, search for "elevation above sea level" in Google images.
- To find the "climate" image, search for "climate zones" in Google images.
- Remember to include your vocabulary boxes.
Use the three screenshots below to complete the Geography section of your visual map.
Friday, Nov 1, 2013
Continue Visual Map of Maya Civilization
Below you can see a close up view of the vocabulary boxes from the screenshot above.
Now that we have completed the "Where" geography section, it is time to work on the "When" timeline section.
Use the screenshots above to help you begin the "WHEN" timeline section that will indicate what time periods the Maya lived.
NOTICE that this timeline section goes BELOW the essential question box.
Please be careful to create all the elements you see onto your Inspiration page and in the same layout. Remember to SAVE SAVE SAVE! and sync!
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For the Timeline image please copy and paste the timeline image below. You may need to resize it.
Use the screenshots above to help you begin the "WHEN" timeline section that will indicate what time periods the Maya lived.
NOTICE that this timeline section goes BELOW the essential question box.
Please be careful to create all the elements you see onto your Inspiration page and in the same layout. Remember to SAVE SAVE SAVE! and sync!
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For the Timeline image please copy and paste the timeline image below. You may need to resize it.
Above image from:
http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/susan.mody/432%20Fall06/About%201.gif
http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/susan.mody/432%20Fall06/About%201.gif
For the Maya timeline image, please copy and paste the timeline below. You may need to resize it on your page.
Above image from TCI textbook Maya chapter.