​Monday, november 14

We continued work on the ABC's of Mesopotamia project today.

tuesday, november 14

Last day on the ABC's of Mesopotamia and students should begin completing the Review Worksheet I handed out today in anticipation of the test on Chapters 3 and 4 this Thursday.

WEdnesday, november 14

We reviewed Chapters 3 and 4 and then did a Quizlet Live, here's that Quizlet if you'd like to study it for tomorrow's test:

thursday/Friday, 11/15 & 11/16


After the test, feel free to help your group CREATE your SLIDESHOW for the ABC's of Mesopotamia.  The steps are here to the RIGHT.

Also, feel free to check out these videos and learn a little bit more about our 5 Mesopotamian Empires.

More about the Cyrus Cylinder:

Read here:
www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/cyrus_cylinder/documents/cyrus_teacher.pdf

Watch here:
www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/3play_processed_94/the-cyrus-cylinder-an-artifact-ahead-of-its/​

More on the empires!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPVe5mjphA

More on the empires!​
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdblRch6m3g&t=67s
Click on the Calendar to find the homework!

ABC's SLIDESHOW steps:

  1. Make your recording an MP3, if you've done this SKIP to step #2
    1. Done recording?  In Garageband, Click the word SHARE at the top of the page
    2. SELECT export podcast to disk
    3. CHOOSE mp3 and best quality
    4. CHOOSE where to save...desktop?
    5. Then, UPLOAD that picture to your Google Drive (open google drive and click upload file and choose that file)
  2. Now, you'll want to create a PICTURE from each page of your Google Slide
  3. Yes, that means 26 pictures one at a time
    1. For example, on the slide for A, click at the top FILE, then DOWNLOAD AS, and SELECT JPG, then B, then C
  4. Now that you have 26 JPG pictures and an mp3, OPEN WE VIDEO from BEACHPORT
  5. Click PROJECT and select COLLABORATIVE so that other members can edit too
  6. SELECT the people you want it shared with!
  7. Now, click the folder button on far right which is MEDIA and click the CLOUD BUTTON to IMPORT your pictures!
  8. DRAG your MP3 and your PICTURES into the window and then you can DRAG them into the area below which is the video timeline
  9. Now, work to have each PICTURE go along with the words you are saying about that letter
  10. YAYYYYYYYYYY!