Industrial Revolution Wordle

Modern World History is beginning a new unit on the Industrial Revolution. Students created a wordle to activate prior knowledge about what industrialization means to them

US History Students Create WW1 Propaganda Posters

Students created American World War I propaganda posters to demonstrate how individual citizens were encouraged to support the war effort. 

The Horrors of Trench Warfare Exposed

Students learned, researched, and collaborated on what life was like for soldiers fighting in WWI. Students then became a solider and wrote a letter home to their family. Don't worry they didn't expose too many details because they did not want their letter to be censored!

Students Use Google Drive to Collaborate on WWI Military Technology Document

Students collaborated to investigate different WWI military technologies and combine information onto one document using google drive

Students Create Historical Allegories about Nationalism in Europe

Students created an illustrated allegory storybook that defines nationalism and chronicles the unification of a specific region of Europe from the mid 1800’s (Germany or Italy). They wrote this book for students in late elementary school.

Psych Class Creates there own Classical Conditioning Experiments

Students designed a hypothetical experiment in which you take a neutral stimulus and condition a person or animal to respond to it. In your project, you will write up a full laboratory experiment.

Students Given Schoology Google Form Survey at End of Quarter 1

Econ Class Creates Comics about Comparative Advantage

Cartoons of the Enlightened Thinkers - Locke, Hobbes, Rosseau, and Montesquieu

Modern World History Creates Comics!!

Economic Enigmas Unraveled

Economics class learned and discovered about economic enigmas that occur throughout our society.  Below are articles explaining why these enigmas exist according to economic principles.

Interactive French Revolution Timelines Created by Modern World

The French Revolution on Dipity.

Experimental Methods in Psychology

How do you design an experiment to keep a doctor away?

Spanish American War Newscast

Spanish-American War Investigation: Colebrook Undercover We are going undercover to resolve one of the biggest mysteries in U.S. history. Together we are launching an investigation to figure out why the United States invaded Cuba in 1898. Using the information gathered from our detective work we then, as a class, create a video newscast displaying our findings and conclusions. 1. Analyze the documents and evidence 2. Make your hypothesis as to why the United States invaded Spain? 3. Create a storyboard and script for newscast: Colebrook Undercover 4. Collect Pictures, Documents, Video clips that could go into our newscast 5. Record and edit the newscast 6. Reflect and Post Video for the World to See!

Colebrook students analyze primary source documents, represent and source differing sides, and present all perspectives of historical events!

Students Create Info Graphics about Economic Enigmas!

Create Your own Governments!

Students in World History were put to the test and made tough decisions about the type of government they would create.

What Does Economics Mean to US...

Intro to Economics Projects! Check them Out!!

Jing Used to Create Parent Schoology Tutorial

Schoology is an online learning management system that is being instituted this year at Colebrook.  Tutorials were created using Jing to show parents how to create their own accounts.  These accounts allow them to view their child's grades, attendance, and assignments.  Here is the letter that was written to parents about Schoology.  Below are the Jing tutorials.

Schoology Letter to Parents

Introduction to Me - Animoto Projects!

The Introduction to Me Project allowed students to introduce themselves to the class while getting them familiar with Animoto, a Web 2.0 tool where students to create films.

Using Screencast-o-matic to create Schoology Tutorials

Schoology is a new learning management system being used at Colebrook beginning in the 2012-13 school year. Here are tutorials showing teachers and students how to use the basic features of the site with the help of screencast-o-matic!