Postcards+to+the+Present+(5th+Grade)

by Sheri Hamby and Chris Pugh

=Standards=
 * Social Studies ACC 5.2.1.a** - Identify the economic change from agricultural to industrial in late 19th and early 20th century.
 * Social Studies ACC 5.1.1.b** - Explain governmental efforts to restrict immigrants entering into the United States.

=Lesson= TSW...
 * ISTE NETS 1.** **Creativity and Innovation** **b.** - create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * 1) Open Safari.
 * 2) Do Google Search for the name of the person or subject you have studied. Look for the Wikipedia listing in the search results.
 * 3) Click the Wikipedia listing.
 * 4) Click on the picture in the Wikipedia listing. All Wikipedia pictures are supposed be creative commons licensed through WikiMedia Commons. In short, they are not supposed to be copyrighted pictures. It will state beside the picture what license the picture has. Choose a creative commons licensed picture instead of a copyrighted picture.
 * 5) On a Mac, hold the CONTROL key on the keyboard while clicking on the picture with the mouse. A context menu will show.
 * 6) Click on the choice in the context menu labeled "Add to iPhoto Library". iPhoto will open and copy the picture directly to it.
 * 7) Click on the picture and then the button from the bottom toolbar labeled CARD.
 * 8) It will open a new card project. All projects are saved automatically within iPhoto and can be printed instead of purchased.
 * 9) Click on the Picture Card choice from the selection in the main window, then click CHOOSE.
 * 10) Click in the INSERT TITLE box to type the name of the picture or event you have chosen.
 * 11) Click in the body and delete the existing text.
 * 12) Type the most important facts about the person or event you chose.
 * 13) Click on SETTINGS button from the bottom to change the text size in the body of the page until it fills the body area of the card.
 * 14) Click FILE and PRINT.
 * 15) When the Print window opens, click the LAYOUT menu to change the PAGES PER SHEET option from 1 to 2.
 * 16) Click Print. You will need to cut any excess paper from the newly printed card.