Technology Integration Form COLLABORATION

GENERAL INFORMATION
Selected Technology/Resource Name:
History in Motion

Age/Grade
Level:
While the grade
level is not
specified Id
suggest this for
grades 7-12

Technology/Resource Type:

Application

Software
Website

Device

Source: (Web address, company name, etc.)

http://www.historyinmotion.org/, History in Motion, Founded by Paul Cashman in 2013

Associated Learning Standard(s): The resource may be generally applicable, if so, simply state that.
List any ISTE-S standards that seem to naturally align with the selected resource.
ISTE 1. C. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
Give a brief description of the technology/resource.
History in motion allows students to model different historical events. Using simple tools, that allow
students can place lines, shapes and markers at specific dates. This can allow students to mark different
historical events, and show their relations to each other in a fun, informative ways. It allows for accurate
simulation of inter-related historical events.

INTEGRATION IDEA - COLLABORATION

How might you integrate this resource in a lesson plan to promote collaboration among students in your
classroom, or among students and others outside of the classroom?
Students could work in groups to create a single timeline, with one student focusing on the where,
another focusing on the when, and a final student focusing on constructing the timeline. This could be
done for a number of historical events in the 8th grade curriculum, such as outlining the route of interned
Japanese Americans (Grade 8 Arizona Social Studies Standard: Strand 1, Concept 8, PO 4, E). Another
possible way that this source could be used collaboratively, is that students could each select a famous
WWII leader, and show some off their important accomplishments, as well as the time that they
occurred, on such a time line. Each of these timelines would be combined, to show the accomplishments
of all of the leaders, and how they were interrelated (Grade 8 Arizona Social Studies Standard: Strand 1,
Concept 8, PO 7).

Value-Added Rating Scale

3

The integration idea described:

The integration idea

described:

The integration idea described:

aligns to content standards

transforms a lesson in a way that
would be impossible or very
difficult without it; very likely to
increase student engagement and
contribute to mastery of the

aligns to content standards

enhances a lesson; likely to
increase student
engagement and support

aligns to content standards

serves as a nice supplement to
a lesson but wouldnt necessarily
play a critical role within the
lesson

concept(s)

mastery of the concept(s)

optimal in a student-centered
environment where students are
active and engaged in learning
content

will most likely be used by

the students directly

will most likely be used by the

teacher during a lesson (e.g., a
demonstration)

VALUE-ADDED EXPLANATION

Based on the value-added rating scale above, how would you rate the technology integration
you described, using the selected resource?
Explain your rating based on the rubric indicators.

I feel that History in Motion is between a 2 and a 3. The technology aligns to the content standards.
History in Motion only enhances a lesson. All of the concepts in History in Motion (e.g. date, time and
inter-relation of events) can be taught in other ways (e.g. traditional timelines, graphic organizers,
lecture). However, it would enhance the lesson and by creating in an engaging way, it would support
mastery of the concepts, making it a 2 on the value added scale. Because History in Motion allows
students to create, rather than just record, students will create and be engaged in the assignment. This
earns it a 3 on the value added scale.

This template has been adapted from the following resources:

Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christies 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from
http://www.kathyschrock.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf
ISTE, (2012). iste.netss Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
LearnZillion, Inc. (July 2014). TeachFest Guide | Mathematics. Retrieved from
http://ctcorestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Math_TeachFest_SA_Guidebook.pdf.
Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from
http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.