What If… The Stock Market never crashed? Abraham Lincoln was never assassinated? The atomic bomb was never invented? The Cuban Missile Crisis escalated to war? Martin Luther King never had a dream? Rosie never riveted?

What If you could change history?

What is Integrated Project? In-depth research project with historical scenario Year-long collaborative learning Utilizes limited resources Integrates : Multimedia skills Collaborative research Team building Conflict resolution Presentation skills Post production editing

In-depth research project with historical scenario

Year-long collaborative learning

Utilizes limited resources

Integrates :

Multimedia skills

Collaborative research

Team building

Conflict resolution

Presentation skills

Post production editing

Step 1: Brainstorming Step 2: Picking a question & forming an essential question Step 3: Getting the facts straight Step 4: S.P.E.R.M Step 5: Making a slide Step 6: Inserting video(s) Step 7: Inserting audio(s) Step 8: Editing Step 9: The 411 on script writing Step 10: Putting it all together

Step 1: Brainstorming Choose a topic that has enough information for a 45 minute presentation If you are not interested, your project will not be interesting! Start with an event in history (or specific decade) and then research it Give yourself options

Choose a topic that has enough information for a 45 minute presentation

If you are not interested, your project will not be interesting!

Start with an event in history (or specific decade) and then research it

Give yourself options

Step 2: Choose a question & E.Q Begin with What If..? or ‘The ##’s Decade Must be a question that can not be automatically answered Contradicts what already happened, must be opposite of what happened Essential Question: Gets the audience to question, ‘What will happen next?’ Gives an idea of what could happen in your performance, script

Begin with What If..? or ‘The ##’s Decade

Must be a question that can not be automatically answered

Contradicts what already happened, must be opposite of what happened

Essential Question:

Gets the audience to question, ‘What will happen next?’

Gives an idea of what could happen in your performance, script

Step 3: Getting the facts straight Utilize a timeline from specific time period Research information, organize in chart format Get the ideas, ditch the details Utilize: Nettrekker.com

Utilize a timeline from specific time period

Research information, organize in chart format

Get the ideas, ditch the details

Utilize: Nettrekker.com

Step 4: S.P.E.R.M S ocial P olitical E conomic R eligion M ilitary and D aily Life

Step 5: Making a slide Slide Make-Up: Transparency background Catchy title Attractive picture(s) To the point information Remember: Utilize same fonts & colors throughout presentation Crop photos Symmetry- very important! Make visible from a distance

Slide Make-Up:

Transparency background

Catchy title

Attractive picture(s)

To the point information

Remember:

Utilize same fonts & colors throughout presentation

Crop photos

Symmetry- very important!

Make visible from a distance

Step 6: Inserting video(s) Choosing a video: United Streaming video clips Look for something that highlights main point or gets point across Editing is extremely important! Importance of video: Highlights points Adds drama to script; see 411 on script writing Adds excitement and different dynamic Keeps audience interested and educated

Choosing a video:

United Streaming video clips

Look for something that highlights main point or gets point across

Editing is extremely important!

Importance of video:

Highlights points

Adds drama to script; see 411 on script writing

Adds excitement and different dynamic

Keeps audience interested and educated

Step 7: Inserting audio(s) Choosing audio: United Streaming audio Editing is extremely important! Do not over-do audio clips Importance of audio: Highlights points Adds drama to performance Adds excitement and different dramatic Keeps audience interested

Choosing audio:

United Streaming audio

Editing is extremely important!

Do not over-do audio clips

Importance of audio:

Highlights points

Adds drama to performance

Adds excitement and different dramatic

Keeps audience interested

Step 8: Editing Sound & Audio Editing: Audacity Photo Editing: Paint Picasa 2 Video Editing: Windows Movie Maker **Software and programs are free, easy to use

Sound & Audio Editing:

Audacity

Photo Editing:

Paint

Picasa 2

Video Editing:

Windows Movie Maker

**Software and programs are free, easy to use

Step 9: The 411 on script writing Script says everything your slides do not Detail, detail, detail! Make the audience believe that what going on really happened Examples: Fictional Families Businesses Friends Towns

Script says everything your slides do not

Detail, detail, detail!

Make the audience believe that what going on really happened

Examples:

Fictional Families

Businesses

Friends

Towns

Step 5: Putting it all together All of the key components are finally put together Present script and historical information to a crowd; your goal is to educate! Feel accomplished that you did something; that you changed history! See next slides for examples

All of the key components are finally put together

Present script and historical information to a crowd; your goal is to educate!

Feel accomplished that you did something; that you changed history!

See next slides for examples

What If the automobile was never INSERT ESSENTIAL QUESTION HERE! invented? invented?

“ One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. “ Henry Ford The Model T The Model T Simple, Reliable & Affordable The average working American could afford it Started at: $825.00 Dropped to: $575.00

Society Gets Movin’ Brought families & friends closer together Means of more efficient transportation & social status Sense of freedom Increased business

Making a Living …sort of 1901 Census revealed 83% of the male population were employed Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, & the transportation industry were popular fields Hours & Conditions were dangerous, risky “ People forget how fast you did a job—but they remember how well you did it.”

Cars enable citizens to travel to destinations in less time. Travel Made Easy Travel Made Easy

Gregor Mendel’s work with genetics is published …………………………… ....... Allows many to question, “ What is religion?” …………………………… ....... Popular in both religion & education

Progressivism is main political movement in early 20th century United States Theodore Roosevelt becomes President 1901