The document discusses using technology to teach 11th grade U.S. history students about labor laws and reforms. It explains that technology allows access to resources like photos, videos, blogs and articles that bring the topic to life. Students can use reliable websites from educational and government sources to research accurately. Blogs from their own state help students connect personally to the issues. Podcasts, videos and online resources from sites like the Department of Labor provide rich content. Web tools like word searches, crossword puzzles and discussion boards engage students in active learning.

1. The Importance of Labor
Laws and Reforms
11th grade U.S History/Government
Jennifer Neville

2. Technology Integration
• Rationale:
– Students in High School are just starting to enter the working
world. It is necessary for them to learn the laws that the
government has put in place to protect their safety and their
rights as human beings. It is also important for them to know
why many of these laws/reforms were created in the first
place.
– Technology in the class room is a vital tool in teaching the
students about these laws and reforms. Using technology will
allow the students to have access to photos, videos, blogs,
articles, audio resources, and many other sources that would
otherwise be inaccessible in the classroom. Using technology
to teach this subject will allow each student to have the
opportunity to be hands on learners.
Camtasia Relay

3. Evaluation of Internet Sources
• The internet is full of information that is either
outdated or just completely false.
• To prevent inaccurate information from being
used only use reliable websites (examples
would be educational or government
websites).
• Even when using reliable websites make sure
to look information over for accuracy.

4. Labor Laws and Reforms Blogs
• New York Blogs
• Connecticut Blogs
• To allow the students to make a more
personal connection to the blogs that you are
looking at you should allow them to look at
blogs that have to do with the state that they
live in. This way the information that they
read about laws/reforms have a deeper
relation to their future.

5. Labor Laws and Reforms Podcasts
Click on picture to open different podcasts.

6. YouTube Video
• The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: The beginning of
the Reforms
• Click on picture to be taken to YouTube video.

7. Internet Resources
• United States Department of Labor
• Click on Image to bring to link

8. Internet Resources
• University of Iowa
Child Labor Education
Project
• Click on image to open
link

9. Internet Resources
• Library of Congress
• Click on Image to open the link.

10. Inspiration

11. Teaching Materials-Worksheets
• Click the link to
access multiple
worksheets
provided by the
University of Iowa

12. Teaching Material- Word Search
• Click on the picture to view the word search

13. Teaching Material-Crossword Puzzle
• Click on the link to have
access to making your
own crossword puzzle.
Then switch with your
peers and complete
each one.

14. Teaching Material-Articles
• Open the link and read
this article in order to
answer the following
questions.
1. After this many violations should the company just keep being
fined or should the punishment be worse?
2. How would you prevent this from happening if you were one
of the minors that had their rights violated?
3. If this took place a hundred years ago how would the
punishment be different if the company was caught back then?
Would anything have even been done to help these minors?

15. Subject Specific Material
• http://www.history.com/topics/national-
labor-relations-act
• This is a very valuable and trustworthy site
that provides an abundance of information
regarding labor rights. The site provides
videos, articles, pictures, and a variety of
games that all relate to the topic.

16. Uses of the Internet
• http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsnpr/projec
tguides.cfm
– This website will allow the students to create their
own projects that relate to the topic and
collaborate with students from other classes.
• http://www.britannica.com/
– This is a trustworthy encyclopedia where students
can quickly look up information that they are
unsure of regarding the topic.

17. Web 2.0
• BO.LT is a tool that will allow
the students and teacher to
communicate effectively in
and out of the class room.
BO.LT allows for the sharing
of websites between a group
of people. Both students and teachers can share
information that they now find important.