https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9 Made with a dash of wit en-us 2019-09-23 18:06:29 UTC 2026-02-26 22:33:04 UTC hello@padlet.com margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388390241 These slides highlight the counties in the Appalachian Highlands.]]> 2019-09-23 18:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388390241 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388390864 The counties of the Tennessee Valley are featured. This is where I started the class, thus its title.]]> 2019-09-23 18:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388390864 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388394847 I use PastPort as a guide for what areas to highlight, counties to include, and stories to cover.]]> 2019-09-23 18:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388394847 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388395901 This book has stories that enhance my slides.]]> 2019-09-23 18:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388395901 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388397924 Kelly Kazek's book also contains interesting stories to include with my slides. She has agreed to come and speak to our class in October.]]> 2019-09-23 18:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388397924 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388399170 We had limited success but lots of fun making rockets when we learned about the Saturn V rocket and Huntsville's role in the space program.]]> 2019-09-23 18:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388399170 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388400855 We are having our students create a notebook that has information about Alabama's symbols, land features, and interesting facts. ]]> 2019-09-23 18:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388400855 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388404038 This book has information I have used to round out my slides, as well as pages for students to color. We colored the one for Shelby County.]]> 2019-09-23 18:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388404038 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388451982 We visited the Alabama 200 Exhibit when it came to town. We also visited the GeoDome at Birmingham Southern

]]> 2019-09-23 19:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/388451982 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391546318 The main resource I have used for this class is The Story of Alabama by Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton. Publisher is Viewpoint Publications, Inc. ]]> 2019-09-30 19:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391546318 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391548046 Based on Alabama Indians the students created their own unique tribes.]]> 2019-09-30 19:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391548046 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391561572 We collaborated to create a notebook project unique (to our class) that covered the semester.

]]> 2019-09-30 19:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391561572 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391643210 We played the Mississippian game of Chunkey.  In lieu of a clay disc and spears, we used what we could find easily without fear of accidental impalement: a two-pound weight and rulers taped together.]]> 2019-10-01 01:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391643210 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391644012 The books we will have read include The Gold Disc of Coosa by Virginia Pounds Brown, 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey by Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh, Go South to Freedom by Frye Gaillard, and The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.  All of these are available at Amazon.com.]]> 2019-10-01 01:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391644012 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391648380 We made our own gorgets using quick-dry clay available at Wal-Mart.]]> 2019-10-01 01:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391648380 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391649213 We listened to Kathryn Tucker Windham read some of her tales from 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey and collected some ghost tales of our own.  The author's  recordings are available on the NPR website at the following link.

https://www.npr.org/2014/10/31/360337448/spine-tingling-with-a-twang-great-alabama-ghost-stories

]]> 2019-10-01 01:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391649213 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391653474 We watched several videos of Alabamians reciting verses from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself on filmmaker Jennifer Crandall's website Whitman, Alabama.

https://whitmanalabama.com]]> 2019-10-01 01:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391653474 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391656000 This video and website were helpful as we made our own gorgets.

 https://smarthistory.org/mississippian-gorget/ 

http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1130


]]> 2019-10-01 02:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391656000 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391657088 We discussed various local artists, cartoonists, filmmakers, and musicians using information found on the website  http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/.]]> 2019-10-01 02:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/391657088 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/392673029 2019-10-02 18:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/392673029 https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/393711038 We will incorporate Alabama Bicentennial Breakout EDU games available at the Alabama200 website.

http://alabama200.org/educators/lesson-plans-and-activities/breakout-edu-games/]]> 2019-10-04 17:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/393711038 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394166458 The Sloss Speaker’s Bureau brings the history, importance, and story of Sloss Furnaces to you!]]> 2019-10-06 19:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394166458 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394166650 "Just a weird news reporter, reporting weird newsJust a weird news reporter, reporting weird news"--Kelly Kazek is author of many books, including the book used as one of the resource for the slides in our class, Forgotten Takes of Alabama.]]> 2019-10-06 19:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394166650 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394177206 Find resources for maps, games, and information.]]> 2019-10-06 20:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394177206 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394577816 We will share some of the resources we have used for our Bicentennial Class. These resources can be used anytime for teaching Alabama history, but with the bicentennial, more than usual has become available. Enjoy!]]> 2019-10-07 16:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/394577816 margosneezer https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/405287335 Slides that highlight the counties of the Fall Line Hills.]]> 2019-11-01 02:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/margosneezer/2xc6u52fedz9/wish/405287335