iCue

= Understanding [|iCue's] Purpose - A Cool Tool Developed by MIT =


 * From "What is iCue?" on their website ([])**
 * "iCue is a fun, innovative learning environment built around video from the NBC News Archives."
 * "Videos, games, and activities correlated to courses in U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, and English Language and Composition, and more."
 * "A community of friends and learners engaged in discussion around academics, current events, and important issues."
 * "A collection of Video Cue Cards, with thousands of video clips from the NBC News archives wrapped in a tradable, interactive virtual card. [|Take the Tour] to see it in action!"

= Understanding the Lingo of iCue =


 * Cue Cards
 * Media Player Flash Cards
 * Can "snag" other people's cards, create your own, or use those already created
 * Can "flip" cards to read source information
 * Can view cards in thumbnail or list for easy searching
 * Games
 * Timeline - Place cue cards in chronological order
 * Concentration - Match cue cards with the same theme from memory
 * Connections - Connect cards with similar themes
 * Activities
 * Thought Starters - Provides a brief (about 4 min.) video clip and challenging discussion question. For example: "Are girls behind in math? Can such an assumption become a self-fulfilling prophesy?"
 * Can be used to create a current event aspect of your class

= Understanding How iCue can be Used - Student/Teacher Ideas =

Purpose

 * **i CONNECT** - Connects you to a network of friends studying the same subjects; forums; discussion board, cue card sharing
 * **i UNDERSTAND** - Provides thousands of current and historic videos and interactive games to allow students to gain mastery through multiple media
 * **i EXCEL** - Allows students at all levels to be challenged through cue cards, video clips, quizzes and interactive games at their level

U.S. History

 * Video clips and iCue cards on the following topics: Pre-Columbian America, Transatlantic Encounters, Colonial North America, American Revolution, Early Republic, Economy and Society in Antebellum America, Religion and Reform in Antebellum America, Manifest Destiny and Expansion, Crisis of the Union, The Civil War, Reconstruction, Western Development, Industrial America, Urban Society in the Late 19th Century, Populism and Progressivism, America as a World Power, the 1920's, Great Depression and New Deal, WWII, The Homefront, Cold War, The 1950's, Turbulent 60's, Late 20th Century Politics and Economics, Post-Cold War America, Contemporary America
 * Games iConnect Timeline (Reformers in Antebellum America); CONCENTRATION (Matching Military Event or person to the War); CONNECTIONS (Manifest Destiny)
 * Question of the Day

Environmental Science

 * iCue Cards and Videos on Climate Change; Carbon Footprints,;Waste and Recycyling; Endangered Species; Habitat Preservation,;Biofuels; Solar, Wind and Water Power; Nuclear Energy; Fossil Fuels; Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Land Use and Pollution; Floods and Drought; Human Population; Invasive Species; Earth Day.
 * Question of the Day and Thought Starter
 * Games include TIMELINE (Environmental Impact) and CONCENTRATION (Eco-threat)

English Language and Composition
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 * Video clips of interviews with 12 different writers from Carl Hiaasen to Stephen King
 * Writing prompts with timers so students can practice essay writing for the SAT or AP exams and share with friends.
 * Teaching research skills and ethics - listed below are AWESOME resources to share with students. These resource make the "me to world" connection that is so often missed in teacher instruction of research skills and ethics. Each of the videos can be found in the English Language and Composition section of iCue under "How to Write"
 * Cue Cards of Interest: [|Click Here for a Link to All Cue Cards Listed Below]
 * Wikipedia as a source
 * Media Literacy taught in H.S.
 * Hoax.com (Plagiarism)
 * Young Harvard Novelist Talk about Plagiarism Accusations
 * Cut and Paste: Internet Plagiarism.
 * Kansas Community Split by High School Plagiarism
 * Plagiarism at the University of Virginia

U.S. Government and Politics
ICUE Mini Lesson
 * Categorize Cue cards
 * Roles of the president (Students will be able to determine what role and/or power the President is using)
 * Supreme Court Cases (Brown v Board, Texas v Johnson)
 * Flip the card for specifics
 * Make comments on the card
 * Each cue card has a transcript
 * Use to introduce a unit (lesson hook)
 * Use to review for the EOC



Summer Hill, Matt Friedrick Powerpoints

Roles of the President Stack ** [] **

Special Topic - iCue's Special Feature
= Advantages: = = Disadvantages =
 * 3 - 5 Minute Clips related to Civil Rights
 * Interviews from historical figures and common people concerning the past and present of civil rights.
 * Filmed in multiple locations
 * Southern interviews with "common people" done by James Dickey's son.
 * 1) This is authentic. It is real and it is happening.
 * 2) Content is rich.
 * 3) Layers allow background knowledge that stimulates discussion.
 * 4) Students can have access to the content on their own, which allows for strong differentiation.
 * 5) Transcripts allow deaf students to interact.
 * 6) This is a great use of primary documents.
 * 1) Cumbersome and awkward. Not as user-friendly.
 * 2) Highly sophisticated content. This is really geared toward middle and high schools, but could be used with higher elementary students.