Technology Project

Joe Miller

Eighth Grade

• State Standard:7. Describe the actions

taken to build one country from 13 states including:

a. The precedents established by George Washington, including the cabinet and a two-term presidency;

• Units:– Revolutionary War– Building a Nation

Objectives

• To achieve an understanding of Washington’s actions as the first: – Commander in Chief – The first President

Materials Needed

• 1 - Computer with projection or viewable sized screen

• Apple’s QuickTime movie plug-in

• Classroom Web enabled computers

Websites

• The following slides are a list of websites

– The websites are also integrated throughout the lesson but all are listed in this appendix

George Washington Fast Facts

• Contains a set of links for a guided scavenger hunt (Student activity #1)

• Click the picture to go there!

• Webpage url:http://dowslane.org/fact.html

George Washington Images

• This is a catalog of several sites that contain various images of George Washington

• Web page url:http://dowslane.org/portrait.html

George Washington Quotations

• This is a self-created webpage with quotations from the Bartleby website.

• Collecting the quotes makes it easier for the students to access them

• Webpage url:washquote.html

Battle of Princeton Info

• This webpage contains salient information about the methods and actions of the Battle of Princeton

• Website url:http://www.patriotresource.com/

battles/princeton.html#

George Washington: President

• This website contains information about the precedents that George Washington set as the first President

• Website url:http://

www.oceanside.k12.ny.us/9ms/departments/socialstudies/pre_ap/keegan/president_hall_of_fame.htm#area3

Student Activities

George Scavenger Hunt• Find the following information

from the website linked in the picture:

– Wife’s full name

– Date he died

– Previous occupations

– Religious affiliation

– Nickname

– Other elected offices he held

The Artistic Endeavor

• Click the picture• After viewing at least

four websites with different images of George Washington, it is your turn.

• Draw what you think George would look like if he were around today

The Quotable George

• Click the picture to go to a webpage with three famous quotations from GW.

• After copying them down on paper, try to create one that sounds just like something he would have said

• Try your quote out on three other groups, each one who can’t tell which is yours, gains you a point.

George Washington: Soldier

• Click the picture• After reading page 2

Battle and Aftermath, plan a small scale re-enactment with just the members of your group

• To see how George acted, watch the video clip on the next page

George Washington: Soldier

Washington’s Acceptance of Command SpeechWashington’s Acceptance of Command Speech

Washington As President

• Go on to the next slides and watch the videos

• Look for statements about Washington’s importance, and things he did first

Washington As President

Constitutional ConventionConstitutional Convention

Washington As President

No Precedents No Precedents

Washington: Defender of Democracy• George Washington had to stop a conspiracy to

make him a king and overthrow the Continental Congress

• Watch the video clips on the next slides– Pay attention to how important Democracy is to

Washington

– Washington turned down a crown, would you?

Washington: Defender of DemocracyConspiracy BuildsConspiracy Builds

Washington: Defender of Democracy

Agonizing over the issueAgonizing over the issue

Washington: Defender of Democracy

ConfrontationConfrontation

Washington: Defender of Democracy

Expert AnalysisExpert Analysis

Washington: Defender of Democracy

AftermathAftermath

The End

This This concludes all the lessons on George

Washington and how he has impacted American

Democracy. I hope that these lessons have been entertaining as well as

thought provoking.P.S. Please give us an A