Features of the Pearson Interactive Teacher eGuide
features of the pearson interactive
teacher e-guide
welcome to a brief overview of the
features in the think history e-guide
interactive teacher resource in this
video we will discuss unit and chapter
opener icons
hotspots on your e-guide page
icons within the e-guide pages
and baskets under the left-hand menu
unit and chapter opener icons
Unit and Chapter Opener Icons
for teachers opener icons appear on the
first page of each unit and chapter in
think history
let's take a minute to explain the
information included under each icon
the teacher's set of icons includes the
following
as4s pl for planning material
l e for lesson support
en for engage
and h for historical thinking and
inquiry
assess contains the question bank
assessment masters
a directory of assessment opportunities
and vocabulary quizzes
planning material includes unit or
chapter planners
curriculum correlations inquiry
frameworks
and our guide to locating resources in
think history
the guide is available at the beginning
of units and in the left-hand menu
lesson support lists all of the pages on
which features and support notes more to
the story features
and skills opportunities appear
engage provides arcgis web 2.0
history detectives
and go online activities
and additional references and resources
historical thinking and inquiry contains
historical thinking concept activities
and support
historical thinking challenges and
assessment masters
teacher and student support notes
historical inquiry assessment masters
and line masters for skills
opportunities
students have access to four different
opener icons which only appear at the
beginning of each chapter and include
the following
re for review
sk for skills
en for engage
and h for historical thinking and
inquiry
review contains chapter summaries and
vocabulary quizzes
skills offers all of the generic line
masters and feature notes that apply to
the chapter
engage contains arcgis
web 2.0 history detectives
and go online activities
historical thinking and inquiry includes
a list of all historical inquiry
activities within a chapter
teachers can view the e-guide in two
modes
instructor view which shows all of the
hotspots icons and features of the
e-guide
or student view
which shows only the hotspots and icons
accessible to students in the e-text
let's zoom in for a closer look
hotspots on the page hotspots refer to
Hotspots on the Page
clickable areas on the page that bring
up further information images or
activities there are 10 types of
hotspots available in think history
historical thinking concepts chapter
Historical Thinking Concepts (Chapter Level)
level this historical thinking concepts
wheel explains the context and details
of historical thinking concepts included
in the chapter teachers can also find
advice on how to introduce or begin
discussion of these concepts for a given
chapter
Chapter Key Terms
chapter key terms
click on any of the phrases in the key
terms box to jump directly to the page
on which the term appears
read definitions discover uses and
understand context
Visual Hotspots
visual hotspots
all images within the e-guide are
hotspots
clicking on them opens the image in a
larger window for close-up viewing
Captions Hotspots
captions hotspots
image captions that ask open-ended
questions are hotspots as well teachers
can click on these to find answers and
support for these questions
Historical Thinking Concepts Support Hotspots
historical thinking concepts support
hotspots
click on any of these six concept icons
to start an activity in either evidence
historical significance continuity and
change cause and consequence historical
perspectives or ethical dimensions
teachers can find advice on guiding
students through the activities here
Features: Historical Thinking Concepts
features historical thinking concepts
some features such as building your
inquiry skills
fast forward
counterpoints
innovations and case study incorporate
historical thinking concepts into their
questions click on the historical
thinking icon for deeply engaging
discussion ideas
Historical Inquiry Hotspots
historical inquiry hotspots
clicking on historical inquiry hotspots
brings up exercises that test and
demonstrate students inquiry skills
through creative questioning
Go Online Hotspots
go online hot spots
go online features are also hot spots
you can click on them for links to
helpful internet resources concerning
content on the page
what if hotspots
the what if features in the margin are
clickable
teachers can find support for creative
thinking questions that explore
alternate histories their advantages and
drawbacks
prime minister profile hotspots both
students and teachers can click on a
prime minister profile to be directed to
the prime ministers of canada website
which offers in-depth biographies and
further information on our nation's
leaders
Icons on the Page
icons on the page
some resources are found under icons on
the page think history includes seven
different icons in its pages it is
important to note that icons appear in
both the student e-text and the teacher
e-guide however icons for teachers may
include answers and supplementary
information that their student
counterparts will not more to the story
More to the Story Icon
icon
there may be times when readers want to
learn more about an event a person or
topic briefly mentioned on a page
click on the more icon for further facts
biographies and secrets
Go Online Icon
go online icon
in addition to those in the student book
more helpful links and web pages have
been included in the e-guide
access go icons found throughout the
e-guides pages to try them out
Skills Icon
skills icon
whether students are decoding paragraphs
or writing letters to politicians think
history has line masters that can help
skills icons identify skill development
opportunities and the line masters
needed
answers icon
Answers Icon
when in instructor view
answers to chapter questions are located
under this check mark icon
note that only teachers can see
this web 2.0 icon clicking on this icon
gives you web 2.0 activities which
feature online tools applications and
resources that can be used to complete
activities in and answer questions
within chapters
History Detectives Icon
history detectives icon activities under
the magnifying glass icon offer students
the opportunity to use different methods
to research and analyze historical
topics arcgis icon
ArcGIS Icon
arcgis is an online map building tool
that can assist students in historical
inquiry tasks
track changes in immigration over time
or map a soldier's journey during the
great war for example
Left-Hand Menu
left-hand menu
notice the left-hand menu to the left of
the e-guide
this is where most of the support for
teachers is housed
let's zoom in for a closer look
in the left hand menu users have what we
refer to as baskets
the list of available baskets for
teachers includes
the table of contents
getting started
line masters
printables
glossary
notes
and bookmarks
students have access to the table of
contents
getting started
line masters
course resources
glossary
notes
and bookmarks
a more detailed look at the information
included in each of these baskets can be
found in our using the think history
interactive teacher e-guide video and
our locating resources in think history
document
that wraps up our overview of the think
history e-guide features thank you for
watching