Tuesday 26 February 2013

An Important Interactive Learning Site

This is an interactive website that I came across last term. It is a multimedia learning experience about residential schools in Canada. It is extremely user friendly and provides an authentic look at this issue in a way that has much more impact than reading a few paragraphs in a textbook.

http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/en/

This site has a wealth of important information.  Interactive activities for students including a virtual tour of a school, interactive maps and audio stories by residential school survivors. I also appreciate the links to teacher resources and support. As we move towards a culturally inclusive study of national and world history, the residential schools issue is a subject that needs and deserves respectful attention.  Integrating indigenous content into curriculum is important in all content areas, most especially in my own teachable area of history.  I think this site is an excellent starting point for learning, sharing and teaching.

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