Google Hangout - Website (12/9) & Paper/Documentary (12/15)

It’s Google+ Hangout time!  Our first hangout is for website students and will happen Tuesday 12/9 at 7pm ET/4pm PT.  This hangout will feature Rebecca Federman, from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.  Anyone can register and post a question when they register at www.nhd.org/hangouts.htm.  We’ll be live-tweeting all of the hangouts and accepting questions on Twitter using #NHDHangouts.  Tuesday’s website hangout will feature Cheryl Caskey, NHD in Kentucky coordinator as well as classrooms from Kansas and Pennsylvania.

Next week we’ll be holding our Hangout on Monday 12/15 at 7pm ET/4pm PT.  This hangout is designed for paper students, but our expert actually writes for documentaries, so please encourage documentary students to tune in as well. 

For all hangouts, to watch them live (or after the fact), just go to www.nhd.org/hangouts.htm and press play.  It’s that simple.

Thanks- have a great week-

Lynne

Lynne O’Hara, NBCT

Director of Programs

National History Day

4511 Knox Road, Suite 205

College Park, MD 20740

NHD Tech Talk Series

Google+ Hangouts

We are starting our Google+ Hangouts in December!  If you've never participated before, these hangouts are designed to help students shift from research to project development.

To register or view any of the hangouts, go to www.nhd.org/hangouts.htm.

 

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Up Next!

Ask the Archivist with the National Archives, the White House Historical Association, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Our first Google+ Hangout is designed for students transitioning from research to project creation. We'll be talking about what to do if you get the chance to visit a historic site or archive, how to find interviews (and what to do when you get to talk to someone) and how to develop a good thesis statement.

Students can submit questions when they register and can live-tweet questions during the hangouts using #NHDHangouts.

  

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Time: 3pm (PST)

Open to:  all NHD students, teachers, parents, and coordinators

To register, click HERE

 

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Coming Soon!

Ask the NEH Experts - Websites

National Endowment for the Humanities

Our popular Ask the NEH Experts Series returns!  We are starting with websites this year. Our guest expert will be Rebecca Federman, the Electronic Resources Coordinator for the New York Public Library and the co-curator of What's on the Menu?

Students can submit questions when they register and can live-tweet questions during the hangouts using #NHDHangouts.

Date:  Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Time:  4pm (PST)

Open to:  all NHD students, teachers, parents, and coordinators

To register, click HERE

 

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Coming Soon!

Teaching the Civil Rights Movement

Library of Congress

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 transformed U.S. society, and its impact is still felt- and debated-today. Join education experts from the Library of Congress to explore the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the conditions that led to it, and its decades-long legacy. The fiftieth anniversary of the act is commemorated in the year-long exhibition The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom.

 

This webinar will discuss teaching ideas that allow educators to prompt critical analysis and informed debate by their students around the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Additional resources will be highlighted including the powerful new Idea Book from the Library of Congress and HISTORY® titled The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom.

Date:  Thursday, December 11, 2014

Time: 4pm (PST)

Open to: all NHD teachers, students, parents, and coordinators

To register, click HERE

  

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Coming Soon!

Ask the NEH Experts - Papers

National Endowment for the Humanities

Next up is the Hangout for paper writers. Our guest expert will be Sarah Colt, an acclaimed writer and filmmaker. She worked on American Experience's Henry Ford and the upcoming film Walt Disney. Invite your documentary students to join as well!

Students can submit questions when they register and can live-tweet questions during the hangouts using #NHDHangouts.

Date:  Monday, December 15, 2014

Time:  4pm (PST)

Open to:  all NHD students, teachers, parents, and coordinators

To register, click HERE

    

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Save the Dates for January!

NHD Google+ Hangouts

Ask the NEH Experts Series with the National Endowment for the Humanities 

Performances

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 4pm (PST)

Documentaries

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 4pm (PST)

Exhibits

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 4pm (PST)

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Can't make some of these dates? No problem!

National History Day will post videos and resources from these webinars (www.nhd.org/webinars.htm) and hangouts (www.nhd.org/hangouts.htm) on our website. Check back and watch the videos at your convenience!

 

 

Weebly Webinar - Nov. 18

On Tuesday 11/18 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT we are hosting one of our more popular webinars – it’s a how-to webinar to build Weebly websites.  It starts at the basics – how to register for a site for NHD, how to choose a layout… and then progresses to some of the more detailed aspects.  This is designed for students, but can be great for teachers, coordinators, or coaches who answer student questions.  Elaine Koontz and I will be on live to answer questions.

Please pass the attached flyer across your networks.  As always, all of our webinars are archived at www.nhd.org/webinars.htm within a day or so of the program.

Thanks!

Lynne O’Hara, NBCT

Director of Programs

National History Day

NorCal NHD "How To" Workshop - STILL OPEN!

A word from the NHD-CA Chair:

I hope all of you are doing well.  I wanted to let you know that we are keeping the How-To's Workshop (Northern California) registration open as we can still accommodate more students.  Please let your coaches and school families know that they can still register or even walk-in the morning of (although we prefer if they register).


The event takes place this Saturday, November 15 in Sacramento.


Here is a page with more information and the link to register:  
http://www.sachistoryday.org/#!how-to/cmzq

Building a Weebly Website for NHD

Webinar: Building a Weebly Website for NHD

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Time: 7pm - 8pm ET/4pm - 5pm PT

Description: This webinar is open to any NHD student creating, or considering creating, a website, along with any teachers or parents who want to support their students in this process. 

Want to build a great website for the NHD contest? Richard, our professor of all things Weebly, is hosting a free online training session to teach the fundamentals of Weebly's NHD Site Creator. He'll walk you through, step-by-step, the creation of an excellent site you'll be proud to share, as well as provide tips on how to properly organize all of your text, pictures, videos, and other content. 

By the time the training is over, you should be able to put your own site together with relative ease. The presentation is 50 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. 

Register: http://tinyurl.com/NHDweebly1

NHD Project Examples

Here are some NHD Student Project Examples for your reference.

Annotated Bibliography & Citation Help

Annotated Bibliography (NHD):

http://www.nhd.org/AnnotatedBibliography.htm


Great Citation Site:
http://www.citationmachine.net/

Save the Date: NHD's Google+ Hangout Series is returning!

NHD will take questions live on Twitter #NHDHangouts

Ask an Archivist with the National Archives

Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 6pm ET / 3pm PT

Ask the Expert Series with the National Endowment for the Humanities 

Websites

Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Papers

Monday, December 15, 2014, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Performances

Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Documentaries

Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Exhibits

Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

 

...watch for more details coming soon!

History Day "How To's" Workshop - Nov. 15

The registration link for the NHD "How To's" workshop is now active.  Please see the link below and be sure to register for the one in Northern CA; please be sure you are registering for the correct workshop (unless you intend to attend the workshop in Southern CA - Fullerton, CA).  The Northern CA workshop registration deadline is Friday, November 7, 2014.

History Day How-To's Workshop

Saturday, November 15, 2015

California State Archives
1020 - "O" Street - Sacramento, CA

NORTHERN CA Registration LINK

Northern California

The California State Archives presents - History Day How-Tos, a free workshop for History Day contestants on Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Sacramento, California.  All participants must register, so please see the Workshop Flyer for more details.

NHD-CA Rule Book (2014-2015)

The NHD-CA Rule Book is HERE!!!  Please download it and use it for your reference from the NHD-CA Website.  A copy will be distributed to all middle school families in my homeroom class.  If your child is not in my homeroom class, please be sure to print it out to review the rules that may have changed since last year.  Thank you.

Blessings,
Mrs. Lee

FREE NHD Webinar: Using Primary Sources Effectively

NHD, the National Archives, and White House Historical Association present: 

Using Primary Sources Effectively 

REGISTER NOW!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST)

 

Register for the Webinar: 

http://tinyurl.com/q5ktzbt

 *Please note it is unclear to me if this is a webinar for teachers only or parents too.  In any case, by time I get an answer, it may be too late for you to register so I have included this registration information anyhow in hopes that this won't be a problem for parents to be a part of.  I clicked on the registration link and there is an option for "parent" so I believe it is safe to assume parents/students may register for this webinar.  If this is not the case, I deeply apologize.

Project Development Workshop (PDW) Opportunity

Dear NHD Families,

There is a WONDERFUL opportunity for you and your child to attend PDW 2014 at Sonoma State University on Sunday, October 26, 2014.  This workshop is from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Registration is required and can only be done so by a classroom teacher.  Please contact me (or your classroom teacher) if you are interested in attending.  The cost is $30 for students who reside outside of Sonoma County; I believe this includes the cost of one parent/chaperone as well.  Space is limited to 200 participants; students, parents, and teachers can take advantage of this great opportunity!

Please visit the NHD Sonoma County WEBSITE for more details.

Learn more about developing an NHD project from NHD teachers, alumni, and students at the PDW on Sunday, October 26, 2014.  The workshop features:

• Breakout Sessions on Thesis Statements, Research, Tech tools
• A Poster Palooza for 2-D Display students
• Theme Discussion
• Special sessions for each category

Space is limited to 200 students.  Register today and reserved your seat.  Please note:

• Everyone who attends must register and pay.
• Sonoma County residents are $15/Non-residents are $30
• Registration is by teacher only.  

2015 Theme Information Links

Main Theme Page:
NHD - National Website Page (2015 Theme)


[Links found on the Main Theme Page]

2015 Theme Sheet - "Leadership & Legacy in History" (3 pages)

Sample of Possible NHD Topics (2015)

Theme Book Information & Other Resources

Full Theme Book (PDF Download - 78 pages)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

For help with Primary vs. Secondary Sources, please See Page 7 of this document for more details...

This is the PDF document is the NATIONAL RULE BOOK (NHD 2015); the one your child will be given is the CA [STATE] RULE BOOK that we will use at the county level.  (The state level rulebook will be distributed soon...)

The national rulebook can be referred to, however, please do not abide by everything in the NATIONAL Rule Book as the STATE level guidelines are what we will adhere to for the COUNTY as well as the STATE competition [in the event that state and national rules conflict].

NHD Tech Talk Webinar Series

Can't make some of these dates? No problem!

National History Day will post videos and resources from these webinars our our website in the Classroom Connection section under Professional Development. Check back - watch the videos at your convenience!

Teaching with Photographs and Prints

Coming Soon!

Teaching with Photographs and Prints

Library of Congress

Education Specialists from the Library of Congress are offering a free webinar to model primary source analysis strategies for educators and to discuss the impact this can have on instruction.

Discuss instructional strategies for helping your NHD students learn from visual images as they explore the rich collections of the Library of Congress. Primary sources are only fragments of history, sometimes ambiguous and contradictory, frequently raising questions about bias, purpose and point of view. Participants will explore ways to increase student engagement with visual images, although the model and thinking processes can be adapted to other topics and other primary sources.

Date:  Thursday, September 25, 2014

Time: 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Open to: all NHD teachers, students, and parents

To register, click HERE

Introduction to the NHD theme

Introduction to the NHD theme and the Resources of the National Archives and the White House Historical Association

Kick off our 2014-2015 academic year with a webinar to introduce teachers, students, and parents to the 2015 Leadership & Legacy in History NHD theme!  Join archivists and education specialists from the National Archives and Records Administration, and the White House Historical Association, NHD staff, teachers, students and coordinators to get the ideas flowing!

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Time: 6pm ET / 3pm PT

Open to:  all NHD teachers, students, and parents

To register, click HERE