Layering Time
High School Globalization netTrekker d.i. Timeline
I just got off the phone with a teacher in Georgia. She’s a science teacher that attended GAETC last week, and when she stopped by the booth, we played around with the Timeline Feature in netTrekker d.i. She didn’t realize that the timeline feature could do layers and was simply amazed. So at 7:30 this morning she called to go through the steps again and make sure she had all the facts.
She’s a high school teacher, so we started by going to the high school tab and clicking on the Timeline link found in the Features box on the right. We decided to use the World History timeline as our base and then selected the Globalization Era (eras are found in the black section) by clicking on the timeline icon next to the era. This pulled up the major general events, art related events, discoveries and innovations, and famous people who lived during this time period.
Next we went to the layering option, found in the right hand corner. You can add up to five layers to a timeline, and the topics range from science to art to literature. Each layer will have a different icon, as identified in the legend. You can collapse or expand sections by clicking on the up and down triangles and save the timeline for students to use in projects. Students love making connections on how one event or discovery might have influenced another.
I can learn more about Seaborgium, a discovery during this time frame for chemistry, by clicking on the
Innovations and Discoveries during the Globalization Era
link in this Timeline. And trust me, I know nothing of Seabogium, so those eleven resources have a lot to teach me!
How do you use the Timeline Feature in your classroom? Share your ideas in the comment box below.
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I use the timeline feature to help students who have trouble reading a lot. By starting with a timeline of the event and/or person, the students can then drill down and get to more and more narrow topics. Often they can get much of what they need for their research through this method without having to read articles. The teachers have been very impressed and grateful.