Welcome American History World War II Homefront Project!

 

Before beginning this project, students were asked to use their cell phones to text their answer to a poll.

To view our poll results, please click here. 

 

Project Details

 

Project Description -  World War II Home Front Digital Story Project wiki version.pdf

 

Graphic Organizer for your digital story -  Graphic Organizer For Your Digital Story.doc

 

Project Rubric -  Digital Storytelling Rubric2.pdf

 

Using Microsoft Photo Story3 -  Using Microsoft Photostory3.pdf

 

Resources for your Digital Story -

 

Microsoft Photo Story

 

Atomic Learning Tutorial on PhotoStory

 

World War II Posters  

 

Digital Story Music

 

Pics4Learning - copyright-friendly images for education

 

Gcast to create MP3 of your narration

 

gabcast to create MP3 of your narration

 

7 Elements of Digital Storytelling -  the 7 elements of digital storytelling.pdf

 

 

Project Groups

Topics	Research Article
Minorities on the Home Front	Minorities on the Home Front chapter
Women on the Home Front	Mobilization of Women chapter
Industry/War Production on the Homefront (include Detroit)	Production Miracles
War Bonds/Stamps/Finances	Managing the Nation's Finances
Agricultural Mobilization on the Homefront	Agricultural Mobilization chapter
Victory Gardens/Metal Scrap Drives/Red Cross (include war rationing)	Homefront Organizations and Services chapter   Civil Defense Article   Victory Gardens   Victory Gardens Handbook   What is a Victory Garden?   Ration Books and Victory Gardens
News/Censorship/Propaganda (include information and entertainment)	Information and Entertainment
PBS -- Ken Burns -- WWII Documentary site.  FOR ALL TOPICS!	http://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home.htm
History Now Journal -- World War II Issue FOR ALL TOPICS!	http://www.historynow.org/12_2007/index.html
WWII pictures from the FDR Library	http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/wwphotos.html

 

 

Digital Story Teacher Resources

 

Our Digital Stories!

 

 

Photos by Emily Wagner, Class of 2009, Washington D.C. World War II Memorial

 

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