History visual

Liked the site.

I think I'm going to adapt one of their ideas   and have my students place themselves (a pic of themselves) in a particular place in history (we're right now doing settling of the west) and then write about their experience from that point in history and about what they are doing in the image they've selected. For example, a student could get a pic of themselves and place it on the image of the Last Spike, then write to a relative about what it was like driving in the last spike and perhaps a little background info and what that last spike might mean to Canada in the "future".

I think I'll use Photoshop Elements to do this.

I think the assignment will encourage students to properly research, and provide a visual incentive and accommodation. Those visual learners will gain a lot by browsing pics and reading about them as they go along.