Timeline

In class today, we each created a timeline from the site: www.teach-nology.com. For my timeline, I did used several significant events in my life that has happened. I placed the dates that I remembered, along with a description of the significance of each of the dates on my timeline. I liked that this online software was really simple and easy to use. The site was easy to navigate through, which made creating the timeline a breeze. What I disliked about the timeline was that it had limited settings and designs. All timelines created would look almost exactly the same, except for the few selections provided for borders, and the information that was inputted. I could definately use timelines online for lessons in my classroom because it is a fun way to introduce timelines in the classroom for Social Studies lessons as well as a way for students to get to know each other. The students could each create their own timeline and then share with a partner or group. Then when they have become familiar with timelines, it will be easier for them to understand historic timelines without becoming confused. I would really like to use timelines in my classroom because it can always be modified to fit several different subjects, and I think its a great activity that the students will enjoy. When comparing the first timeline generator at www.teach-nology.com to www.xtimeline.com, I think that they both have their qualities and down sides. The first site was simple and easy to navigate through while the second site was more complicated and took longer to complete. Also, the first site was limited with designs and other features, but the seond site has several designs and other features such as picture adding. I would prefer the first site with lower grade students and the second site with more advance students. The first site is good as an introduction because its simple and not so complicated especially for first time users. The second site is more advanced and takes more more work. So overall I liked the second site because of the additional features but it really depends on who is going to be generating the timeline, whether it be lower grade or upper grade students.