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Canku
Ota
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(Many
Paths)
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An
Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
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December 2017
- Volume 15 Number 12
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Ain
Dah Yung Center
Ain Dah Yung Center provides a healthy place within the community
for American Indian youth and families to thrive in safety and
wholeness.
http://www.adycenter.org |
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Montgomery
Bus Boycott
On December 5, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, supporters of
the Civil Rights Movement began a thirteen-month boycott against
the city’s bus system as a protest against its policies
of racial segregation. The boycott was lead by Reverend Martin
Luther King, Jr., and was triggered by seamstress Rosa Parks,
who days earlier had been arrested for refusing to move to
the back to of the bus to make room for a white passenger.
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Ducksters:
Montgomery Bus Boycott
"The boycott was planned at a meeting in Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s church. They formed a group called the Montgomery
Improvement Association with Martin Luther King, Jr. as the
leader. After the first day of the boycott, the group voted
to continue the boycott." This Duckster article is part
of their Civil Rights for Kids lesson, and has lots of links
to related topics, and related games and puzzles.
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_rights/montgomery_bus_boycott.php
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History:
Montgomery Bus Boycott
With four short videos and an introductory article, History.com
is a great place to start your research for a school report
on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. "The boycott took place
from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded
as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation.
Four days before the boycott began, Rosa Parks, an African-American
woman, was arrested and fined for refusing to yield her bus
seat to a white man."
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
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King
Research and Education Institute: Montgomery Bus Boycott
"Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955,
the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that
ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on
public buses is unconstitutional." For high-school and
college students, this encyclopedia article from King Research
and Education Institute offers hyperlinks to related articles,
a complete bibliography for offline research, and a gallery
of primary source documents. These documents include Rosa Park's
December 1, 1955 arrest report, a "Don't Ride the Bus"
leaflet (dated December 2, 1955) and a letter to the editor
of the Montgomery Advertiser explaining "the use of Gandhi-like
tactics."
http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_montgomery_bus_boycott_1955_1956/
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Montgomery
Bus Boycott
In the months before Parks refused to give her bus seat to a
white man, several other black women had also been arrested
for similar incidents. Why was it Park's refusal that lead to
the Montgomery bus boycott? Learn more about the boycott and
its place in the civil rights movement in this online special
published by the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper. Best click
is the interactive time line (covering from 1954 to 1957) with
embedded video clips.
http://www.montgomeryboycott.com |
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U.S.
History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This illustrated article from USHistory.org (published by
the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia) explains
Rosa Parks' role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and introduces
Martin Luther King, Jr. (who was at that time a "little-known
minister") and his colleague Ralph Abernathy. "The
demands they made were simple: Black passengers should be
treated with courtesy. Seating should be allotted on a first-come-first-serve
basis, with white passengers sitting from front to back and
black passengers sitting from back to front."
http://www.ushistory.org/us/54b.asp
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Hour
of Code
Hour of Code is a global campaign created in 2013 by Code.org
to introduce millions of students to computer programming
during Computer Science Education Week at the beginning of
December. Dozens of sites have created tutorials for Hour
of Code. Here are my picks.
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Disney:
Hour of Code
Disney's four Hour of Code activities feature storylines based
on Moana, Star Wars, Frozen, and Bif Hero 6. The site also includes
a PDF about how to create an Hour of Code event in your town.
"When the [Moana] tutorial starts students will help Moana
and Maui sail through unknown territory and steer their boat
using basic coding commands of sequences and loops. As students
learn these coding skills and master the art of navigation,
Moana and Maui are suddenly attacked by Kakamora, coconut-armored
pirates. There's only one way to defeat the Kakamora –
counter attack!"
http://partners.disney.com/hour-of-code |
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Grok
Learning: Short Activities
"Use the programming language Python to build a chatbot
called 'Eliza.' Can she fool your friends into thinking she's
a human not a computer?" This is just one of twelve courses
offered by Grok Learning for Hour of Code. Grok Learning also
offers the first two modules of their paid online classes for
free, if you want to continue your coding education.
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Kahn
Academy: Hour of Code
Pick from three Kahn Academy Hour of Code projects: Hour of
Drawing with Code (JavaScript), Hour of Webpages (HTML and CSS),
or Hour of Databases (SQL). The first two are rated for ages
eight and up, and the SQL hour is designed for students twelve
and up. "Like playing with data? Learn how to manipulate
data in a database and make your own custom store."
https://www.khanacademy.org/hourofcode |
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Code:
Hour of Code Activities
Code (the organization that created Hour of Code) presents a
master directory of all online Hour of Code Activities, including
their newest tutorial: Journey through Minecraft. Across the
top of the page you can filter the activities by grade (from
pre-reader to high-school), and by difficulty (beginner vs.
comfortable). Look in the left-hand vertical menu for additional
filters such as topics (science, art, social studies) and technology
(computer, Android, iPhone).
https://code.org/learn |
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Tynker:
Hour of Code
Tynker offers paid online programming courses for schools
and families, but these thirty-two Hour of Code activities
are free. The thumbnail gallery of activities can be filtered
by grade at the top of the page. To view details, scroll below
the gallery to see each game's experience level, and the programming
language taught.
https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/
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Thanksgiving
Writing Prompts
From gratitude to twittering turkeys, these ideas are far
from boring, and are sure to jump start your classroom writing
assignments.
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Activity
Village: Thanksgiving Stationery
Although this Activity Village page does not have any writing
prompts, it does have a dozen free printable Thanksgiving stationery
templates that will add a bit of whimsy to your Thanksgiving
stories. Most of the templates come in three flavors: blank
(no lines), lined, and handwriting lines (with a dashed line
between each solid line.) Designs include cornucopia, pilgrims,
pumpkins, and turkeys.
https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/thanksgiving-stationery
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Build
Creative Writing Ideas: Thanksgiving
"After hearing the phone ring, you pick it up to talk to
the person on the other line. Only, it's not a person calling
at all, it's the T-Giving turkey! What does the turkey have
to say and how do you respond?" There are ten imaginative
prompts in this article, and there are five more Thanksgiving
lists on the site that are not easily found via the menu navigation.
To find them, enter "Thanksgiving" into the site search
box in the upper right-hand corner.
http://www.build-creative-writing-ideas.com/thanksgiving.html
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Creative
Writing Prompts: Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
Thirty-eight thought provoking writing prompts ("What would
Thanksgiving be like without the turkey?") followed by
Picture Inspiration, a collection of sixteen Thanksgiving photos
and illustrations from a clip-art site. For additional prompts
on a wide range of topics, click on "Writing Prompts"
in the left-hand menu.
http://www.creativewriting-prompts.com/thanksgiving-writing-prompts.html
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Journal
Buddies: Elementary Writing About Thanksgiving
"Give your students something to be thankful for during
Thanksgiving time, with this list of 78 new elementary writing
and journal prompts, especially for the holiday. Your students
will be inspired to think about the things in their lives they
are grateful for, as well as pushed to develop ways to give
back to others." Great list, but I was bothered by the
fact that "Thanksgiving" was frequently spelled without
proper capitalization.
https://www.journalbuddies.com/prompts-for-holidays/elementary-writing-thanksgiving-writing-prompts/
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Unique
Teaching Resources: November Creative Writing Prompts
"Pretend that you are a turkey who has a Twitter account
and loves to tweet. Write 5 tweets to your followers about
your feelings on Thanksgiving." LOL! In addition to the
writing prompts, you'll find printable stationery, worksheets,
and lesson plans for Thanksgiving and a few other November
holidays, such as Veteran's Day and Geography Awareness Week
(the third week of November.) Although the writing prompts
are free, some of the downloads are for sale for a nominal
price.
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/November-writing-prompts.html
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Veterans
Day
In 1918, at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the
eleventh month, fighting ceased in World War I. Formerly known
as Armistice Day, Veterans Day (November 11) is a day to honor
veterans living and dead who have given so much to protect
our country. And, in case you were wondering, Veterans Day
is spelled without an apostrophe because the day doesn’t
belong to veterans, it is a celebration of them.
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Library
of Congress: Veterans History Project
"The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife
Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal
accounts of American war veterans so that future generations
may hear directly from veterans and better understand the
realities of war." The project includes stories told
through correspondence, personal narrative and photos or drawings.
It covers six wars, starting with World War I (1914-1920)
and including the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts that began
in 2001.
http://www.loc.gov/vets/
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History:
Veterans Day Facts
"Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all
American veterans – living or dead – but especially
gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably
during war or peacetime." Visit for a video explaining
"the many contributions of America's armed forces throughout
the country's history," and a list of quick (easy to
understand) facts.
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/veterans-day-facts
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Pinterest:
Veterans Day Activities
For preschool and elementary grades, this Pinterest link is
a search results page, rather than a board moderated by a
single pinner. Double click on any of the images to visit
the pinned sites. Activities include coloring pages, word
search puzzles, crafts, poems, wall posters, mini books, and
art projects.
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/veterans-day-activities/?lp=true
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Quote
Garden: Quotations for Veterans Day
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. ~ José
Narosky" "As we express our gratitude, we must never
forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,
but to live by them. ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy" Although
there are other sites that have more quotes, I picked this
one because this batch of quotes focuses on honoring our veterans.
For related quotes, click on USA Patriotic, Armed Forces Day
or Memorial Day.
http://www.quotegarden.com/veterans-day.html
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Veteran
Affairs: Celebrating America's Freedoms
Created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Celebrating
America's Freedoms is a collection of articles about many
of America's customs and national symbols. Topics include
the history of Taps, the Pledge of Allegiance, The Star Spangled
Banner, American flag etiquette and more. For Veterans Day,
visit The Origins of Veterans Day and Activities for Veterans
Day. Download each article as an individual PDF or the entire
collection as one fifty-two page PDF. Look for the entire
collection link at the bottom of the table of contents.
https://www.va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate_americas_freedoms.asp
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