Where+We+Are+In+Place+and+Time

**Where We Are In Place and Time**
//__An inquiry into__// orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; //__the relationships between the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations from local and global perspectives__//.

**Central Idea**: Changes in communication technology have changed the way we live, work, and play. Why people communicate. How communications technology has changed the world. The responsibility of communication.
 * Lines of Inquiry: **

This unit is about how communication has changed for people through history. We will be exploring communication technologies and how each advancement has changed our world over time. We will spend time exploring the uses of a variety of communications technologies and about our responsibility when using them.

Below are some forms of communication to learn more about:
 * **Communication Links **
 * **Pony Express **
 * **Printing Press **
 * ** Telegram **
 * ** Telegraph **
 * ** Television **
 * ** Phonograph **
 * ** Typewriter **
 * ** Telephone **
 * ** Cell/Mobile phone **
 * ** Internet/Email **
 * ** H.A.M. Radio **
 * ** Walkie Talkie **
 * ** Braille **
 * ** American Sign Language **
 * ** Post Office **
 * ** AM/FM Radio **

=__**Communication Links**__:=

Liberty Kids Midnight Ride (video)

Egyptian Writing

Kids Zone - History of communication technologies

PBS-Technology

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Printing Press
Histeria! The Printing Press (video)

History of the Printing Press

Pony Express
Pony Express for Kids

Social Studies-The Pony Express

Pony Express Home Station

The Pony Express Basics

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media type="youtube" key="JNN1zvzZpA8" height="315" width="420" The Pony Express - 1950s Educational Video (7:59)

Telegram
What is a telegram? (with picture)

What is a telegram?

History of the telegram

The Zimmermann Telegram

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media type="youtube" key="lhvEPOWZ-g0" height="315" width="420" Communication - Telegram Invention & Discovery (0:40)

Telegraph
Kids Work! Telegraph

Morse Code & the Telegraph

The Telegraph - Kids Network

How a Telegraph Machine Works (video)

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Television
Kids Work! (Television)

Phonograph
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The Phonograph

Edison Film and Sound: History of...

Invention of the Phonograph

Phonograph - Kids.Net

=Typewriter=

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[|What is This? A Typewriter] (video)

A Very Brief Visual History of the Typewriter (video)

Typewriters (video 4min.)

Typewriter History - Invention

A Brief History of Typewriters

Kids.Net - Encyclopedia

Telephone
Kids Zone - History of the Telephone

Invention of the Telephone (video)

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How to Dial a Rotary Phone

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Text Messaging in 1985 (video)

History of Cell Phones (video)

Internet/E-mail
Kids.gov - Computers

[|Birth of the Internet]

BPL Kids Page - About the Internet

A Brief History of the Internet (video)

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H.A.M. Radio
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media type="youtube" key="Qa_VpCJ_2S8" width="560" height="315" Demonstration of H.A.M Radio for Children (14:27)

media type="youtube" key="Y2ObYMPIMi8" width="420" height="315" Getting Started: Welcome To Amateur Radio (7:22)

kidshamradio.com

What is Ham Radio? (arrl.org)

What is a Ham Radio?

Walkie Talkie
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History of Walkie Talkies

What are Walkie Talkies? librarythinkquest.org

**Braille**
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 * Why Do Blind People Use Braille? (1:48)**

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 * A Day In My Life (3:27)**

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 * Magic Touch - The Louis Braille Story (6:57)**

Learn Braille In One Lesson (video)

**American Sign Language**
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 * The History of American Sign Language (6:39)**


 * Sign Language History**


 * Sign Language - Fun Facts**


 * American Sign Language**


 * How did Sign Language Originate?**

Sign Writing Stories

Post Office
How to Use the Post Office

Post Office Definition

National Postal Museum

Post Office Fun Facts

[|Interesting Facts About The US Postal Service]

Let's Play Post Office-Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information

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=**Am/FM Radio**= Radio-Kids Work!

The History of the Radio

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=**Television**= Television Invention-Kids work!

Broadcast Television-Kids Work!

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=**Cell Phones**=


 * Did you know?...Cell Phones**


 * Technology Facts-Cell Phones**

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 * Cell Phone History (2:46)**
 * April 3, 2013**

=**Skype/Face Time/ Video Calls**=


 * About Skype**


 * Video Calling Definition**


 * How to Video Call/Webcam**


 * When did Video Calling Start?**