Using tech to study the past: English II's Holocaust Tiki-Tokis

For a fear years now, students in my English II class spend the better part of a semester focusing not only on literature and grammar, but on an important part of history: the Holocaust. The terrible things that happened throughout Europe in the 1940s occurred a long time ago, but they're just as important—actually, more important—to us today, which is why we spend so much of the semester reading literature like The Diary of Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel's Night, and this year, Art Spiegleman's Maus, a graphic novel written by the son of a Holocaust survivor. We also will watch a few movies, write a few reports, and possibly even get to have a firsthand look at some Holocaust history. ^{[HINT HINT]}

Aleena Hsu's Tiki-Toki

Another new addition to the class this year is the addition of a semester-long project using the web-based timeline program Tiki-Toki. As students read, they'll be adding in information they find into one "master" timeline that will chronicle everything we study in the semester. Right now, the only events on their timelines have to do with The Diary of Anne Frank, but hopefully, by the time the semester is over, they'll be filled with one in-depth resource that they can share with others who don't know about the Holocaust.

Below are the Tiki-Tokis of the English II students. As we progress through the semester, they'll be adding more and more to them, so check back periodically to see the powerful things they are studying.

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A-Day		B-Day
Angela C. [Rec'd] Belle [Rec'd] Betty L. [Rec'd] Billy Calvin [Rec'd] David L. Eddie Grace Y. Kelly Kevin M.	Krikki Martin Max [Rec'd] Miyuki [Rec'd] Samuel Takako [Rec'd] Wade	Aleena [Rec'd] Alex Amanda Amy Ben Brian Cameron Christine Grace C. [Rec'd] Jass [Rec'd]	Joanne Jonathan H. Joyce Kathrina [Rec'd] Kevin C. [Rec'd] Nancy [Rec'd] Rachel Robert Sabrina Sally

^[Rec'd] = Really, really good examples