Timeline

Today in class we worked with timelines. Using a free online source we were able to create a timeline with different dates, events and designs. One thing I liked was that there were different borders you could use for the timelines, so you could make it to your own liking. One thing that I disliked was that the site did not automatically organize the dates in order, so if you made a change, or added a date, you had to fix everything in order on your own. You could use timelines online in class for many different ways. You could use it as an icebreaker such as what we did to get the students to share something about themselves, they could use as a follow up activity to a story or literature reading, or they could use it in social studies for many different things.

The www.xtimeline.com seemed to be a little more complicated, but at the same time there was so much more you could do with it. You could add pictures, and edit, where as with the other timeline it was very limited on what you could add. I liked the xtimeline better just because you could add pictures and edit more. I think the xtimeline would be best for older students that are a little more comfortable with technology.