Timeline

Introduction
How do we organize events? Timelines! Timelines are used in learning **history - in any subject**. They are used so the reader and designer can quickly access the meaningful events. Now with the internet, we make timelines visual, interactive and memorable. You can now create an interactive time line.

Task
You will create an interactive timeline on the history of Instructional Technology and embed the Timeline into your wiki. Here is the Timeline we have made so far: media type="custom" key="5527091"

Steps
1. Complete the history readings. 2. Outline the timeline on paper or digitally 3. Add to the time-line on the Internet started by BETH: [|Brief History of Educational Technology] media type="custom" key="5530623"
 * Go to Xtimeline -http://www.xtimeline.com
 * Search & Play around with some timelines so you know what you can do
 * Sign up Xtimeline (Please use NOTHING secure)
 * Search for [|Brief History of Educational Technology]
 * Ask to be an editor for [|Brief History of Educational Technology] by rajansock
 * Get permission
 * Add an event, description, & try to get an image
 * Save what you have done and VIEW it.
 * 4. Embed the timeline into your wiki. Watch the video for help.**

Conclusion
Timelines are used in most learning experiences. **[Reflection - put in google docs journal]** Here are a couple questions that you can use to reflect upon as you are thinking about how to use timelines in instruction:
 * How was the process making the timeline different from simply viewing a timeline?
 * How was making the timeline interactive different then making it static (word or hand-written)
 * How can it be used in Instruction?

Resources
Interactive web timeline maker: Xtimeline -http://www.xtimeline.com @Images to help you: http://mcom520.wikispaces.com/Images