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= Dipity =

[|www.dipity.com]

Dipity is an online tool that allows students to create a timeline. The tool allows you to add pictures, maps, videos, and links to the text for each event. The length of the timeline may also be changed. You may also look at the timeline in different views. The events may be displayed so you can just click on them in order from left to right, the events may be listed, you can flip through something that looks like a picture book, and you can use a map feature to view the timeline.

**Objective**
By the end of this lesson students will be able to: Use the dipity timeline source to create an accurate timeline including maps and reworded descriptions. Have a better understanding of the events taking place in the book Girl in a Cage.

Anchoring Activity
Students can use the internet to look up pictures and/or videos from the time period of the book to include in their dipity timeline.

GLEs
2.4d (9–12) Students will be able to demonstrate an overall understanding of printed texts by (d) retelling a story or restating an informative text through speaking and/or writing 3.1b (5–8) Independently extract information to achieve a specific purpose; extract information relevant to a specific purpose. 3.2a (5–8) Use technology to synthesize information into a meaningful format to express ideas and experiences, and to create text, drawings, graphs, diagrams, photographs, videos and graphics.

Explanation of book and Dipity, Girl in a Cage - Sean Take peers through signing up for an account - Clay Model process of creating a timeline - use 1st date - Clay Have peers create the 2nd date timeline Discuss how this source can be used in class - Holly
 * Lesson Plan** for teaching classmates about Dipity