1. The Day I Was Born online project-Discovering your place in history http://dayiwasborn.net/templates/System/default.asp?id=40333 By- ZHOU,JIE

2. Enjoy the Project

3. Purpose The purpose of this project is to use the Internet to find and share important & interesting information about What was happening in the world when you were born. The purpose of this project is to use the Internet to find and share important & interesting information about What was happening in the world when you were born.

4. What do you need to do in brief You Will Collect............Record..........and Organize Data Put it all together & share it with schools from around the world. With your teacher's permission, you will become an author of the first online, student researched history book !

5. To find out what was happening when you were born You will learn how YOU are a part of history. You will go to different websites to collect your information. Each page of THIS project gives you instructions on what to do once you get to the different sites. You will learn how YOU are a part of history. You will go to different websites to collect your information. Each page of THIS project gives you instructions on what to do once you get to the different sites.

6. Your 1st assignment is to find out how old you are in DAYS Go to http://www.timeanddate.co m/date/duration.html Ignore EVERYTHING except: 1. Type in the DAY OF THE MONTH you were born 2. Type in the MONTH you were born in 3. Type in the YEAR you were born 4. Click on Today 4. Click on 'Calculate duration'.

7. Go back to the project website After you finished the research in the new website, please go back to the project website (The day I was born) After you finished the research in the new website, please go back to the project website (The day I was born) http://dayiwasborn.net/templates/System/default.asp?id=40333 After you finished the research in the new website, please go back to the project website (The day I was born) After you finished the research in the new website, please go back to the project website (The day I was born) http://dayiwasborn.net/templates/System/default.asp?id=40333

8. Links to the other research pages of the project. (1) After you complete one research page you should pick another from the list. Click on another link to continue to find information about The Day You Were Born:

9. Links How Old are You ? How Old are You ? Find out how old you are in DAYS The Man in the Moon & You The Man in the Moon & You The moon looks different each day of the year. What did it look like the day you were born? Literary Giants were Little Babies once Literary Giants were Little Babies once What the heck is a literary giant? A literary giant is a writer. What else is New/s? What else is New/s? There's a lot of information on the website you are about to visit. You need to find the cost of a postage stamp. Rock & Roll Baby Rock & Roll Baby Songs your parents rocked you to when you were born. On this day -- New York Times On this day -- New York Times News about your birthdate from one of the world's major newspapers. The History Channel -- Technology on Your Day! The History Channel -- Technology on Your Day! You probably didn't realize that The Day YOU Were Born is now a part of history! The TV Channel The TV Channel What was everybody (except your parents) watching on TV the day you were born. How Old are You ? How Old are You ? Find out how old you are in DAYS The Man in the Moon & You The Man in the Moon & You The moon looks different each day of the year. What did it look like the day you were born? Literary Giants were Little Babies once Literary Giants were Little Babies once What the heck is a literary giant? A literary giant is a writer. What else is New/s? What else is New/s? There's a lot of information on the website you are about to visit. You need to find the cost of a postage stamp. Rock & Roll Baby Rock & Roll Baby Songs your parents rocked you to when you were born. On this day -- New York Times On this day -- New York Times News about your birthdate from one of the world's major newspapers. The History Channel -- Technology on Your Day! The History Channel -- Technology on Your Day! You probably didn't realize that The Day YOU Were Born is now a part of history! The TV Channel The TV Channel What was everybody (except your parents) watching on TV the day you were born.

10. Links Your Toys Take a trip down memory lane. You'll have a ball with this site. At the Movies When you were born a star was born, but what were the other stars up to that day? What's in a Name ? What does your name mean? If you were a Viking Baby See what your name looks like in Viking runes (the Viking alphabet). Can't Find What You Need ? Google it! Tell us what YOU think ! We invite you to give us your feedback. This link allows you to send an email message to the project coordinator. Your Toys Take a trip down memory lane. You'll have a ball with this site. At the Movies When you were born a star was born, but what were the other stars up to that day? What's in a Name ? What does your name mean? If you were a Viking Baby See what your name looks like in Viking runes (the Viking alphabet). Can't Find What You Need ? Google it! Tell us what YOU think ! We invite you to give us your feedback. This link allows you to send an email message to the project coordinator.

11. Google it Please google it, if you can not find the information you need in those links given to you in the previous PPT.