x-timeline

=x-timeline =

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 Roman Empire (27 BC - AD 476)  =====

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 *  Free
 *  Users can edit and comment on timelines
 *  Good tool for students to organize a variety of information
 * ====== Good tool for visual learners ======
 *  Almost 3000 timelines available
 *  Provides information throughout the person's life rather than an encyclopedia entry that briefly describes the person's key accomplishments
 *  Allows you to embed the timelines you create other places online, such as your website or blog
 *  Allows you to join groups of interest
 *  Easy tools to figure out and use
 *  Can add pictures and links to the timeline

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 * Anyone can create a timeline, so reliability is questionable
 *   No centralized list or table of contents to indicate the titles of existing timelines
 *  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Not all timelines are of academic nature, many are blank
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sometimes slow to load
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Not many users, so the interaction is low

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Publication of student work can be shared with many people to view
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Connections with students or experts all over the world


 * More interactive reading than an encyclopedia entry
 * Promote your own work through a timeline of your published writings
 * Authentic assessment tool for demonstrating knowledge on a historical subject

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> **__Threats__**


 * Not continuously monitored, so potential for inappropriate or inaccurate material

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> __**Ideas for the classroom**__

 * Best used by students to create their own timelines
 * Timelines can be posted and reviewed by students working at various school projects
 * Can search for existing timelines and verify information against reliable resources