George Washington and StudyTag History Facts

To provide you with a feel of one way to use StudyTag with your students let me describe how you might approach the book George Washington: True Patriot.

The first step is to begin reading the first chapter, "The Enemy." Even though this chapter is small at only three pages it is packed full of interesting facts. After reading the chapter the student or group of students should discuss what in the chapter do they think is worth remembering? They can highlight intersting sentences in the chapter or record their ideas on paper. Here are a few ideas from that chapter that I have recorded:

George Washington was born in Virginia.
George Washington was born Feb 22, 1732.
There were thirteen American colonies in 1775.
George Washington's plantation in Virgina was called Mount Vernon.
George Washington was born a British subject.
George Washington commanded the Continental army in 1775.

There are many other facts students may also find worth remembering in that chapter. Once they have an idea of what they might be they can launch StudyTag and record the fact they want to remember.

In the above example here is what I would select as a variable in each fact:

George Washington was born in [var]Virginia[/var].
George Washington was born Feb 22, [var]1732[/var].
There were thirteen American colonies in [var]1775[/var].
George Washington's plantation in Virgina was called [var]Mount Vernon[/var].
George Washington was born a [var]British[/var] subject.
George Washington commanded the [var]Continental[/var] army in 1775.

Enter these into StudyTag, add a few foils, and quickly learn these facts forever! It really is that simple. And, if the students write their own facts, it will be a lot better learning experience than if you write the facts for them.