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__Overview__
Participants will create a Civil Rights Movement virtual museum. In small groups (2 participants), participants will research an event as represented by a physical item (artifact) in the Civil Rights Movement and determine what people, places, and outcomes are important and representative of the artifact. Once the exhibits are complete, they will be posted on a collaborative workspace (Civil Rights Virtual Museum wiki). Towards the end of the lesson, participants will then reflect on the exhibits and their experience in the 1:1 classroom.

__Guiding Questions__

 * How did this experience compare with your typical classroom experience?
 * How do you think students would react to this type of learning experience?
 * What may need to be modified to be able to teach using such a method of instruction?

__Introduction Video__
Watch these short videos about the Civil Rights Movement. This is meant to activate your knowledge about this time period and to prepare you for the upcoming activity. Portion of JFK Civil Rights Speech media type="custom" key="10971940"

Civil Rights Montage media type="custom" key="10972268"

__Creating the Exhibit__

 * Choose a partner. You will be assigned a number.
 * Once you have your number go to the Civil Rights Virtual Museumand click on the artifact matching your number.
 * Begin by researching your artifact.
 * Below each heading, provide all the relevant information. Include links to where you got your information.
 * NOTE for Wikispaces:Only one person per group can be editing the artifact page at any one time.

__Exploring the Civil Rights Virtual Museum__
Once you have completed your artifact, you are to begin exploring the museum. At the top of each artifact page is a "Discussion Tab." Review the artifact and answer the following questions in the discussion.
 * 1) Do you consider Section II (Description of Artifact and its Significance) to be useful in understanding how the artifact/event are part of the larger context of the civil rights movement? Is it detailed and does this section bring the artifact "to life"? Explain your response.
 * 2) Do you feel that this Multimedia links are pertinent to the artifact and event history? How does this multimedia contribute to the larger context of the virtual museum? Explain your response.

__Reflection__
Now it is time to reflect on experience. Post your thoughts for the following three questions.