Ancient Chinese Inventions 
 
 

Voicethread Instructions

Educate your classmates by contributing what you know to a VoiceThread on the topic of Ancient Chinese Inventions.  Follow the link for your class to enter the project:

Click on: http://ROSSlibrary.ed.voicethread.com

Signing In

To sign in, use only the first part of your e-mail address (your user name.ro) and your password, which you will find in the third column of your information package.

Opening Your Voicethread

Click on the "My Voice" tab.

Then find your class highlighted in yellow under "Groups."  Click on it.

Adding A Photo

Simply click on the Upload button and find the photo from your picture file in your H-Drive. 

Add a Credit Line

Be sure to provide the title of the picture and state who the author is.  Add any licensing information as well.

 

 Google Books

Check out the books put aside for you on our "Ancient China and Inventions "Google Bookshelf.

 

 From EBSCO

The following articles are from the February 2007 issue of Calliope Magazine:

Ballons, Parachutes & More

To Fly on Silk Wings (kites)

Seeing Stars (astronomy)

The Wheelbarrow

Chinese Junks (boat building)

Zheng He's Voyages (boat building)

One Potter Plus Clay and Fire: Porcelain

"The Umbrella"

"Predicting Earthquakes"

 

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