I had a lot of trouble finding topics that fit my unit on World War I and the rise of the United States globally. I found this video, "World War I in 6 Minutes" could be very useful in quickly explaining a mostly European historical view of the war. For my lesson, the video will show the devastation and destruction felt by all in Europe and why it opened the door for the United States to gain power. The video lesson will give the students a detailed overview of World War I without consuming classroom time. The class will use the new information to discuss and debate the role of the United States, the effects of the war in the United States, and the importance of specific events. The students will debate and discuss in groups what forced Woodrow Wilson's hand - the Lusitania, the Mexican telegraph, or economic motivations. The goal of the actual class period will be to use the time to think critically about motivations, situations and related events. Instead of lecturing or teaching the events and countries involved in the war during class, they can learn outside and use the knowledge for active discussion.
I think the idea of a flipped lesson is fantastic and TED Ed can be a huge help for a lesson. I think that the options for already made videos in social studies were lacking, but learning how to actually make a flipped lesson video will be necessary anyway. As a social studies teacher I will definitely be using a flipped lesson model for many lessons and topics. This tool can help stop me from continually giving mundane historical lectures class after class. Instead, the students can come to class and discuss, debate and explore the information they have acquired. This would promote more critical thinking and questioning, a main goal while teaching social studies.
Below is a link to the TEDEd lesson about World War I.
http://ed.ted.com/on/xhc9uVq7
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