Charlemagne Digital Scrapbook To access the digital version of this PowerPoint, please follow these simple steps! Go to rcps.info Under the “schools” tab select “William Fleming H.S.” Under the “teacher pages” select “Social Studies” Click on your teacher’s name On the left-hand side of the screen, click “Charlemagne Digital Scrapbook” On the bottom of the screen, select open Once the PowerPoint is open, make sure you hit “enable editing”

Directions To complete this assignment, you will be researching the life of Charlemagne & inserting a relevant image into each slide, based on the title of the slide. Then, you need to write a brief 1-2 sentence explanation of the image. An example has been provided for you! Finally, each slide needs to include the website you used to help you get the information

Suggested Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml http://www.history.com/topics/charlemagne http://www.biography.com/people/charlemagne-37817 http://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlemagne http://www.themiddleages.net/people/charlemagne.html http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ch-Co/Charlemagne.html http://historymedren.about.com/od/charlemagnestudyguide/p/sg_ti meline.htm

Some computer help & hints To open a website without having to type it in, hold down the control button while hovering over the address From a Google image search: Once you have found an image you would like to use in the PowerPoint, click on the image then right click and either select “copy” or “save as” If you have copied the image, simply “paste” into the correct slide If you have saved the image, open the file and drag into the correct slide Save the file often! When assignment is completed, email to your teacher in an attachment or let your teacher know you are printing. To access your e-mail, use your Office 365 Account Your login is your computer login@students.rcps.info Example TKRES331@students.rcps.info Your password is your normal computer password

Charlemagne’s childhood *example Home Sweet Home! Charlemagne began his life as a royal – he was the son of Frankish King, Pepin the Short. The exact year of his birth is unknown, but historians think he was born in the late 740s C.E. Website Used: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml

How you will be graded on this assignment: Category Points Available 5 Fully Completed Scrapbook Pages with 1-2 Sentence Explanation 30 5 Fully Completed Scrapbook Pages with Relevant Image(s) Student used class-time well & were on-task 20 PowerPoint has been checked for spelling & grammatical issues 10 5 Fully Completed Scrapbook Pages with Websites Used Listed IT IS NOT OK TO COPY/PASTE FROM A WEBSITE – ALL WRITING NEEDS TO BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS OR IT WILL NOT BE GRADED! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET YOUR TEACHER KNOW.