Time+Glider

The name of the web tool is Time Glider, the creators names are Micheal and Will. Michael was doing research one day on the web and realized there was a lot of information but he needed certain information to access it. He questioned, what if he or someone didn't have this information? All that he wanted to do was look at and see history, so he started figuring out a way that he could. Will was keeping up with a soccer game online by just reading little texts that came up on the screen and he wanted another way to watch and keep up with what was going on. Will and Michael were playing tennis in Boise, Idaho, talking about technology and the things they thought could be better on the Internet. A couple weeks later TimeGlider was created. [|TimeGlider]

TimeGlider is a data driven interactive timeline. You can view timelines already existing or you can create a timeline yourself. When viewing the timeline it starts out with very basic dates and events, but on the side is a zoom bar that allows you to zoom on some timelines out 600 yrs all the way to 1 hr before an event. It also has pictures and in-depth descriptions of all the events. You can click on the event to pull up information and pictures. The advantages to using this tool are that it is very easy to use and access how to use it. It has a step by step process on which to follow. It is very handy because you can go from being very broad to being very in-depth and precise on events that have occured. Another advantage is that it is free to use and easy to share. A disadvantage would be the content people could put on the timeline. The teacher would definitely have to monitor what was on it.

Time Line Example: [|Wright Brothers Timeline]

Teacher Use: This would be a very resourcful tool for teachers to use in almost any class no matter what subject or grade level. The teacher can use this to create a timeline to show the class the events of the civil war. The teacher could also use this to display a class schedule for the course of the year, it would be a different but interesting way of presenting it. Another way a teacher can use this is for creating a project for a student or a team project for the class. The teacher can use this to display a variety of events that have happened in the past and create on for the future, being very broad or very in-depth.

Student Use: Students would use this to create timelines of historic events or their family heritage. The students could work in groups to create a timeline on World War 2. Each team member would be responsible for certain events on certain dates, and if the project was in great detail, certain hours after and before events. The teacher could create a checklist for them to follow to make sure they get all of the information they need on their timeline. This would be a good project because the students would have to collaborate and research the information, split it up equally, and then each create parts of a timeline.

By: Christopher Sabo