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1. Hello Donnia Trent IRSC Main Campus, Tomeu Center, GED, Lab 311 Fort Pierce, FL

2. Welcome to Elluminate • What is Elluminate • Elluminate, Inc. is a web-based avenue for providing on-line classes in real time.

3. The Participant Interface Whiteboard Tools

4. Participants Window • Raise/Lower Hand • Emoticons • Step Away

5. Chat Window • Permission to use Chat • Send a Text Message • Public • Private

6. Polling • Types • Yes/No • Multiple Choice • Slowdown/Speedup Class Pace • Responses will appear in the Participants window if the moderator has selected to show them

7. The First Americans

8. Native Americans • Were the 1st people to live in America • Lived in Asia before coming to America • Also known as Indians • Spoke different languages • Lived in different kinds of houses • Wore different kinds of clothes • Ate different kinds of food • Believed in a different religion

9. Regions

10. Indians of the Midwest Land was flat – called Great Plains Were hunters of buffalos Used every part of buffalo killed Ate the meat Made clothes from skin Made tents from skin

11. A bison has a shaggy, long, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter weight, lighter brown summer coat. Bison can reach up to 2 meters (6.6 ft) tall, 3 meters (10 ft) long, and weigh 400 kilograms (882 lb) to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 lb). As typical in ungulates, the male bison is slightly larger. The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and for defense.Bison graze on the grasses and sedges of the North American prairies. They eat in the morning and evening, and rest during the day. Bison mate in August and September; gestation is 285 days. A single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and it nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of approximately 15 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity.

12. Indians in the Northwest Thick forests Many fish in ocean and rivers Built houses and boars from trees

13. Indians in the Southwest There was little rain Were few trees Few fish and animals to eat Became farmers Used water from rivers to grow food Grew corn and beans Grew cotton which they made their clothes from

14. Similarities Loved beautiful plants and animals Took care of their land Made their own tools Used tools for hunting, farming, and fishing Tools made out of stones and animal bones (even knives were made from animal bones, no metal tools) (no guns)

15. Indians in the Eastern Many forests Lived in forests Became hunters Deer & turkeys Became farmers Corn, pumpkins, and beans

16. Similarities - Continued Hunted with bow and arrows Used plants to make medicine Taught NEW Americans to plant corn and potatoes Enjoyed singing, dancing, and telling stories

17. SummaryReply by clicking your poling icon on toolbar (check mark for TRUE or X mark for FALSE) Native americans spoke different languages. Millions of buffalo lived on the great plains. It was easy to live on the great plains. Native americans made tools from stones and bones. The best tools were made from stones. In the southwest there was little rain. The native americans of the midwest only killed buffalos to make clothes. RL #8.1

18. Elluminate – Social Studies Thanks for joining the Elluminate Classroom. We hope to see you again soon. • Watch for other Elluminate Breakout Classes • Donnia Trent, dtrent@irsc.edu • M – TH; 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. daily • RL # 5.0 • FL Stds: 02.01, 02.04, 02.06, 02.09, 02.14