Father+Serra+and+The+California+Missions



** Father Serra and the California Missions ** ** "Let the Adventure Begin" Live - Interactive Videoconference in Your Classroom! ** ** (no longer available) ** Please use this wiki for information and resources for you students



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On the 300th anniversary of the birth of Junipero Serra, let's meet and walk with Father Serra as he explains why he pursued the work of securing mission settlements in Alta California for his country, Spain. Father Serra shares his adventure through rich historical media and video. Students will be interact with Father Serra through their questions and comments. The work and determination of Father Serra changed California forever. Come with us and discover that history is more than just dates and events. Students will learn why the missions were built, the impact they had, and how they operated. Father Serra will be interacting with viewers through historical media and video. Our hope is that your visit with Father Serra will give your class an appreciation of the impact he had during the California mission era and beyond.



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What Teachers are Saying // "The program was GREAT! The presenter did such a great job adding humor in and making it fun for the kids. They really enjoyed it! The materials sent by Janet prior to the video conference was really helpful. Went through the vocabulary and handouts with the kids before hand". 4th Grade, Pioneer Union Elementary School District, California // //"Students learned more about the settling and creating of missions in California. Learning how to make adobe bricks was fascinating." 5th Grade, Blythe Academy, Greenville County, South Carolina//

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Program Resources:Father Junipero Serra's Biography

Mission Assessment (27 Questions and Essay)  Mission Test Teacher Key

Suggested Apps for Interactive Technology in the Classroom

** 1. [|Stories of the California Missions] ** ** Description: ** True stories of the missions give a vivid picture of California’s early history. Tales of Indian raids, pirate attacks, courageous deeds, forbidden romance, stolen treasures, and more breathe life into any visit to a mission and any study of the mission era. Sixteen stories are arranged in an order to present the history from the founding of the first mission in 1769 through the Spanish period, the Mexican period, and secularization and decline. As you listen, you will have a sense of what it was like to live in those times. This is no romanticized or politicized version of mission life, but glimpses into the struggles and triumphs of very real people. **2. [|Videolicious]** ** Description: ** Over 1,000,000 downloads! Videolicious 2 is completely rebuilt to make video creation even easier and faster! Instantly combine your videos, photos, music and stories into a stunning movie masterpiece. Just talk and tap to create the perfect video. Super fast and easy movie making -- now with incredible cinematic filters! **3. [|Idea Sketch]**

**Description:** Idea Sketch lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. You can use Idea Sketch for anything, such as brainstorming new ideas, illustrating concepts, making lists and outlines, planning presentations, creating organizational charts, and more! 4. **[|Glogster]**: **Description: ** What do you get when you cross a digital poster with a blog? You get a Glog! Glogster EDU is a an exciting and free, online site for students and teachers to create multimedia pages to present projects and other course work. In this 30 minute session we will share examples of class Glogs and how to get started with your own Glogster site. Here is an example of a [|history Glog] on the Great Depression. 5. **[|Aurasma]** ** Description: ** Augmented reality allows someone to add another layer to an existing image. For example, imagine holding your phone over a poster on the wall as if you were going to take a photo of that poster, and then instantly a video starts playing to offer you additional information about that particular poster. Pretty cool, right? The first time it happens, it seems like magic. Build your mission model and then when your Aurasma app is held in front of a special location picture on your mission, a video of your student could be explaining his mission on how he/she built it or maybe a quick video presentation about that mission. It's easy, it's amazing. The new "OPEN HOUSE" App for teachers and students.

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Website Resources[|Father Serra Biography]

[|Comprehensive Picture of Junipero Serra Emerges in New Biography] (excellent teacher resource)
Chapman University, Huell Howser Archives, California Missions **(archive of all Mission videos visited by Huell Howser)** [|Explore California's 21 Missions] [|The Spanish Missions of California] [|California Missions 1769-1840] [|Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco] [|San Diego History Center Historical Photos] [|California Missions Resource Center] [|Mission Adobe Brick Materials] [|Serra Club of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania] [|The California State Military Museum (Presidio and Mission of San Diego)] [|Mission Life] [|Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California] [|Common Terms of the California Missions] [|Porter History-Social Science Resource Room] (Model Lessons) [|California Indian Missions] (the complete list of the California Missions in order of their establishment) [|Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa] [|The ABC's of Making Adobe Bricks]

Fresno Pacific University Continuing Education Course: [|California Mission: 1769-Secularization -SOC-906]

California Mission Video Exceptional Information

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Mission San Antonio de Padua Set in the peaceful and remote San Antonio Valley where springtime rains change green valley lands into waves of blue lupine and golden poppies and where towering oaks shade the lazy San Antonio River, is the Mission San Antonio de Padua, a quiet vestige of California's Spanish colonial origins. California's third mission, Mission San Antonio was established in 1771 by Father Serra. Mission San Antonio, a vital part of California's history sits in practically the same setting as it did 240 years ago. In fact, it has been said that Mission San Antonio is the only California Mission its founders would recognize today.

** Father Serra at the Huntington Library **

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Published on September 7, 2013 From Aug 17, 2013 to Jan 6, 2014, the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA will be holding a historic exhibition covering the life and times of Father Junipero Serra entitled " Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions". The Exhibition covers all of Father Serra's life from his birth in Petra, Mallorca to his death in Carmel, CA. The exhibition also goes on to explain the repercussions of Father's Serra's life and the effects of the Mission period on the people of California. This video gives a small taste of the wealth of material on display at the Huntington Library.

CONTACT: JANET ADAMS MA JLA Interactive Jla1@fpu.edu 559-978-2048