Professor Scott Reflection

Hey Folks,

Here's a video of my Professor Scott Reflection. You might have to crank your volume up, but maybe not, it really depends on your speakers. Just let the video start and then you can determine your volume level.

If you're having problems with the video it pretty much says this:

(3) What did you learn?

I learned that the width of train tracks were decided because they matched it to the width of distance between a horse's hind legs.

I learned that before they had a good method of transportation it took around 36 hours to get from Montreal to Quebec City.

I learned that a large source of communication in the 19th century was through Shakespeare plays.

(1) What technology interested you?

The telegraph/morse code interested me because it was like the old method of texting.

(3)How did it impact society?

It impacted society because they had a quick way to send messages from far distances (they didn't have phones back then.)

It was much faster than typing so it really came in handy for people.

It was a new and exciting was of communicating.

(2) What questions do you have?

I was wondering if the school, Colonel By was named for Colonel John By (the man that made the Rideau canal.)

I heard Professor Scott mention the word "Dorchester" and I was wondering what is has to do with History because the building I live in is called "The Dorchester."

(1) Tie into a big History idea.

This ties into History is a collection of stories because before they had all this technology people learned things from stories and what they read.