Chapter 12

Technology in Social Studies Instruction

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Technology Integration Example:Studying Our Past, Mapping Our Future

Phases 1-2: TPACK & relative advantage Phase 3: Objectives and Assessments Phase 4: Integration Strategies Phase 5: Instructional Environment Phase 6: Evaluate and Revise

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TPACK and Social Studies

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Issues and Problems

Methods of Addressing Social Studies Instruction Standards

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) provides comprehensive National Social Studies Standards

Separate more specific content standards exist for each of the social studies disciplines

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Issues and Problems

National Social Studies Standards: 10 Themes

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Issues and Problems

Dilemmas in Teaching Effectively

Lack of inclusion in the statewide assessment Large mount of material in a short time Changing role of technology Cost of high-quality resources

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Issues and Problems

“History Wars” and Other Debates on the Content and Focus of Social Studies

Role of history in the curriculum Focus on teaching history and civics rather than Broad social studies topics

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Issues and Problems

Perils of the Information Explosion

Wide availability of information on the Internet– Unfiltered sources of information

Change of traditional relationship between teacher and student– Teacher no longer the primary source of facts

Information or media Literacy– Need to become critical consumer of information

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social StudiesSimulated Problem-Solving Environments

Electronic Environments that allow students to interact with simulated events or locations– The Oregon Trail– GeoThentic– Making History – Decisions, Decisions – International Communication and Negotiation

Simulations (ICONS)

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Graphic Representations

Help visualize abstract concepts such as timelines and maps– Graphing software and Spreadsheets

• Excel

– Timeline generators• Neighborhood MopMachine• TimeLiner• The Graph Club• GraphMaster

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Virtual Trips - Internet resources that allow students to “visit” places otherwise difficult to visit, prepare for upcoming trips, synthesize learned information

– Bodie, California 1800s www.bodie.net

– Paris Yellow Pages http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Adventure Learning

Hybrid distance education approach Collaborative learning environments

– GoNorth! Adventure Learning Serieswww.polarhusky.com

– The Jason Project www.jason.org/public/gome.aspx

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Digital Storytelling

The process of using images and audio to tell the stories of lives, events, or eras.

Students use personal narrative to explore different social aspects– Voice Thread www.voicethread.com – Center for Digital Storytelling www.storycenter.org– PBS Civil War www.pbs.org/civilwar – The Oral History Society Home Page www.ohs.org.uk

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Digital Information Critiques

Students develop skills to critically evaluate digital information

Social studies provides context for exploring social impact of images while developing media literacy skills– Media Construction of War: A Critical Reading of History

www.ithaca.edu/looksharp – Don’t Buy It

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Electronic Research

Study of politics, economics, and current events requires up-to-date information

Use of data “pictures” supports data analysis– U.S. Congress http://thomas.loc.gov– Ellis Island Records www.ellisislandimmigrants.org – Multiculturalpedia www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~tokyo3/e/

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

GIS and GPS Lessons

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Geocaching

Sample GIS and GPS Lesson Sites– Math Lessons with GPS

www.teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/gps.html – Science/Geography Lessons with GIS and GPS

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classgpslsn.html

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Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies

Practice of Factual Information

Helping to learn and remember important facts– Drill and practice– Instructional games– Pay-to-view Internet sites

Sample Factual Information Sites– States Web Games

www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm – Educational Insights’ Classroom Jeopardy Game

www.riverdeep.com