1 / 9

Content Report-Social Studies Grades 9-12

Content Report-Social Studies Grades 9-12. Samuel Batey ITEC 7400. Overview. Instructional Technology used in Social Studies can: Promote meaningful social studies Promote social studies that is integrative Promote value based social studies instruction

yosefu
Download Presentation

Content Report-Social Studies Grades 9-12

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Content Report-Social StudiesGrades 9-12 Samuel Batey ITEC 7400

  2. Overview • Instructional Technology used in Social Studies can: • Promote meaningful social studies • Promote social studies that is integrative • Promote value based social studies instruction • Plan for challenging social studies instruction • Design learning activities that actively engage students

  3. Virtual field trips • Help students learn about other cultures

  4. Muzzy Lane • Student “Live through” history with Muzzy Lane’s simulated immersion experience • Students play the role of decision maker in historical situations • Helps develop better problem solving skills

  5. Webquests • Students do internet research to learn that current issues have historical roots in past events and debates.

  6. Geospatial Technology • Geospatial technologies such as Google Earth allow for real-world analysis • Students study content such as history, economics and geography

  7. Simulation Games • Students can learn economic principles with stock market simulation games • Complexities of the stock market become easier to understand • Students play the role of stockbroker • Students invest their own money

  8. Summary These Instructional technologies can promote: • A challenging learning environment • Real World experience • Student directed learning • Hi LoTi levels • Authentic learning • Collaboration

  9. Resources • Doering, A; Roblyer, M. Top Ten Strategies for Technology in Social Studies Instruction Retrieved November 1, 2012 from http://www.education.com/ten-strategies-technology-socialstudies • Fernlund, M; Rose, S. Using Technology for Powerful Social Studies Learning Retrieved November 1, 2012 from http://annenbergmedia.org/workshops/socialstudies

More Related