Chapter 12 Technology in Social Studies Instruction M

Chapter 12 Technology in Social Studies Instruction M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 1

Technology Integration Example: Studying Our Past, Mapping Our Future • Phase 1: Relative advantage • Phase 2: Objectives and Assessments • Phase 3: Integration Strategies • Phase 4: Instructional Environment • Phase 5: Evaluating and Revising M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 2

Issues and Problems: Social Studies Standards • National Council for the Social Studies – www. ncss. org/standards/toc. html • Themes – – – – – Culture Time, continuity, and change People, places, and environments Individual development and identity Individuals, groups, and institutions Power, authority, and governance Production, distribution, and consumption Science, technology, and society Global connections Civic ideals and practices M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 3

Issues and Problems: Dilemmas in Teaching • • State graduation tests Amount of material Changing role of technology Cost of high-quality resources M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 4

Issues and Problems: “History Wars” and Other Debates • Role of history in the curriculum • Teach history and civics • Broad social studies topics M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 5

Issues and Problems: Perils of the Information Explosion • Availability of information • Relationship between teacher and student • Information literacy M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 6

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Simulated Problem-solving Environments • Simulations – The Oregon Trail – Making History – Decisions, Decisions – International Communication and Negotiation Simulations M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 7

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Graphic Representations • Spreadsheets • Timelines – Neighborhood Map. Machine – Timeliner – The Graph Club – Graph. Master M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 8

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Virtual Trips • Objectives – Help students synthesize what they learned – Prepare students – Provide students with information about areas they are unable to visit – Provide students with information about areas their teacher visited Sample Trip Sites – Bodie, California http: //www. bodie. net – Paris Yellow Pages http: //photos. pagesjaunes. fr/ M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 9

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Student Telecollaborations • Email • Internet Projects Sample Telecollaboration Sites – Virtual Architecture http: //virtual-architecture. wm. edu – Global School. Net http: //www. gsn. org – International Education and Resource Network http: //www. iearn. org M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 10

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Electronic Storytelling • • Stories of lives, events, or eras Personal narratives Create their own images Authentic authoring Sample Storytelling Sites – Digital Diaries http: //www. adobe. com/educaiton/curriculum/exchange/ winnebago. html – National Archives and Records Administration http: //www. archives. gov – Oral History Society Home Page http: //www. oralhistory. org. uk M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 11

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Digital Information Critiques • Critically evaluate digital information • Analyze images Sample Digital Information Critique Sites – The Camera Always Lies http: //www. medialit. org/reading_room/article 639. html – Media Construction of War http: //ww. ithaca. edu/looksharp/ – Don’t Buy It http: //pbskids. org/dontbuyit/ M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 12

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Electronic Research • Politics, economics, and current events • Currency, up-to-date • Data pictures Sample Electronic Research Sites – U. S. Congress http: //thomas. loc. gov – Census in Schools http: //www. census. gov/dmd/www/teachers. html – Multiculturalpedia http: //www. netlaputa. ne. jp/~tokyo 3/e/ M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 13

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 http: //www. teacherlink. org/content/math/activ ities/gps. html – Science/Geography Lessons with GIS and GPS http: //education. ssc. nasa. gov/fad/ M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 14

Technology Integration Strategies for Social Studies Practicing Factual Information • Drill and practice • Instructional games • Pay-to-view Internet sites • Sample Factual Information Sites – States Web Games http: //www. sheppardsoftware. com/web_game s. htm – Classroom Jeopardy http: //www. riverdeep. com M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. 15