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Integration of Technologyinto the Social Studies
Chris Osborne
Independent Consultant
What is technology integration?
• Phone based interviews• Fax machine• The Internet• Digital cameras (video and still)• Overhead projectors• DVD/CD-ROM• Smartboards• Technology is all over…are you using it?
Social Studies Technology
Technology Integration
Projects Research Interaction
Project Based Learning
This inquiry style encourages the student to be the historian.
National History Day in Indiana
http://www.nhd.org/
http://www.indianahistory.org/historyday/index.html
This project is based on an annual theme and allows students to pursue different types of projects, some of which are technology rich, while all a great deal of research.
Research
Research is broken into two areas – primary source and secondary source.
Inspire Database– http://www.inspire.net/
Primary Source Examples– Our Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/
Secondary Source Examples– Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.com/
Interaction
Interaction with technology could include online experiences, phone interviews, map creation or interaction, and more.
ExamplesDigital History: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ Google Earth: http://www.google.com/ Geosense: http://www.geosense.net/ Animated Atlas:
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html Xpeditions:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html
Thanks
• My website– http://www.ezwebsite.org/chris
You can download files, follow other links and get a ton of resources. Today was just a brief look into what is possible.