PresentationPresentation

Groups 3 and 4Groups 3 and 4 Social Studies and TechnologySocial Studies and Technology

LessonLesson

Strategies: To use the internet to locate Strategies: To use the internet to locate and research information on topic and and research information on topic and to present this information/provide to to present this information/provide to teacher and classmatesteacher and classmates

Email finished product to teacher and Email finished product to teacher and present as grouppresent as group

Questions – Chapter 6 and 8 Questions – Chapter 6 and 8 #2#2

Create your own lesson. After Create your own lesson. After you have reviewed and you have reviewed and evaluated some sample lessons, evaluated some sample lessons, create one of your own.create one of your own.

SupportSupport

See page 198 and 260 for See page 198 and 260 for website to see samples of website to see samples of Evaluating Lessons (Integrating Evaluating Lessons (Integrating Educational Technology in Educational Technology in Teaching – class text) Question 2 Teaching – class text) Question 2 a&ba&b

Social Studies….Social Studies….

Page 334 class text “The primary purpose Page 334 class text “The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent democratic society in an interdependent world….interconnections of people and world….interconnections of people and the earth…..social studies education has the earth…..social studies education has been affected more than any other been affected more than any other content area but technology……”content area but technology……”

Connections with Connections with CurriculumCurriculum

Foundation for The Atlantic Foundation for The Atlantic Canada Social Studies Curriculum Canada Social Studies Curriculum DocumentDocument

(see NS DOE Outcomes)(see NS DOE Outcomes) Vision Statement for Social Vision Statement for Social

Studies from P/K to grade 12Studies from P/K to grade 12 Ranges in 3 year blocks – i.e. by Ranges in 3 year blocks – i.e. by

end of Gr. 3, end of Gr. 6 etc.end of Gr. 3, end of Gr. 6 etc.

Vision StatementVision Statement

““Atlantic Canada Social Studies Atlantic Canada Social Studies Curriculum will enable and Curriculum will enable and encourage students to examine encourage students to examine issues, respond critically and issues, respond critically and creatively, and make informed creatively, and make informed decisions as individuals and as decisions as individuals and as citizens of Canada and of citizens of Canada and of increasingly interdependent increasingly interdependent world.”world.”

Essential Graduation Essential Graduation Learnings EGLSLearnings EGLS

Time, Continuity and ChangeTime, Continuity and Change InterdependenceInterdependence Culture and DiversityCulture and Diversity People, Places and EnvironmentPeople, Places and Environment Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development Problem SolvingProblem Solving Technological CompetenceTechnological Competence Communication; Aesthetic ExpressionCommunication; Aesthetic Expression

Social Studies – Artist Social Studies – Artist Expression in CanadaExpression in Canada

Emily Carr’s stamp on CanadaEmily Carr’s stamp on Canada Research her life and civic Research her life and civic

contributions to Canada – using past contributions to Canada – using past to present to reflect aheadto present to reflect ahead

Involvement with Aboriginal Involvement with Aboriginal community and landscape/nature – community and landscape/nature – shaping of our Country shaping of our Country

Why use technology to Why use technology to research and locate research and locate

information?information?

• Various sources• Issues are summarized• Very visual• Ease of research – all have same access•Holds attention as it is colorful and interactive

Importance of TextImportance of Text

Class text – see pg. 180 “Despite Class text – see pg. 180 “Despite the attention paid to other the attention paid to other components of hypermedia, text components of hypermedia, text remains one of the most powerful remains one of the most powerful ways to communicate ideas. Text ways to communicate ideas. Text can be generated as a multimedia can be generated as a multimedia project develops or can be project develops or can be imported from word processing imported from word processing files.”files.”

According to the textbook, what is the According to the textbook, what is the name for this kind of problem-based name for this kind of problem-based

learning? learning?

• Social action projects – see page 240• Constructivism Approach• Hands on Learning• Pages of interest for further follow up – see pages 41 (Social Activism Theory), 342 (Adapting for Special Needs Suggestions/sites), 334 (The National Council for Social Studies defined and themes 1-10 described “study of humanities to promote civic competencies”)

Why email only to teacher?Why email only to teacher?

Safety so emails come into teacher Safety so emails come into teacher Teacher can monitor what is being Teacher can monitor what is being

sharedshared Practice back and forthPractice back and forth

AssessmentAssessment

Discuss this with students prior Discuss this with students prior Give them 3 minutes to write down Give them 3 minutes to write down

as many single words they can use to as many single words they can use to describe their own thoughts on Emily describe their own thoughts on Emily Carr and her contributionsCarr and her contributions

Evaluation- see RubricEvaluation- see Rubric

http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/2448/2507611/Volume_medialib/IAF13.PDF

Finished ProductFinished Product

Educators often work from Educators often work from finished product back so sample finished product back so sample could be shown. Sample is for could be shown. Sample is for model and also for the educator model and also for the educator who needs to practice! who needs to practice!