Technology in Social Studies Instruction:
Theme 1: Culture
Theme 2: Time, Continuity, and Change
Theme 3: People, Places, and Environments
Theme 4: Individual Development and Identity
Theme 5: Individuals, groups, and Institutions
Theme 6: Power, Authority, and Governance
Theme 7: Production, Distribution, and Consumption
Theme 8: Science, Technology, and Society
Theme 9: global Connections
Theme 10: Civic Ideal and Practices
Virtual Trips are visits students make to Internet sites to see places they could not go easily go to in real life or that can help them get more out of trips they are able to take. Visiting foreign locations gives students a richer more comprehensive perspective on the world around themand makes the world a living part of their classroom.
Adventure Learning is a hybrid distance education approach that provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning environments.
Digital Storytelling - students use personal narrative to explore community-based history, politics, economics, and geography.
Internet sources give stdents and teachers up-to-date information they could not obtain easily from other sources.
Geospatial Technologies - allow individuals to view and examine the world through multiple layering of data within a spatial environment. Google Earth!
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