Using Technology To Enhance the Social Studies Curriculum

Research & Presentations  Videos  PowerPoint  Prezi  PhotoStory  Podcast  Live Binder

Videos  Use Movie Maker—Free on Windows Computers  Use Flip cameras—very simple one button recording with editing software built in  Most Students figure it out before you do!

Student Created videos  8c/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-3- Social-Studies-Middle-School 8c/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-3- Social-Studies-Middle-School  cbe/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-8- Social-Studies-Middle-School cbe/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-8- Social-Studies-Middle-School  12f/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-46- Social-Studies-Middle-School 12f/United-States-Constitution-Article-1-Section-46- Social-Studies-Middle-School

Student Created Videos  ba3/Supply-and-Demand ba3/Supply-and-Demand  b5/Civil-War-Video-3 b5/Civil-War-Video-3  f6/Civil-War-Video-2 f6/Civil-War-Video-2

PowerPoint  Even easier to use  Create with multi media features  Students teach the class!  Set information guidelines  Facilitate research  Fill in the blanks

Prezi  Interactive tool  Appeals to more creative students  Something different  Can put tons of information in a small space  Able to pull up at home to work on it.  

Photo Story  Free software—installed on school computers  Easy to use  Add text, photos, and sound to create a “movie”  Also convert PowerPoint slides to JPEG images to import into PhotoStory.

Podcasts  Students could create a “radio show” and interview famous people or even report on a “live” event.  t.mp3 t.mp3  odcast odcast  Audacity is a free software program that can be used to record and edit audio. 

Live Binders  Free resource  Collect and sort all types of material…files, media, websites and store it on the web.  No more forgetting or losing your sources from the web  Can be used by teachers or students   

Interactive Tools  Google Earth  Google Maps  Show Earth  Virtual Field Trips  Games

Google Earth  Free app for your computer or iPad  Visit foreign locations  Sketch up used to create buildings that can be placed on Earth  Use it for Geo Cache activities.

Google Maps  View historic places  ml#historic-italy ml#historic-italy  View 3D mock ups of the Earth  utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=van&utm_source=en- van-na-us-gns-erth&utm_term=evl utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=van&utm_source=en- van-na-us-gns-erth&utm_term=evl

Show Earth 

Virtual Field Trips  Lets you visit without the expense  Allows students to become familiar with what they are studying  

Educational Games  Provide students with an alternative way to learn  Used to enrich already learned material  

Reflection Activites  Blogs & Wikis  Reinforce learning  Provide a platform for debate  Provide new perspectives  Virtual Scrapbooks 

Some Really Cool Resources  social-studies-sites-of-2011-so-far/ social-studies-sites-of-2011-so-far/  strategies-technology-social-studies/ strategies-technology-social-studies/   studies/resources/ studies/resources/

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