1. Social Studies Technology Project Charles Hail – ED 439

2. This is for a 12 th Grade Government Class

3. Rationale… This presentation serves to provide examples of various web-based activities that can be used to satisfy instruction along the Ohio Department of Education Social Studies Model.

4. Goals & Objectives Goals Increase student learning across the ODE Social Studies model. Stimulate student interest in the material through technology. Objectives Students will identify connections between material learned in class & real world issues. Increased comprehension of materials following ODE model.

5. American Heritage

6. American Heritage Websites The Ohio Historical Society www.ohiohistory.org List of Historical Writings http://history.hanover.edu/texts/braddial.html Immigration Historical Research Center http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc Center for Military History http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/art/A&I/Photos.htm Sunwatch Indian Village http://www.sunwatch.org/p_summerwatch.html

7. American Heritage Activities While visiting the Ohio Historical Society’s website research a historical location in the Miami Valley and write a report on it. Visit it & receive extra credit! Read Anne Bradstreet’s essay on “New” and “Old” England. Cite examples of foreshadowing & predicting the American Revolution. Visit the Immigration Research Center & examine your family history. Look at photos from the Military History website and examine the photos from different conflicts to cite similarities & differences.

8. More American Heritage Activities Research and visit Sunwatch Indian Village.

9. People in Societies

10. People in Societies Websites Cultural Academy of Islam http://library.thinkquest.org/17137/index.html Mexican Day of the Dead Celebration http://www.azcentral.com/rep/dead/ Native American Sports Nicknames Protest http://shgooda.nativeweb.org/racindex.htm Cultural Survival Quarterly http://www.cs.org Cajun Cultural Information http://gumbopages.com/

11. People in Societies Activities Visit the Islamic Academy site and research cultural differences and similarities. Create a mask for the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration. Examine the issue of offensive mascot nicknames. Write an opinion paper. Read one of the articles from Cultural Survival and report how cultures are being protected. Prepare a Cajun recipe and share it with a classmate.

12. World Interactions

13. World Interactions Websites The Center for Middle Eastern Studies http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/profiles.html Virtual Tourist www.virtualtourist.com The United Nations http://www.un.org/ African Studies http://sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/html The U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/

14. World Interactions Activities Research one of the countries and prepare a travel brochure. Plan a trip abroad with activities for ten days. Research a global issue using the UN website. Research a country and write a report about it and the U.S. Find travel warnings given by the U.S. Department of State.

15. Decision Making & Resources

16. Decision Making & Resources Websites The Federal Reserve of Cleveland http://www.clev.frb.org/ Stock Market simulation http://ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb. html The Environmental Defense Fund http://edf.org The Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.org The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse http://www.waterwiser.org

17. Decision Making & Resources Activities Write a report about the Cleveland Federal Reserve. Follow the stock-market simulation and report results. Read about an issue on the EDF website and suggest a solution. Read the EPA Regional Report for our region. Suggest a water usage policy for your town.

18. Democratic Processes

19. Democratic Processes Websites Piper Resources Guide to Government http://www.piperinfo.com/state_detail.cfm?State=Ohio International Foundation for Free Elections http://ifes.org/ The Center for Democracy & Technology http://cdt.org/ The National Endowment for Democracy http://www.ned.org/ The Center for Voting & Democracy http://www.fairvote.org/

20. Democratic Processes Activities Research one of Ohio’s agencies. Report on an election highlighted by the Inter. Found. For Free Elections. Write an essay describing how technology has changed democracy. Report on another struggling democracy form the NED website. Suggest an improved voting system.

21. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities

22. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Websites The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ The United States Senate http://www.senate.gov/ The Ohio House of Representatives http://www.house.state.oh.us/ Greene County http://www.greene.co.oh.us/ City of Beavercreek http://www.ci.beavercreek.oh.us/

23. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Activities Send an e-mail to the White House. E-mail your representative in the Senate. Research the Statehouse website for local issues. Using Greene County’s tax maps identify information on your address. Identify the rules and procedures for putting up a fence in Beavercreek.

24. Conclusion…

25. This presentations consists of many very useful websites. When teaching to the strands you need to have all kinds of activities, and that is what I tried to do. These websites and activities will definitely be useful to me as I develop my own lessons and activities for students.