An introductory course presented by National Council for the Social Studies on 2/4/14.

1. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN
THE SOCIAL STUDIES
CLASSROOM
Using Technology to Enhance
Student Learning – An
Introduction

2. Introduction
To Tech
Tools
Common
Core &
Primary
Sources
Student
Response
&
Feedback
Collaboration
&
Organization
Tools
Back
Channeling
& BYOD
Tech
Integration
in the Social
Studies
Common
Problems and
Concerns –
Q&A
Mapping
Tools
Video
Tools

3. WHAT DOES TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION LOOK LIKE?
WHY DID I NEED TO INTEGRATE IT? HOW?

4. “THINK BACK TEN YEARS AGO. WHAT WAS
TECHNOLOGY LIKE? NOW TRY TO IMAGINE
WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE TEN YEARS FROM
NOW.”
SIR KEN ROBINSON

5. TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE WAY WE
TEACH!
 Engagement
 Cooperation
 Collaboration
 Life
Long Learner
Where does technology fit in to what
we are doing?

6. DO YOU KNOW A SITUATION LIKE THIS?

7. BLENDED LEARNING
START SLOW AND THEN ADD A LITTLE AT A TIME.

8. BLENDED LEARNING IS FLEXIBLE
Students receive instruction at a
traditional school setting.
And
 At least part of the learning takes
place outside of school in an online
environment where students have
some control over time, place and
pace of the instruction.


9. SEARCH ENGINES
Sweet Search
 Google Scholar
 InstaGrok (edmodo app)
 iSeek


10. BACKCHANNELING
Twitter
 Today’s Meet
 LocaModa
 Edmodo
 Collaborize Classroom


11. BYOD – BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE
Bring Your Own Device
is a Solution to a lack
of resources.
 Make sure you have a
policy in place.
 Survey your students.
 Devices can be used
for a variety of
activities.


12. STUDENT RESPONSE/FEEDBACK
POLL EVERYWHERE

13. SOCRATIVE
WWW.SOCRATIVE.COM

14. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
www.edmodo.com

15. MOODLE
HTTP://MOODLE.ORG/

16. FLEXIBILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY

17. APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL STUDIES
 Why
an LMS?
 How can I apply it in Social Studies?
 Videos
 Question and reflection
 Feedback
 Quizzes
 Connecting and collaborating
 Blogging

18. BEGINNER TIPS AND TRICKS
 Start
small
 Set guidelines for use.
 Send a letter to parents about what it is and
how you will be using it with students.
 Build your library.
 Set Notifications the way you want to
communicate.

19. ADVANCED TIPS AND TRICKS
 Communities
 Link
your resources in your library.
 Giving feedback to your students.
 Written
 Audio
 Video

20. ORGANIZATION: LIVEBINDERS

21. COLLABORATION TOOLS

Collaborative Writing and Communication

Google Apps

22. G O LE D CS
OG
O
ht t ps://dr i ve.googl e.com
/

23. Lessons & Activities for Collaborative Writing
Peer Research, Writing and Editing
 Project Outlines
 Creative Writing Stories
 Collaborative Cause and Effect Writing
 Document Mash-ups
 Character Letter Exchange
 Global Connection Lesson Writing


24. COLLABORATIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING
 Skype

25. SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM
HTTPS://EDUCATION.SKYPE.COM/

26. COLLABORATIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING
GOOGLE+ HANGOUTS

27. GLOBAL CONNECTION TOOLS
FLAT CLASSROOM - www.flatclassromproject.org
Davis, Vicki A., and Julie Lindsay. "Flat Classroom Project Home." Flat Classroom Project - Home. Wikispaces.com, n.d.
Web. 03 Aug. 2012. <http://www.flatclassroomproject.org/>.

28. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
EPALS
- http://www.epals.com/

29. ACTIVITIES AND PROJECT IDEAS FOR
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Current Events Sharing
 Cultural Exchange
 Flat Classroom Projects
 Guest Speakers: Historians, Authors



Kenneth C. Davis www.dontknowmuch.com
Time Period Perspective
WWI/WWII
 1920’s & 30’s
 Cold War
 Social Movements

How do I get started? Websites, Twitter,
Conferences

30. SCREENCASTING AND VIDEO CREATION
TOOLS
Screencasting Tools Video Creation Tools
ScreenCast-O-Matic
 Screenr
 GoView
 CamStudio
 Camtasia Studio
 ScreenFlow
 Webinaria

Animoto
 Common Craft
 Qwiki
 Masher
 Xtranormal
 YouTube
 School Tube


31. SCREENCAST-O-MATIC

32. JING
HTTP://WWW.TECHSMITH.COM/JING.HTML

33. VIDEO CREATION TOOLS
ANIMOTO HTTP://GOO.GL/N5RI1

34. YOUTUBE TEACHERS

35. ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS FOR VIDEO TOOLS
 Flipping
the Classroom
 Create Current Events videos
 Create a video about a historical event,
person, concept or time period.
 Create Screencasts about a topic or
concept.
 Record a How-to video
 Create a Travel Video
 Create a spoof of a historical event

36. MAPPING TOOLS
GOOGLE EARTH

37. GOOGLE MAPS
HTTP://HISTORYGEEK29.BLOGSPOT.COM/2012_11_01_ARCHIVE.HTML

38. DAVID RUMSEY’S HISTORICAL MAPS
HTTP://WWW.DAVIDRUMSEY.COM/

39. STRATALOGICA

40. PRIMARY SOURCES
NATIONAL ARCHIVES – DOCS TEACH

41. EDSITEMENT
HTTP://EDSITEMENT.NEH.GOV/

42. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
HTTP://WWW.LOC.GOV/INDEX.HTML

43. PROCON.ORG
HTTP://WWW.PROCON.ORG/

44. COMMON PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS
Lack of technology training – Students and Teachers
 Students level of comfort with Technology
 Access for students
 BYOD – Accessibility for all


45. KEYS TO SUCCESS
 Start
small – Try a few tools and activities
to get your students going.
 Add a Little
 If it doesn’t work, try something else.
 Let students be the judge
 Use what works best for you and your
students.

46. Q&A