Tech Integration in Social Studies
By: Mark Hofer and Judi Harris
This article is about integrating technology in the classroom. Hofer and Harris set up a system that allows teachers to pick the type of learning activity they want their students to preform; a project, unit, or a particular lesson, and then use the educational technologies. they provided a website to refer to for assignment suggestions, activitytypes.wmwikis.com. The website has sample activites and techonologies that come along with them. There are 42 available social study activities.
The types of technologies that are provided are using pod casts, using stock market games, using blogs and comic creators. These are all fun and unique ways teachers can incorporate technology into learning and if done correctly the students won't even realize they are learning. These assignments are not only used alone, but can be combined to make projects. Combining the techonoligies allows for more advanced learning.
I think this is a great article because it allows teachers a quick refrence to the different types of techonolgy avaiable out there. It can be hard to look for the newest technology trends and having a website available is a great way to keep informed.
4 years ago
I really enjoyed this article, bringing a brighter light to technology integration. As long as it is apart of the curriculum, and not a full takeover of the classroom as my article insinuated. Web tools to make subjects more exciting are a great way to keep students alert in class, regardless of what grade a student is in.
ReplyDeleteI think it is great that there are so many technologies provided for college. These are great ways for teachers to incorporate technology into their classroom. I agree that when you combine these technologies, makes it easier for students to advance in their learning.
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