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Direct linkKissling, Mark – Social Education, 2011
As teachers and students increasingly dwell in a digital world, Wikipedia is a powerful presence. While it is wise to plan and teach cautiously with respect to Wikipedia, the author believes that teachers need to acknowledge its stronghold in students' lives and teach correspondingly. That is, social studies teachers must provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Encyclopedias, Educational Technology, Internet
Hostetler, Andrew L. – Social Education, 2012
The author experienced the introduction of the Internet as a high school student. Reflecting on that experience, he now realizes that he did not understand the possibilities offered by chat rooms, instant messaging, and other Internet-based communication tools to increase sociopolitical connectedness. As the teacher of an eleventh grade social…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Internet, Synchronous Communication, Web Sites
Fehn, Bruce; Johnson, Melanie; Smith, Tyson – Social Education, 2010
Elementary and secondary school history students demonstrate a great deal of enthusiasm for making documentary films. With free and easy-to-use software, as well as vast online, archival resources containing images and sounds, students can sit at a computer and make serious and engaging documentary productions. With students affectively engaged by…
Descriptors: Documentaries, Educational Technology, History Instruction, Production Techniques
Juckett, Emily; Feinberg, Joseph R. – Social Education, 2010
The ReDistricting Game is an online simulation game that engages learners in the redistricting process and spotlights the problem of gerrymandering districts in the United States. Hands-on simulation games such as this one can motivate students to think at higher levels and master key concepts. The concept of redistricting does not automatically…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Simulation, Web Based Instruction
Manfra, Meghan McGlinn; Gray, George E., Jr.; Lee, John K. – Social Education, 2010
Social studies teachers assess their students in a number of ways. Among these are formative assessments, authentic assessments, and summative low-level multiple-choice tests. Working with two classrooms of low-achieving U.S. history students, the authors compared student experiences in traditional units to those in units that integrated an…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Cognitive Style, Electronic Publishing, Student Attitudes
Risinger, C. Frederick – Social Education, 2006
In this article, the author discusses how to teach the 2006 elections in middle or high school social studies and provides ways and some websites for social studies teachers at all grade levels to help teach about the 2006 midterm elections. One way to teach about the midterm elections would be to develop individual or group assignments that focus…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elections, Social Studies, Internet
