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Falahah; Irrahali, Fadhila Alinda – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Educational game is a game especially for the kid, that contains educational materials designed in an interactive game that aims to improve intelligence as well as providing knowledge to the users. The opportunity to make android-based education game is open wide, especially the game that exploit local content. In this research, we will develop…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Geographic Regions, Educational Technology
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Kenna, Joshua L.; Potter, Sarah – Social Studies, 2018
Due to the changing landscape of K-12 education in the United States, particularly issues arising from funding, safety, accessibility, and standardization, the frequency at which teachers utilize traditional field trips has diminished over the last few decades. Thanks to continued advances in communicative technology, however, teachers are able to…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Computer Simulation
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Hall, Rogers; Shapiro, Ben Rydal; Hostetler, Andrew; Lubbock, Helen; Owens, David; Daw, Colleen; Fisher, Douglas – Cognition and Instruction, 2020
In this article, we introduce and analyze learning experiences made possible by a teaching framework that we have developed and call "digital spatial story lines" (DSSLs). DSSLs offer a novel approach to learning on the move by engaging learners with related conceptual practices of archival curation, digital mapping, and the production…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods, Maps
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Keller, C. Peter; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that regional atlases are an important educational tool that must be updated to remain current and valuable. Reports on a user survey among 123 Canadian geography teachers about content and design of atlases. Finds that teachers value simplicity and up-to-date information and not CD-ROM atlases. (CFR)
Descriptors: Atlases, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Computer Information Services. – 1989
Computer-assisted instruction can be valuable in the teaching and learning of skills associated with the reading and interpretation of maps. The purpose of this manual is to provide teachers with a resource guide for the development of students' map skills and understanding of world geography through the use of a computer. Several suggested…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
Lidstone, John G.; Gerber, Rod – 1989
Students pursuing Australian studies should be given every possible opportunity to work with materials produced in Australia. There is a substantial and growing list of good curriculum software written within Australia and from an Australian perspective which can add interest and excitement to Australian geography classrooms. Computers can be used…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
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Stainfield, John; Fisher, Peter; Ford, Bob; Solem, Michael – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Traces the evolution of virtual field trips and discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual field trip. Explores three approaches to improving the interactivity of virtual field trips (interactive field exercises, generic software, and student-centered Web sites). Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Benefits, Field Trips
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Raubal, Martin; Gaupmann, Bernhard; Kuhn, Werner – Journal of Geography, 1997
Defines raster technology in its relationship to geographic information systems and notes that it is typically used with the application of remote sensing techniques and scanning devices. Discusses the role of spreadsheets in a raster model, and describes a general approach based on spreadsheets. Includes six computer-generated illustrations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Enrichment
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Nellis, M. Duane – Journal of Geography, 1994
Asserts that improvement of curriculum and instruction in geography must include the integration of spatial technologies. Argues the future requires the development of exemplary curriculum materials, a greater network of users, distribution of hardware and software to teachers, and agreement about ethics in information processing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Carroll, Terry; And Others – Social Education, 1995
Contends that the computer software program, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego," can be used to teach about social studies and a wide range of other courses. Recommends instructional techniques and interdisciplinary approaches to be used with the program and includes a curriculum correlation chart. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Databases
Daetz, Denney – Classroom Computer Learning, 1985
Describes and reviews commercially-available computer software for social studies (SS). They are: "Jury Trial II" (utilizes artificial intelligence); "Africa" (utilizes creative graphics to teaching SS facts; "Revolutions: Past, Present and Future"; "The Other Side" (examines world peace using values…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Decision Making, Economic Development
Wilkie, Carolyn M. – 1994
This project shares the information that an elementary school media specialist gleaned from a summer seminar in Mexico. The document consists almost entirely of pictures of Macintosh video screens. The author used still frame video slide pictures and computerized notes to prepare a "hypercard stack" that readers could access using…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software
Aubry, Linda – HyperNexus, 1997
Presents a lesson plan for grade 5 social studies in which small groups of students use computers and three software programs to develop geography skills (latitude, longitude, compass reading, plotting courses on maps), create their own continents, and keep a five-day journal of exploration. Includes examples of student work. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Geography, Grade 5
Mayland, Valen – 1990
These materials are intended to be used with the computer program "Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?" to help students learn about U.S. geography and databases. The activities described involve students pursuing criminals throughout the United States, following clues about the location, and identifying the criminals. The activities…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources
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Audet, Richard H.; Paris, Joshua – Journal of Geography, 1997
Summarizes the findings of a study of the conditions associated with introducing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into precollege curricula. Principal data sources included questionnaires, field observations, and interviews. Concludes that GIS will rapidly, and inevitably, become the tool of choice for exploring spatial concepts. Includes…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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