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Social Studies: Lesson Plans with the Internet
by Gil Gorospe
By Peter N. Stearns
© 1998, American Historical Association.
Peter N. Stearns is Provost and Professor of History at George Mason University.1. History Helps Us Understand People and Societies
2. History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live in Came to Be
3. The Importance of History in Our Own Lives
4. History Contributes to Moral Understanding
5. History Provides Identity
6. Studying History Is Essential for Good Citizenship
7. What Skills Does a Student of History Develop?
The Ability to Assess Evidence.
The Ability to Assess Conflicting Interpretations.
Experience in Assessing Past Examples of Change8. History Is Useful in the World of Work
An approach to Teaching History...
PowerPoint: history from ggorospe
In creating my lessons...
I believe students should...
- be actively engaged in their own learning
- be moving
- share their ideas and have meaningful conversations
- make their own choices according to their strengths and interest
- reflect on and evaluate their learning experience
Technology: Using the Internet
The Monk and New Technology #1...or
The Monk and New Technology #2
Why infuse technology?
1. Greater resources (I don't have to be the expert)
2. Access to different points of view (great for history)
3. Students can focus on interest
4. Encourages Independence / Choice / Desire to learn
5. Student can learn at own pace
6. Address modalities
7. Learning beyond the walls of the classroom (access to information anytime, anyplace)
8. Communication
9. Quality of work / Creativity
10. Success rate
Affect on Role of Teacher
Before...
The content presenter / expert
Test giverNow...
Co-learner
Facilitator
...and still the Teacher* The Teacher designs the learning experience
* The Teacher teaches the foundational skills in using the Internet
1. How to find information.
2. How to determine if what is found is relevant to the task.
3. How to determine if the relevant information is accurate.
4. How to recognize and examine bias in any perspective document.
Observation...
1. How one uses technology is more important than if one uses it at all.
2. Learning does not take place better or faster simply by replacing instructional medium with another.
3. Technology cannot replace the TEACHER.
Creating lessons Let's explore how to use the resources on the internet:
1. Start with what you got in your lesson bag...
2. Ask yourself: How can I infuse technology?
3. You do not want the internet to be just another textbook to fill out worksheets...
Think out of the box...be creative...wild...
- Caution:
Web sites disappear and change
Check links before you do lesson
Have alternate sites
Ways to use the internet...
1. Create a Teacher Web site: TeacherWeb.com
No need for students to type the URL, which can be a mile long a. Communication: Eich School
Parents
Students
The World: Epals.comb. Collect Sites for homework.....support / help.....or even day in the lab
Homework Spot.com
Jiskha.com
Kidinfo.com
History
KidiPede: History for Kids
Geography
State Reports
Reading
StarFall
Storybooks online
More Storybooks online IPL
Science
Digestive System
Astronomy
Math
Ask Dr. Math
Cool Math.comc. Practice Tests:
Constitution Test
Online Game: Identify the 50 states
d. Collect web sites for student research
Inventions
Road Trip: Geography
Native American Report
Mission Reporte. Projects Online:
Immigrant Scrapbook
Civil War Newspaper / Civil War PhotoBook
2. Use WebSites for Class Instruction
How things work: e.g. How the Erie Canal worka. Create your own PowerPoints for teacher presentations
Lecture: Adding bells and whistles, music, visuals, sound effects
Correcting workc. Virtual Tours / Geography b. Interpreting History through Art/Photos / Drawings
* What's the Artifact? e.g. google "Egyptian Art"
* Four Square: SlaveryPowerPoint: Middle passage
Rome
Oregon Trail: Virtual tour
d. Use of Audio online:
Foreign languages
Oral history: Slavery
e. Use of Music online:
Underground Railroad: Drinking Gourd
Sing alongs
Japan: Musical Instruments
f. Use of Videos online
National Geographic Videos
g. Student work...
Mr. Gorospe's Class: Web sites
h. FuntimeHangman
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
PowerPoint templates: Jeopardy
Observation...
1. How one uses technology is more important than if one uses it at all.
2. Learning does not take place better or faster simply by replacing instructional medium with another.
3. Technology cannot replace the TEACHER.
The Teacher's Corner.net: printable worksheets
Slideshare: Find ready made powerpoints
TeacherTube: Find youtube videos for teachers
Ready made lessons: A collection for teachers
- Resources for the Teacher:
Edsitement
Innovative classroom.com
C-Span Classroom
Cloudnet.com
The Teacher's Corner.net
Discovery Channel.com
Kid's Online Resources
Special Education Links
Special Ednews.com: Lesson Plans
SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet