Course : SOCS6032-Natural Science for Primary 1

Effective Period : September 2016

Using technology for powerful

social studies learning

Session 20
 Acknowledgement

These slides have been adapted from:

Rose, S. A.,Fernlund M. P. (2012). Using

Technology for Powerful Social Studies
Learning, NCSS. [online].
https://www.learner.org/workshops/socialstudi
es/pdf/session5/5.UsingTechnologyLearning.pdf
 Learning Objectives

• In this session, student will learn how to use

technology to empower social studies learning.
 The relationship of the 1984 Social Studies Hardware
technology-based Microcomputer configurations that
Courseware Evaluation
products to curriculum allow the
Guidelines and require
standards and that educators re-think implementation of
teaching and learning the issue of evaluation in technology-based
of the social studies three areas products

Multimedia
products, authoring
programs, and
telecommunication
s.
 Hardware-Related Questions to
Consider
1. What are the instructional tasks and levels of complexity? Do I have the
necessary technology?
2. Do my computers have enough memory to run the desired software
application?
3. What type of technical delivery system will be used: single computer(s) or
computers attached to a local area network (LAN), or a wide area network
(WAN) and/or the Internet?
4. Is the speed of the network sufficient to accomplish the instructional task in
an efficient and timely manner?
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 Multimedia for Teachers and
Students
Multimedia refers to the marriage of video, sound, graphics, text and images
within a single information delivery system.3 Such programs help teachers and
students assemble multiple types of information about topics in the form of
photographs, video and animation sequences, charts and graphs, text, sound,
and graphics.
 The Internet in the Classroom
Browsing can be an absorbing and sometimes distracting activity; but a
teacher’s specific directions can limit the time required without destroying
the student's curiosity. Likewise, the teacher may want to monitor student
activities on the Internet.

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Powerful social studies teaching and
learning is achieved when it is
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References
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