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Social Studies

Problem

Technology

Resources

Relative

Advantage

Expected

Outcomes1. Students lack

motivation when they

cant see the relevanceof global issues.

UNICEF

Voices of Youth.

Students interactaround the globe

Project-based

learning using

technology forcollaboration can

establish clear links

between skills and

real-world problems.

Active investigation:

analysis and impact of

social issue, students

will see world as it is:

an interconnected

global economy.

2. Traditional textbooks

do not always inspire

student curiosity.

Bring history to life in

the classroom with

individual stories.

PBS Experience

Attention-getting

displays, immediate

feedback and

interaction can

improve motivation.

Analysis of popular

American culture and

global view of world.

3. Information readily

available on the

Internet is not always

valid or credible.

Evaluating Web Pages

Online Interactive

Evaluation Modeland

Search Engine for

Teens

Using digital tools

simplifies the process

and guides students

in the Web

evaluation process.

Students will apply

these tools and value

the need to evaluate

online resources for

credibility and validity.

4. Easy access to

information on the

Internet can be

problematic when

students misuse this

data and plagiarize.

Turn-it-in:

Middle/High School

Students.and

Grammarlyand

Helping Students

Avoid Plagiarism.

Tools enable

students to check

their work for

plagiarism and

become cognizant of

the need to stateinformation in their

own words.

Students will utilize

digital tools to check

their work and learn

how to avoid

plagiarism. (voted

website of the month9/13).

5. Manual skills such as

writing can leave less

time to focus on higher

level intellectual skills.

Microsoft Office and

other word processing

programs.

Technology improves

efficiency by

simplifying labor

intensive tasks and

allowing students to

focus on higher level

concepts.

Students will gain

practice in programs

they are certain to use

in most real-world

scenarios.

6. Organizing and

managing research

material for projects

can be time consuming

and confusing.

Citation Organizer

Zotero

Tedious and time

consuming processes

are simplified with

digital tools.

Students learn quick

and efficient ways to

correctly cite sources

and create

bibliographies.

7. Students dislike

preparing research

Multi-Media programs

such as power point,

These types of

programs improve

The creation of multi-

media projects leads to

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Relative Advantages adapted from Table 2.7 (Roblyer & Doering, 2013)

reports and

presentations.

or Online

presentation

software:Civil War

opportunities for

creativity, in addition

to improving student

motivation.

the development of

the skills necessary to

excel in a 21st

Century

technology society.

8. Students have

varying abilities and

aptitudes, therefore

group interaction can

be helpful.

Google Docs. Students can create

share and collaborate

on the Web. Peer

interaction helps

students improve

interpersonal skills.

Learning outcomes

include: strengthen

skills; peer

cooperation, improved

communication, and

knowledge

reinforcement.

9. Students need

additional assistanceand there are limited

resources.

Online Simulations for

drill and practicereview.

ESL Learners

Drill & Practice

Solutions

Online simulations

can provide structureand self- paced

learning

environments, when

there are high

student/teacher

ratios.

Utilizing technology for

additional practicewhen there are limited

resources can help a

higher number of

students achieve

success.

10. Concepts in

economics, geography,

and history can becomplex.

Economic game

Google Earth

Team Building GamesDay in life History

Graphic displays

contribute to making

abstract concepts

more concrete.

Interacting through

simulations leads to

better understandingby allowing students to

manipulate systems

and visualize the

changes.

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