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Technology That Will Transform Social Studies Teaching and Learning
Presented by Betsey Kennedy4th Grade Teacher, Big Shanty Intermediate School
Materials and LinksAll materials and links available at:
http://TechnologyAndSocialStudies.wikispaces.com/
Class Wikis http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers
Free for teachers (no ads, private or public)
Endless Possibilities:◦ ABC “Book”◦ History Yearbook/Encyclopedia◦ Project Organizing Space◦ Book Chats◦ Spot to collaborate with other classes
School Keys: Technology Standard
CLASS Keys:Technology Standard
Word Review/Brainstormingwww.wordle.net
Can be used as a review before a test or as a preview for an upcoming unit
Pre-assessment option: Students list things they already know
Unique Biography ReportsWord art can be used to display knowledge about a
particular topic
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/ allows you to format the words in the shape of letters (careful about ads on this website)
Unique Interactiveshttp://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/ Website sponsored by International Reading
Association and National Council of Teachers of English
Huge number of Student Interactives◦ Everything from acrostic poem builders to timeline
creators
Favorite Interactives from www.ReadWriteThink.org
Other Great Interactive Websites
Created by the Annenberg Foundationhttp://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/index.html
◦United States Geography◦Indians◦Colonies◦The Nation Expands
◦Numerous other interactives available from www.learner.org/interactives/
www.Glogster.com/eduAllows students and teachers to
create multimedia, interactive posters that include everything from movies to Wordles to weblinks
http://thilby.edu.glogster.com/glogsteredu/
Glogster BasicsCan register students without email
addresses
Students can comment on each others glogs
Glogs can be linked to TypePad blogs easily
Glogster Tips and TricksProvide students with a selection of
pictures, videos, etc.
Limit choices (for example: “You may only use the ‘Papers’ theme.”)
Have students sketch their basic plan before using the computer, all text should already be written
www.VoiceThread.comCollaborative, multimedia slide shows
Holds images, documents, and videos
Allows people to navigate slides and leave comments:◦using voice (with a microphone or telephone) ◦text ◦audio file◦video (via a webcam)
VoiceThread Student Sample
http://voicethread.com/share/1602641/ http://bigshanty.blogs.com/kennedy/
VoiceThread Tips and TricksProvide a selection of pictures in student drives
for students to use
Have students complete a storyboard before ever touching the computer
Provide thumbnails of the pictures for the storyboard
Have two students work together
Easy to Embed
1. Choose “Embed” at the end of the slide show
2. Select TypePad
3. Login to Typepad
4. Click “Post”
5. You’re done!
Materials and LinksAll materials and links available at:
http://TechnologyAndSocialStudies.wikispaces.com/
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