Social Education April 2009
Social Education April 2009
Volume:73
Num:3
Teaching with Documents, and Documents, and More Documents: The National Archives Digital Partnerships
A new National Archives partnership has made thousands of additional federal records available online free of charge.
The Day in the Life of a Teenage Hobo Project: Integrating Technology with Shneiderman's Collect-Relate-Create-Donate Framework
In this multi-day investigation of teenage homelessness during the Great Depression, students use a range of technologiessearch engines, blogs, and podcasting toolsto investigate the political, economic, and social history of the time.
What I Learned at the NCSS Annual Meeting2008 Edition
The featured websites provide a glimpse of the countless resourcessuch as textbooks, trade books, maps, supplementary materials, and audio-visual materialsavailable in the NCSS conference exhibit hall.
Supreme Court Biographies as a Classroom Resource
Supreme Court biographies can offer students new perspectives on American history and politics. In this column, the author interviews biographers of three renowned justices.
Social Studies 2.0: Thinking, Connecting, and Creating with Technology
Where and Why There? Spatial Thinking with Geographic Information Systems
High school students develop real-world geography and GIS skills when they perform a site selection analysis to determine the best location for a new business.
Teaching with Rather than about Geographic Information Systems
Using GIS in the classroom can present unique challenges. Here, the authors outline key strategies for maximizing student understanding while minimizing technical friction.
Making Sense of Social Studies with Visualization Tools
A web-analysis tool known as a word cloud offers a creative approach to analyzing documents such as presidential speeches.
Making Connections: Using Online Discussion Forums to Engage Students in Historical Inquiry
Communicating in an online forum advances student reasoning and decision making while enabling teachers to interact more effectively with students and the curriculum.
Using Digital History to Investigate Desegregation and Massive Resistance in Norfolk Public Schools
A new digital library chronicles the integration of all-white public schools in Virginia and offers students the opportunity to read related oral histories, editorial arguments, and legal decisions.
Worth the WAIT: Engaging Social Studies Students with Art in a Digital Age
This unique Web 2.0 tool enhances students' literacy and inquiry skills as they critically engage with art.