Technology in Social Studies Instruction

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Technology in Social Studies Instruction

• Presented by
• Lynn Domino

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Issues and Problems in Social Studies Education

• Culture
• Time, Continuity and Change
• People, Places and Environments
• Individual Development and Identity
• Individual Groups and Institutions

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Science, Technology Society

• Is New Technology always better than old?
• Coping with ever-increasing pace of change
• Preserving fundamental values and beliefs
• Global connections

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Integrate Technology into SS
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Production, Distribution, Consumption

• Simulate Stock Market
• Loan Amortization Spreadsheets
• Currency Converters
• Economics

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Global Connections

• The Global Schoolhouse
• Greatest Places Around the World
• The Smithsonian Institute

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Teaching Civic Ideals andCharacter Education