Integrating the Internet into the Social Studies Classroom Steve Spengler [email_address] Coordinator of Educational Technology Colonial Intermediate Unit 20

Topics Internet-based Social Studies learning applications Strategies for Internet integration in the Social Studies Curriculum Putting it all together “ Working the Web for Education” and “What’s on the Web” by Tom March “ The Internet Connection: Exploring the Power of the Web as a Teaching Tool” by Educational Research Corporation

Internet-based Social Studies learning applications

Strategies for Internet integration in the Social Studies Curriculum

Putting it all together

Internet-based Learning Applications

Learning Applications Enrichments Lessons/online tutorials Tools Reference resources Information resources Projects Activities

Enrichments

Lessons/online tutorials

Tools

Reference resources

Information resources

Projects

Activities

Enrichments Use media from the Internet as springboards to further discussion Similar to cartoon on the overhead or beginning a lesson with a story Discussion/story starters [PSSA] Writing prompts

Use media from the Internet as springboards to further discussion

Similar to cartoon on the overhead or beginning a lesson with a story

Discussion/story starters

[PSSA] Writing prompts

UnitedStreaming.com http://www. unitedstreaming .com

Lessons/Online Tutorials Targets specific learner outcomes Guides a user through instructional steps May have feedback, benchmarks or checkpoints Technologically difficult to create Newer technologies allow for more!

Targets specific learner outcomes

Guides a user through instructional steps

May have feedback, benchmarks or checkpoints

Technologically difficult to create

Newer technologies allow for more!

Encyclopedia Britannica Online http://www. britannica .com

Interpreting Political Cartoons http://www1. moe . edu . sg / edsoftware / ir /soc.html

Why do Civilizations Fall? http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government (for kids) http:// bensguide . gpo . gov /

The Story of Elizabeth Whitney Williams http://www. michiganepic .org/ KeeperOfTheLightFlash /

Tools Require student input used to quickly generate output Search engine is most used tool Online databases Teacher tools Curricular tools

Require student input used to quickly generate output

Search engine is most used tool

Online databases

Teacher tools

Curricular tools

Alterna Timelines http://www2. canisius . edu /~ emeryg /time.html

History.NET Discussions http:// historynet . zeroforum .com/

Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/

Maritime History Archive http://www. mun .ca/ mha /

Spartacus Educational http://www. spartacus . schoolnet .co. uk /

Reference Resources Comprehensive in scope CIA World Factbook Statistical Abstract of the US Ready reference iTools.com Microsoft Encarta HistoryCentral.com Narrow focus Historical Russia

Comprehensive in scope

CIA World Factbook

Statistical Abstract of the US

Ready reference

iTools.com

Microsoft Encarta

HistoryCentral.com

Narrow focus

Historical Russia

CIA World Fact Book http://www. cia . gov / cia /publications/ factbook /

iTools.com http://www. itools .com/

Microsoft Encarta http:// encarta .msn.com

HistoryCentral.com http://www. multied .com/

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census. gov /

Historical Russia http://www.departments. bucknell . edu / russian

Information Resources Collections of information Castles on the Web 50States.com Virtual fieldtrips Secrets of the Pharaohs Tower of London Tour Colonial Williamsburg

Collections of information

Castles on the Web

50States.com

Virtual fieldtrips

Secrets of the Pharaohs

Tower of London

Tour Colonial Williamsburg

Castles on the Web http:// castlesontheweb .com/

50States.com http://www.50states.com/

U.S. State Department: Regions http://www.state. gov /www/regions.html

Virtual Tour: Secrets of the Pharaohs http://www. pbs .org/ wnet /pharaohs/digging.html

Virtual Tour: Tower of London http://www. nationalgeographic .com/ ngkids /0101/tower/tower2.html

Virtual Tour: Williamsburg, VA http://www.history.org/visit/ tourTheTown /

WWW Virtual Tours http://www. virtualfreesites .com/tours.html

Internet Projects Long-term interdisciplinary Research Reading Writing Long-term Web projects GlobalSchool.net KidLink

Long-term interdisciplinary

Research

Reading

Writing

Long-term Web projects

GlobalSchool.net

KidLink

Children of Dreams http://www. gsn .org/programs/dreams/ lessonplan .html

KidLink.org http://www. kidlink .org

Activities Online activities WebQuests Ideas/topic searches Offline activities Discussions Debates

Online activities

WebQuests

Ideas/topic searches

Offline activities

Discussions

Debates

WebQuests Internet inquiry-based activities “Online lesson plans” Provides challenging task, scenario, or problem to solve Provide resources for students Summarizing activity is meant to synthesize prior learning

Internet inquiry-based activities

“Online lesson plans”

Provides challenging task, scenario, or problem to solve

Provide resources for students

Summarizing activity is meant to synthesize prior learning

The WebQuest Page http:// webquest . sdsu . edu /

TechTrekkers WebQuests http://www. techtrekers .com/ webquests

Strategies for Internet Integration

Identify the Goal Link to Web sites that you find useful Create a page with the links Students can use your list for guidance Post your list on the Web to bookmark sites

Link to Web sites that you find useful

Create a page with the links

Students can use your list for guidance

Post your list on the Web to bookmark sites

BackFlip http://www. backflip .com/

Bookmark Tracker http://www. bookmarktracker .com/

Multimedia Scrapbook Internet links to media Students can discover artifacts on a topic Students can download the items to be used in presentations

Internet links to media

Students can discover artifacts on a topic

Students can download the items to be used in presentations

Filamentality http://www. filamentality .com/wired/ fil /index.html

Exploring China http://www. filamentality .com/wired/China/scrapbook.html

Treasure Hunts Find Web sites that hold information Guide students through their “hunt” Pose one key question per page to define scope of topic Include a culminating higher order thinking skills activity

Find Web sites that hold information

Guide students through their “hunt”

Pose one key question per page to define scope of topic

Include a culminating higher order thinking skills activity

Civil War Activities http://www. libsci .sc. edu /miller/ CivilWar . htm

African American History Treasure Hunt http://www.kn. pacbell .com/wired/BHM/ bh _hunt_quiz.html

Subject Sampler Prepare smaller variety of Web sites organized around a topic Choose intriguing sites Students are asked about their perspectives on topics, comparisons, etc. Integrate into oral history projects

Prepare smaller variety of Web sites organized around a topic

Choose intriguing sites

Students are asked about their perspectives on topics, comparisons, etc.

Integrate into oral history projects

American Revolution Sampler http:// oncampus . richmond . edu /academics/education/projects/samplers/revolution.html

Putting it Together

How do I start? With the end in mind What is the intention? What do I want the end result to be? Focus on technology skills or production? What end results will I facilitate? Kelly, Deidre, “The Year Ahead”, Classroom Connect, September 2000, p. 16.

With the end in mind

What is the intention?

What do I want the end result to be?

Focus on technology skills or production?

What end results will I facilitate?

How do I start? Set goals for you and your students Teacher Goals: I want to feel confident when my students use the Internet. I want to learn how to use the Internet to find teacher materials. I want to integrate the Internet into my curriculum. Kelly, Deidre, “The Year Ahead”, Classroom Connect, September 2000, p. 16.

Set goals for you and your students

Teacher Goals:

I want to feel confident when my students use the Internet.

I want to learn how to use the Internet to find teacher materials.

I want to integrate the Internet into my curriculum.

How do I start? Set goals for you and your students Student Goals: I want my students to treat the Internet as a tool, not a toy. I want my students to learn how to use the Internet as a publishing tool. I want my students to learn how to use the Internet as a research tool. Kelly, Deidre, “The Year Ahead”, Classroom Connect, September 2000, p. 16.

Set goals for you and your students

Student Goals:

I want my students to treat the Internet as a tool, not a toy.

I want my students to learn how to use the Internet as a publishing tool.

I want my students to learn how to use the Internet as a research tool.

Where do I start? Look at current curriculum with an eye towards where it may be lacking Do learners come out of the unit knowing enough information? Are the students actively engaged? Do they pursue higher-level thinking? Create a Web-based activity for the learning aspect that you would revise anyway (WebQuest, Treasure Hunt…)

Look at current curriculum with an eye towards where it may be lacking

Do learners come out of the unit knowing enough information?

Are the students actively engaged?

Do they pursue higher-level thinking?

Create a Web-based activity for the learning aspect that you would revise anyway (WebQuest, Treasure Hunt…)

How do I start? Once you feel comfortable with the tools, you change YOUR way of thinking Become creative and internalize the use of the tools NETS (http://cnets.iste.org) National Educational Technology Standards for teachers and students

Once you feel comfortable with the tools, you change YOUR way of thinking

Become creative and internalize the use of the tools

NETS (http://cnets.iste.org)

National Educational Technology Standards for teachers and students

Teaching and Learning Carefully guided and structured Learners are engaged Students must understand exploration (not playing around) Students are investigating, asking questions, writing, etc. Developing reading, writing, and thinking skills.

Carefully guided and structured

Learners are engaged

Students must understand exploration (not playing around)

Students are investigating, asking questions, writing, etc.

Developing reading, writing, and thinking skills.

Steve Spengler Contact Info: Phone: 610-515-6533 Email: sspengler@ciu20.org

Integrating the Internet into the Social Studies Classroom Steve Spengler [email_address] Coordinator of Educational Technology Colonial Intermediate Unit 20