Two films, K-12 Students Today and Forbidden, are discussed as relevant tools for teaching history. K-12 Students Today advocates for the use of technology in the classroom, while Forbidden shows examples of generational change but also teaches not to dismiss the past. Students in stage 4 could make short documentaries about historical knowledge learned under teacher direction, portraying learning content as part of the "research" stage of documentary making to interest those who find traditional history lessons boring.

1. Educ1751 – Assessment 1 James Garlick – 3130651FILM IN THE CURRICULUM AREA OF HISTORY

2. A Vision of K-12 students today.Forbidden.I WILL DISCUSS TWO FILMS

3. K-12 Students Today: Advocates the use of technology in the classroom.Forbidden: Shows examples of generational change, but also teaches not to dismiss the past.Each film has relevance to history because:

4. Film making in historyIn stage 4 students could, under teacher direction, make short documentaries about the historical knowledge they have learned.

5. The learning of content could be portrayed to students as part of the “research” step in documentary making.Film making in historyBecause such an approach may serve to interest those who have found traditional methods of delivering history “boring”.Educ1751 lectures.Educ2036 lectures.ForbiddenA Vision of K-12 Students Today.References