Social Education articles from April 2006

Social Education archives from April 2006

Editor's notebook.
April 1, 2006... As is customary in the April issue of Social Education, most articles are part of a special section devoted to the uses of instructional technology in the social studies classroom and organized by our Technology Department editors, Michael J....

1906 letter to the San Francisco health department.(Teaching With Documents)
April 1, 2006... On Wednesday, April 18, 1906, an earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale and lasting 48 seconds, erupted along the San Andreas fault with a flash point originating in the San Francisco Bay area. (1) The magnitude of the...

Privileges, privacy, and protection of youth bloggers in the social studies classroom.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... Internet users continue to develop new ways of communicating online and disseminating information; one of these methods, the blog, also known as web log, has become a significant cultural phenomenon. Blogs offer an interactive medium for...

Using blogs in the classroom: a new approach to teaching social studies with the internet.(Surfing the Net)
April 1, 2006... OK, I admit it. Technology has passed me by. After years of feeling that I was fairly knowledgeable about technology--computers, software, the internet--recent innovations make me feel like an amateur. I had read about teachers using blogs in...

Teaching and learning with online historical maps.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... In 1587, John White, an Englishman, led an expedition to Roanoke Island, just off the coast of present day North Carolina. The purpose of the expedition was to secure England's first permanent settlement in the New World. White served as...

Using GIS to answer the 'whys' of 'where' in Social Studies.(Connect with Technology)(includes statistical table)
April 1, 2006... In the April 2000 issue of Social Education, Marsha Alibrandi and others introduced an oral history project that integrated geographic representations of African American history before and during the civil rights era. (1) That...

Citizenship through online communication.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... Young writers acquire online writing skills as they instant message a friend, text message, or keep up a blog. However, students need to be engaged in educational online writing beyond a small circle of individuals on a buddy list. The web has...

PrimaryAccess: creating digital documentaries in the social studies classroom.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... A key concern for social studies teachers--immediately after "cover the content"--is "engage the student." Primary sources offer a useful entry point for student engagement. The web provides a wealth of resources, from databases of Civil War...

Internet-based economic education: the Case of EconEdLink.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... The internet is abuzz with all things economic. Tens of thousands of websites are devoted to economics, finance, money, or investing. And why not? The nature of economic interaction--particularly in markets-necessitates access to fast,...

"We have to pick sides": students wrestle with counter claims on websites.
April 1, 2006... Like many educators, parents, and policymakers, we are interested in helping readers navigate and negotiate the complexities of the internet by offering disciplined strategies. In our work, we have focused on the ways groups of middle school...

Tracking current events: using the internet to explore unfolding stories.(Connect with Technology)
April 1, 2006... The news stories unfolding day by day are a roller coaster ride. In class discussions, students usually address snippets of stories, such as the capture of a terrorist, as part of current events. However, by the next week, new events dominate...

Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Daniel J. Cohen and Roy Rosenzweig Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004 "With the growing number of technology and internet proficient students in middle schools and high schools... the need for digital pedagogues in...