Technology Integration -Social Studies - American History
EDTECH Editor-Jones
Dear Ed Tech List Members,
Someone was looking for ways to integrate technology
into social studies. Here are two sites for American
History (from Scout Report)
8. Picturing Modern America, 1880-1920
http://www.edc.org/CCT/PMA/
It is difficult at times for young people (and people
in general) to understand the past, even the more
recent past of the past century or so. It seems almost
banal to observe that many aspects of life have
changed dramatically, and perhaps not so banal to note
that many things have in fact not changed as much as
we think. This fine site contains a number of
interactive exercises (drawing on the vast collections
of the American Memory Project at the Library of
Congress) that will help deepen students'
understanding of common topics in the study of modern
America from 1880 to 1920 and to build their skills in
analyzing primary sources. Teachers and student alike
will appreciate the "Investigations" area, which
contains exercises such as "Picturing Social Change",
"Modern Women", and "Picturing Prairie Life". Through
the exercises, visitors will be asked a variety of
questions that draw on the visual materials contained
within each thematic section, such as "What brought
people to the prairie?" or "Why might people have left
the prairie?". Visitors also have the opportunity to
build their own exhibits by choosing their own theme
or question about modern America, and through choosing
their own images and documents for their exhibit.
[KMG] (copyright Scout Report 2004 - Oct. 29)
I will add this link on my page for American History
links.
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/histlink.htm
Colonial America:
13. African Burial Ground [Macromedia Flash Player]
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/afb/shell.html
As the city of New York has grown up, out, and over an
increasingly vast area of land during the past few
centuries, various sites of human activity and
habitation have become one of the many layers that
continue to interest urbanologists, sociologists,
planners, and anthropologists. One such layer is the
African burial ground that was found in lower
Manhattan in 1991, and which has been celebrated by a
diverse group of individuals ever since. Visitors will
want to start by looking at the "Rites of Ancestral
Return" section. Here they may elect to view video
clips from past celebrations and view an interactive
map that highlights the various ways in which the
colonial African experience has been relived and
commemorated along the Eastern seaboard. The other
section on the site is also quite engaging, as it
allows visitors to explore the African burial ground
through educational features about the artifacts and
graves found within the context of the bustling city
which had grown up around the site through the ensuing
centuries. [KMG](Scout Report copyright 2004 - Oct.
29)
More sites for African American History can be found
on my page for African American Art and History:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/afri-am.htm
Regards,
Judy Decker
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Judy Decker
jdeck...@yahoo.com
Incredible Art Department
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
Incredible Art Resources
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/
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