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Comparison and study on hand written notes vs typed

"Social Studies Lesson Plans"

Great website for K-6 Educators for enrichment and supplemental materials for Science and Social Studies. Students can use the site to explore information that is formatted in a fun and easy-to-read way. Or, they can use the site to play games, take quizzes, look at photos and maps, look up crafts and recipes, enter contests, and more. Teachers can use the site to project on an interactive whiteboard for quizzes and whole-class games. I like the site because it is culturally-rich and informative, yet kid-friendly.

A social studies site for kids. The site shares information about the famous explorer with October 12 (Columbus Day) approaching.

A robust rebuttal of Prensky, Tapscott, et al's assertions that contemporary generations are more technologically proficient than their predecessors. The counter-argument is that our society has become more technological and individuals are more or less well adapted to this change. The author of this rebuttal (Pontefract) makes a case based upon logic, personal experience, and several recent research studies.

A must for Social Studies teachers! Teaching with Primary Sources Program - the Library of Congress.

This is a link to the abstract of an article I found through EBSCO by UCF Associate Professor Dr. Gina Gresham. The study she conducted is about the math anxiety levels of pre-service teachers before and after taking a specialized course on how to teach the subject using tools like manipulatives.

Hi Hope! I actually came across the same article. I find articles about math anxiety really interesting.

Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with VocabularySpellingCity! Students can study and learn their word lists using vocabulary and spelling learning activities and games. Students can take final or practice spelling and vocabulary tests right on this engaging site. Premium games and automated student record keeping are available to Premium Members.

You can enter your spelling words into the interactive site and the students can play games that help to reinforce the spelling skills. It also has vocabulary options.

Students will be able to study vocabulary and spelling words using technology and will be able to play interactive games. This is able to be used for all grade levels. Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with Vocabulary Spelling City!

great resource for social studies teachers

A recent study from CompTIA found that e-learning software, classroom management software, game-based learning and mobile apps are spreading throughout classrooms in the country.

In the article, it states that, "teachers of social studies content are less likely than teachers of other content areas to utilize technology in their classroom." This research study (carried out by a UCF faculty member) focuses on how a technology coordinators' beliefs towards technology, instruction, and students impacted how technology was used during a technology-enriched project with a group of fourth grade students. It was found that the coordinator's beliefs did in fact directly impact how technology was used.

This site has podcasts from public radio related to Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies topics.

HOME KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results! This site has a variety of resources for teaching social studies through alternative methods.

A great article about how social studies teachers can incorporate film into their lessons.

Great site for all social studies teachers for incorporating technology into the classroom. Site includes lesson plans, rubrics, multimedia resources, and many other technology related information.

Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say

In an attempt to examine dialogue within a second grade classroom, students were encouraged to participate in whole-class mathematics discussions without raising their hands before speaking. Beneficial social and sociomathematical norms developed in place of this traditional social norm. Effects of this change on the dialogue and written mathematical explanations of a class of second grade students are described. Focus was placed on student participation in whole-class discussions. The study helped to determine the effects of student-centered dialogue on students' mathematical explanations and justifications as demonstrated in the students' discussions, participation, and written expression related to their mathematics learning.

A great research document that compares research with online learning and face-to-face learning.

Study by Candace Lacey, Glenda Gunter, and Jennifer Reeves on the implementation of mobile tech at two universities and in a pre-K classroom.