Initial information Contemporary Teaching in Social Studies Project - request for initial information

For this project you will work with contemporary web-based resources and related approaches to teaching social studies subject matter that reflect 21st century learning goals. These approaches might include resources such as these

• Social studies gaming (e.g. Civilization or Cyber Nations - http://www.cybernations.net)
• Digital History (e.g. American Memory ? http://memory.loc.gov)
• Web-based geo-spatial presentations of information (e.g. Google Earth)

Your work on this project will take form as action research. I will expect you to study one of these resources, plan for instruction using the resources, implement the activities in your class or a classroom setting, and report/reflect on the teaching and learning experience Your work will be due in stages and will be posted to this blog More information about the project is available in the Wednesday Oct 24 post under the Contemporary Teaching in Social Studies Topic area of this blog.

Please reply with a comment to this post indicating the plan for your teaching including the grade level, date(s), and topic by October 30

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