Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 1

Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2016–2019

It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...

Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Networking Technologies, Students

Examining the Direction of IT Focused Research In the Social Studies

David Hicks; Kathy Swan; John Lee

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4117–4121

This paper forms part of the Symposium: Key Research Questions for Information Technology in The Content Disciplines. This symposium features presentations by SITE Vice Presidents (VPs) from the core disciplines of Early Childhood, English, Math,...

Topics: Social Studies, Information Sciences, Social Sciences

Multimedia, Historical Inquiry and Preservice Teacher Education: Fostering a Networked Collaboration to Facilitate Wise Practices in 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms, Part 2

Philip Molebash Molebash; David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; Thomas Ewing; John Lee; Cheryl Bolick; Mark Hofer; Kathy Swan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2020–2024

It is assumed that when used effectively technology can improve the preparation of social studies teachers and improve student performance. The central issue is not the quantity of the focus on technology, but rather the quality. In our enthusiasm,...

Topics: Students, Networking Technologies, Social Studies, Teachers

Planning, Collaborating, and Instructing with Technology: Focus on Teacher Preparation, Part 1

Amy Good; Cheryl Franklin; John Lee; David Hicks; Kathy Swan; Scott Waring; Mark Hofer; David Locascio

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 3542–3545

This symposium brings together a panel of social studies educators to address salient issues of preparing preservice teachers to integrate technology into their practice. Panelists will present six projects related to the symposium theme. The...

Through the Democratic Lens: The Role of Purpose in Leveraging Technology to Support Historical Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom

Kathy Swan; David Hicks

International Journal of Social Education Vol. 21, No. 2 (2007) pp. 142–168

This study provides a clearer portrait of the extent to which practicing history and social studies teachers, who explicitly expressed an interest in the potential of technology and advocate the use of primary sources within their teaching, are...