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Using a Historic Site to Develop Virtual Reality-Enhanced Web-Based Instructional Material: Learning to Use Technology as a Partner in the Classroom
Greg Sherman; David Hicks
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (2000) pp. 244–257
Over the last decade a growing number of social studies educators have mirrored Berson's contention that interactive technologies hold a great deal of potential for transforming the teaching and learning of social studies (Braun, Jr. & Risinger,...
Topics: Assessment, Computers, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Instructional Materials
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Use of digital historical resources in a large urban school system
John Lee; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2191–2195
This paper will report on the results of comprehensive survey administered in a large urban/suburban school district in the southeastern United States. The findings presented in this paper will illuminate the extent to which teachers are using...
Topics: Social Studies, Schools, Teachers
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Research in Technology, Social Studies, & Teacher Education: The Past, Present, and Future
Adam Friedman; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4098–4102
Technology and social studies is a vast and rapidly changing field. In this paper, we review the trends and innovations within the field, and suggest a path that future research may take. Specifically, this paper describes the evolution of...
Topics: Social Studies, Teachers
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Open-source database applications as collaboration and technology integration tools in teacher education
Ken Potter; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 2549–2550
A previous attempt to integrate technology into social studies classrooms through the use of a customizable history database met with unexpectedly low levels of implementation due to the expense of acquiring the necessary software. The current...
Topics: Software, Social Studies, Databases
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Editorial: Discourse on Technology in Social Education
John K. Lee; David Hicks
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 2006) pp. 414–417
Research and scholarship in social studies and technology has taken two basic forms over the past decade and a half. Early scholarship on social studies and technology focused on theoretical arguments about how to integrate technology into social...
Topics: Social Sciences, Virtual Environments, Social Studies, Teachers, Educational Technology
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Guest Editorial: The State of the Field: Technology, Social Studies, and Teacher Education
Adam M. Friedman; David Hicks
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 2 (June 2006) pp. 246–258
The SITE social studies content strand needs a paper that focuses on the state of the field. The paper will be posted on the SITE Web site and also published in Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal). We hope that it...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Social Studies
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Using Multimedia to Prepare Preservice Social Studies Teachers for the Teaching of Historical Inquiry
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; E. Thomas Ewing
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4796–4800
The purpose of this paper is to detail the collaborative efforts currently underway to prepare social studies teachers to learn to teach historical inquiry through using a multimedia tutorial. The paper discusses (a) the current state of teaching...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies
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Information Technology, Constructivism, and Social Studies Teacher Education
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; John Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2185–2186
Many social studies educators have argued that preparing students for the responsibility of the office of citizen, in terms of developing the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary for informed deliberation, active decision making and civic...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Social Studies, Classrooms, Networking Technologies
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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
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Engaging in scholarly dialogue: CITE Journal and the social studies
John Lee; Michael Berson; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2187–2190
In this paper session we propose to present dynamics that are unique to electronic publishing. The content of this paper is drawn from the authors' experience editing the social studies section of Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies
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Digital Historical Inquiry Project
Peter Doolittle; Philip Molebash; John Lee; David Hicks; Cheryl Bolick
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3155–3158
The Digital Historical Inquiry Project is an effort to create and grow a consortium of schools and colleges of education interested in promoting historical inquiry in the preparation of pre-service social studies teachers. The Consortium will...
Topics: Teachers, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Schools
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Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Be Socially and Ethically Aware Producers and Consumers of Interactive Technologies
David Hicks; Pris Sears; Huaiyang Gao; Paulette Goodman; Jackie Manning
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 4 (2004) pp. 470–481
Technological literacy will be a necessity — not a frill — in the 21st century. The most important single benefit that the communications revolution can deliver to each and every child in this country is an advanced cutting-edge 21st century...
Topics: Internet, Social Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Middle School Education, Information Communication Technologies
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Scaffolding the teaching of history using Internet technologies.
David Hicks; Peter Doolittle; E. Thomas Ewing; Tom Snediker; Aaron Powell
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3832–3833
This roundtable is designed to share and demonstrate the potential of multimedia technologies to prepare teachers and students for historical inquiry. The multimedia historical inquiry tutorial leverages current research on historical thinking and...
Topics: Learning Outcomes, Social Studies, Educational Technology, Internet, Instructional Design
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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
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Guidelines for Using Technology to Prepare Social Studies Teachers
Michael Berson; Richard Diem; David Hicks; Cheryl Mason; John Lee; Tony Dralle
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000) pp. 107–116
Social studies teacher education faculty members who effectively integrate technology in methods courses provide students opportunities to explore applications for the K-12 classroom and to consider how technology is changing the way we teach and...
Topics: Classrooms, Teaching Methods, Teachers, Educational Technology, Social Studies
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Key Research Questions for Information Technology in the Core Disciplines, Part 1
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; John Park; Joe Garofalo; Margaret Niess; David Hicks; Janet Swenson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 950–951
This symposium features presentations led by SITE Vice Presidents (VPs) from the disciplines of Science, Math, Social Studies, English and Early Childhood. The focus is on key research questions for information technology in the core disciplines....
Topics: Social Sciences, Information Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology, Social Studies
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How Can Educational Technology Improve Content Knowledge and Classroom Pedagogy? Teaching History and Preparing Teachers with the Digital History Reader, Part 2
Tom Ewing; Jane Lehr; Amy Nelson; Charles Edward Watson; David Hicks
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3815–3817
This symposium explores the ways that integrating educational technology into history teaching and the preparation of history teachers can improve content knowledge and pedagogical effectiveness. Materials developed for the Digital History Reader...
Topics: Social Studies, Instructional Materials, Educational Technology, Intelligence, Post Secondary Education
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Digital Stories Across the Curriculum: Opportunities and Challenges, Part 1
Michael Searson; Joe Lambert; David Hicks; Sara Kajder; Maggie Niess; John Park; Dina Rosen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 724–726
Digital stories blend audio, voice, and images into powerful creations, and have become a compelling tool for classroom teachers and students. Although the tools, skills, and practices incorporated into the making of digital stories resonate with...
Topics: Social Studies, Educational Technology, Mathematics, Early Childhood Education, Social Sciences
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Teaching Teachers to Use Digital Primary Source Materials in Social Studies: A Symposium, Part 1
Cheryl Franklin; Cheryl Bolick; John Lee; Adam Friedman; Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Scott Waring; Peter Doolittle; Tom Snediker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4088–4092
Digital primary source materials have developed a significant place in K-12 and preservice social studies classrooms over the past decade. This access and availability has impacted K-12 curriculum and pedagogy (ISTE, 2000, 2002). Increasingly,...
Topics: Educational Technology, Social Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Social Sciences
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Waking the Sleeping Giant: Social Studies Teacher Educators Collaborate to Integrate Technology into Methods’ Courses
Cheryl Mason; Marsha Alibrandi; Michael Berson; Kara Dawson; Rich Diem; Tony Dralle; David Hicks; Tim Keiper; John Lee
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1985–1989
This paper presents an overview of the efforts undertaken by a collaborative group of social studies teacher educators to identify and develop appropriate models of integrating technology into social studies teacher education. The goal of the ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Social Studies
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Teaching Teachers to Use Digital Primary Source Materials in Social Studies: A Symposium, Part 2
Cheryl Franklin; Cheryl Bolick; John Lee; Adam Friedman; Philip Molebash; David Hicks; Scott Waring; Peter Doolittle; Tom Snediker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4093–4097
Digital primary source materials have developed a significant place in K-12 and preservice social studies classrooms over the past decade. This access and availability has impacted K-12 curriculum and pedagogy (ISTE, 2000, 2002). Increasingly,...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Social Sciences, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies
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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
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Digital History in Social Studies Teacher Education: Practices, Promises and Provisos, Part 1
Meghan McGlinn; Thomas Hammond; Adam Friedman; Cheryl Mason Bolick; Glen Bull; Bill Ferster; David Hicks; John Lee; Brendan Calandra; Peter Doolittle; Tom Ewing
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 4134–4147
This symposium will define digital history as the "study of the past using a variety of electronically reproduced primary source texts, images, and artifacts, as well as the constructed historical narratives, accounts, or presentations that result...
Topics: Social Studies