Social Studies Review
1986 Volume 25, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 11
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Technology and the Social Studies--Where We Were; Where We Are, Where We Are Going..
Shirley Mead-Mezzetta
Reviews the goals of the California State Department of Education's Technology in Curriculum (TIC) projects. Provides several examples of technology use and identifies several pieces of software... More
pp. 2-5
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Three Messages Regarding Technology
John Cradler
Summarizes the rationale, development, and products of the History/Social Science Technology in Curriculum Project which is designed to take the guesswork out of selecting educational technology... More
pp. 8-29
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If Not Now, When? The Rationale for Technology in the History/Social Science Classroom
Saul Rockman
Provides two scenarios of teachers' use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and educational television (ETV). Identifies reasons why ETV and CAI are more viable today than ever before, and... More
pp. 30-34
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Graphing in Social Studies
Janet Graeber
Describes how to involve students in higher level thinking processes through the use of microcomputer graphing software. Provides two complete lesson plans for upper elementary or middle school... More
pp. 39-46
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Word Processing in Social Studies
Terence K. McAteer
Describes the benefits of word processing in social studies instruction, for both students and teachers. Provides two U. S. History lesson plans which have students make use of word processing. (JDH) More
pp. 47-51
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Electronic Spreadsheets
Sister Martha Rolley
Shows how to use electronic spreadsheets and databases as a part of social studies instruction aimed at analyzing issues and trends in data. Provides a lesson plan which has students use a database... More
pp. 52-56
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Computer Simulations
Catherine E. Carroll
Reviews the benefits of computer simulation in social studies. Provides a lesson plan for using Lincoln's Decision, a simulation by Educational Activities. (JDH) More
pp. 57-59
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Using Technology to Teach the Westward Movement A Model Unit/Lesson Plan
Beverly Hamilton & Beverly Saylor
Provides lesson plans for using popular software (Oregon Trail and the PFS U. S. History Database) and selected instructional television programs for integration into instruction on the westward... More
pp. 70-77
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Becoming a Computer User--What Software Can Help Me?
Shirley Mead-Mezzetta
Describes a collection of widely used software programs which can help teachers be more effective. Included are graphics programs, word processing, database managers, and gradebooks. Includes names... More
pp. 78-82
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Equasions for Curriculum Improvement
James S. Eckenrod
Describes the Technology in Curriculum (TIC) program resource guides which will be distributed to California schools in the fall of 1986. These guides match available instructional television... More
pp. 83-84
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Where Can Social Studies Computing Materials Be Found?
Allen Glenn & Don Rawitsch
Lists names and addresses of companies producing software directories, software catalogs, and professional computing journals. Suggests four considerations in ordering software. (JDH) More
pp. 89-93