Participate and share: Interactive session 
Recorded Session
This presentation describes uses of technology, in particular digital historical resources, for the teaching of history and social studies. Digital historical resources such as the Valley of the Shadow project challenge traditional interpretations of historical events in today's K-12 social studies classrooms. In addition, digital historical resources from sources such as the National Archives or The Library of Congress can be used to challenge and clarify popular ideas about our history such as the causes of the Civil War. For example, primary source documents could be used to challenge and clarify some of the more popular misconceptions about the causes of the Civil War because K-12 teachers usually do not consider this as an open ended question (Robertson & Davis, 2012).
The session will discuss how to encourage students to learn more about early photography,use analysis skills, and to research additional while using original photographs from throughout history. Attendees will be shown how to use digital historical resources in order to incorporate Science and other content areas. Furthermore, the session will address how educators can use audio and video to teach and engage students in "doing history". The session will present information on the use of various web-based tools in teaching history. Finally, attendees will learn about current research into how social studies teachers are using technology to teach history.
This session has been updated and improved from a previous ISTE session that was filled to capacity. This new presentation includes new ways to implement resources, new tools, strategies and is more interactive. All of the resources for this session will be placed on a website that can be accessed by attendees after the conference
The following content will be covered during the session:
* What the research tells us about using technology for teaching the of social studies; 5 minutes
* Teaching about history and social studies with Technology; 5 minutes
* Specific Examples / Classroom Ideas 30 minutes
I intend to share and demonstrate several different practical classroom lessons on how teachers can effectively integrate technology for the teaching of history and social studies. Additionally, I intend to share via electronic and print media specific websites including blogs and websites that contain specific examples of how teachers can use technology to teach history.
Beeghley, J. R.(2008). An examination of the use of digital historical resources for the teaching of the Civil War by south-central Pennsylvania teachers.
Berson, M. J., Lee, J. K., & Stuckart, D. W. (2011). Promise and practice of computer technologies in the social studies: A critical analysis
Waters, S., & Hensley, M. (2020). A practical guide to the benefits & barriers to mobile technology integration in social studies. Curriculum and Teaching, 35(1), 53-61.
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