Educational DVDs - a good resource in mixture of social studies lesson

A colleague recently described to me the ways she is to incorporate technology in their social studies classes. Although he was impressed with powerful strategies that she devised, I was distressed to see that she had not included any DVD or educational videos in the mix.

Frankly, despite the fact that the software of the computer and the Internet can offer some very stimulating and motivating activities for social studies, educational DVDs and videos provide a way to more closely control the Visual images to which the students are exposed. As they learn, students build concepts and understanding of visual stimulation they receive. Preview and selecting appropriate DVDs and videos, we can better control how this happens, rather than any site that is accessed randomly through an Internet search.

Ideas of my friend for technology-centric social studies classes

or other lands and ways of life - virtual field trips over the Internet

geographical discovery or technical - and GPS treasure hunt

policy - webquests to examine current issues and historical roots and current events or

or science of the Earth - geospatial sites (e.g. Google Earth)

or economy - bag simulations using the Internet to show how quickly changes the market

Suggestions to incorporate educational DVDs under the same topics

or other lands and ways of life - fighting 20th century tyranny - Video showing how people in the India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and other countries must take great risks to improve conditions in their countries.

or techniques and geographical discovery - the five themes of geography DVD - students learn from peers (other students) in the video while they learn about the five themes of geography and how geographers study the Earth.

current events or political - and Amendment VIII: the death penalty - students travel virtually to the capital of the execution of the world (Huntsville, TX) to learn about one of our most controversial political issues - the death penalty.

or science of the Earth - a closer look at the Earth DVD - because pictures are included from above and below the surface of the Earth, students learn what makes it so special to our third planet from the Sun.

or economy - in and between communities - students learn the difference between goods and services, in both the public and private sectors.

I am pleased to report that my colleague has already introduced several educational DVDs in their lesson plans and also told me that teach some lessons is easier because much of interdisciplinary learning activities have been assigned to you. Clearly DVDs do not belong on the platform as "old" technology.

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