Supersizing Social Studies Through the Use of Web 2.0 Technologies

This article seeks to demonstrate how social studies has come to be an all-inclusive subject: it has become supersized. When supported by Web 2.0 technology, social studies enables students to address multifaceted problems that require the deep understanding necessary to arrive at both wise and time...

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Published inSocial studies research & practice Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 120 - 129
Main Authors Holcomb, Lori, Beal, Candy, Lee, John K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.11.2011
Subjects
21st century
21st Century Skills
Active Learning
Authentic Learning
Authenticity
Classroom Techniques
Collaboration
Core curriculum
Curriculum Development
Democracy
Economics
Education
Educational Change
Educational Experience
Educational technology
Geography
Influence of Technology
Learner Engagement
Learning
Political science
Progressive Education
Public School Teachers
Public Schools
Social Change
Social Problems
Social studies
Sociology
Special Needs Students
Student Costs
Students
Teachers
Technology Integration
Testing Programs
Time
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Technologies
World Problems
North Carolina
United States > US
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Summary:This article seeks to demonstrate how social studies has come to be an all-inclusive subject: it has become supersized. When supported by Web 2.0 technology, social studies enables students to address multifaceted problems that require the deep understanding necessary to arrive at both wise and timely solutions. We discuss how curriculum integration and emerging technology applications can support the supersizing of social studies. Two instructional projects and two instructional tools are presented as examples of how social studies can be supersized through the use of Web 2.0 technologies.
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ISSN:1933-5415
1933-5415
DOI:10.1108/SSRP-03-2011-B0009