Using Stand-Alone Web Modules to Integrate Technology into Secondary Social Studies Methods Instruction

Abstract

Modules to teach appropriate integration of technology into social studies teaching were pilot-taught in a secondary social studies methods course. The modules emphasized the World Wide Web as a resource for teachers and students. Qualitative and quantitative evidence showed that most students valued, understood, and were able to use the Web in planning instruction. No conclusions can be drawn about the effect of the modules or instruction on the methods students, however, and the freestanding module approach does not appear to lead automatically to technology integration into teacher education courses or programs. The revised modules are available on the Web for other methods instructors to adopt or adapt. (Editor’s note: Find a link to these modules online at www.iste.org/jrte/, select this article on the table of contents.)