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19 Sep 09

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Ridgeview Ancient Civilizations Virtual Museum Home Page.
Welcome to the Ridgeview Ancient Civilizations Virtual Museum. Please enjoy looking through the various rooms of our museum, where we showcase artifacts from the Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian civilizations. Each group of Grade 7 students worked hard to create a movie showcasing one of the eight elements of civilization. You can enter the rooms of our museum by clicking on the table of contents at the right or by clicking on the links in the table below. Enjoy our museum!

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How Research On the Use Of Computer Technologies Can Inform the Work Of Social Studies Educators

  • In today's technologically driven society information has taken on a new importance as a
    commodity (Diem, 1997). The endless, rapid flood of information and disinformation is causing
    a great deal of confusion and frustration; those who are ill equipped to handle the information
    overload run the risk of falling behind those who have embraced the latest computer technologies
    (Titus, 1994)
  • According to Dede (1998), the key to preparing children to function in a technology driven
    society is to facilitate their ability to master sophisticated, globally-generated knowledge.
    There is more information than teachers, textbooks and the social studies curriculum can
    deal with. Because of the glut of information students are being exposed to, they need to
    learn the skills to become information managers themselves. This includes the acquisition
    of critical information literacy skills - skills that can be enhanced by the use of
    computer technologies. According to Todd, Lamb and McNicholas (1992), information literacy
    is the ability to use information purposefully and effectively. It involves the process of:
    defining the tasks for which information is needed, locating appropriate sources of
    information to meet needs, selecting and recording relevant information from sources,
    understanding and appreciating information from several sources, being able to combine
    and organize information effectively for best application, presenting the information
    learned in an appropriate way, and evaluating the outcomes in terms of task requirements
    and increases in knowledge.
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Online Lectures: Benefits for the Virtual Classroom -- THE Journal

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Constructivist Learning Design Paper

  • Fosnot (1996) has provided a recent summary of these
    theories and describes constructivist teaching practice. Behaviorist epistemology
    focuses on intelligence, domains of objectives, levels of knowledge, and
    reinforcement. Constructivist epistemology assumes that learners construct
    their own knowledge on the basis of interaction with their environment.
    Four epistemological assumptions are at the heart of what we refer to as
    "constructivist learning."

      1. Knowledge is physically constructed
      by learners who are involved in active learning.


      2. Knowledge is symbolically constructed
      by learners who are making their own representations of action;


      3. Knowledge is socially constructed
      by learners who convey their meaning making to others;


      4. Knowledge is theoretically constructed
      by learners who try to explain things they don't completely understand.

Constructivism

  • Rather
    than have the teacher give the students facts and concepts concerning
    a particular topic and expect the student to memorize or in some
    way internalize that information, teachers would be more likely to
    provide the student with learning experiences designed to allow the
    student to discover the desired information
  • Rather, the information gained in the context of experiences
    and social interactions are more meaningful and relevant to the student

CITE Journal - Social Studies

  • Technology empowers students by engaging students in the learning process.
    The nature of the task shifts from teacher centered to student centered. Given
    the flexibility of technology to diversify tasks, the activity was designed
    to build upon students’ prior knowledge and to address student interests. Research
    indicates that challenging and engaging academic tasks that build upon students’
    prior knowledge and enable students to construct their own understanding of
    the content are more apt to enhance student motivation and increase student
    self-confidence in their cognitive abilities (Brophy, 1983; Meece, 1991; Miller
    & Meece, 1999).
  • Additionally, the use of technology improves student interest due to students’
    familiarity with the technology.
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