Using Digital Mapping Programs to Augment Student Learning in Social Studies

Autor/inn/en	Chandler, Thomas; An, Heejung
Titel	Using Digital Mapping Programs to Augment Student Learning in Social Studies
Quelle	In: Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 4 (2007) 1, (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-3233
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Exhibits; Public Policy; Social Studies; Web Sites; Maps; Geographic Location; Geographic Information Systems; Computers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Ordnung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Web-Design; Map; Karte; Digitalrechner
Abstract	Thomas Chandler and Heejung An describe how digital mapping technology can be incorporated into community-based K-12 social studies projects. According to Chandler and An, digital mapping can add value to the social studies curriculum by enabling students to better understand the interdependence between the lives of individuals and their communities, as well as larger trends and public policy decisions. Students can use digital mapping to observe the local environment and then analyze a digital representation of their community on the computer for further insights into relationships across local, national, and international boundaries. The process of creating a personalized map that includes personal interpretations of the environment can result in a more robust understanding of how policy issues resonate within a particular community and, subsequently, within other areas of the world. Chandler and An review the theoretical and practical implications of using digital mapping in this way and compile available resources and curricula for their readers. (Contains 9 exhibits.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Nova Southeastern University, 1750 NE 167th Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Tel: 800-986-3223; e-mail: innovate@nova.edu; Web site: http://innovateonline.info
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10