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Michael J. Berson

Two New Technology Reports

These are two new technology reports worth reading.

Report: Teens, Social Networking, Mobile, Generations, Blogs, Web 2.0
Social Media and Young Adults
by Amanda Lenhart, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith, Kathryn Zickuhr
Feb 3, 2010
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx


Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
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Posted by Michael J. Berson on February 8, 2010 at 9:28am

Michael J. Berson

University of South Florida Ph.D. in Social Studies Education- Fall 2010 Cohort

University of South Florida

College of Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Social Studies Education

Fall 2010 Cohort



The University of South Florida social science education faculty invites highly qualified individuals to apply for its Fall 2010 Doctoral Cohort. The University of South Florida is one of Florida’s top three public research universities (http://www.usf.edu/). Established in 1956, USF prov… Continue

Posted by Michael J. Berson on February 6, 2010 at 2:34pm

Thomas Daccord

Thoughts on "history without reading" in the 21st Century

A recent History News Network blog post ponders a future of "history without reading" (where visual literacy has replaced the literacy of traditional reading) and argues that history teachers "can't simply march further into the 21st century believing they can go on doing what they've always done."

Several history teachers criticized the post arguing that "real historians" work with traditional sources or that it wasn't their resp… Continue

Posted by Thomas Daccord on January 17, 2010 at 7:30pm

 

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Marcy Prager

Videos to Enhance Social Studies and History 1 Reply

Started by Marcy Prager in United States History. Last reply by Marcy Prager Jan 31.

Alex Wood

Best Black History Month Movies 1 Reply

Started by Alex Wood in United States History. Last reply by Alex Wood Jan 27.

diane burrowes

If you missed Howard Zinn's interview with teachers... 1 Reply

Started by diane burrowes in United States History. Last reply by Justin Reich Jan 26.

Becki Begley

Altering Primary Source Documents 4 Replies

Started by Becki Begley in Teaching General. Last reply by Daisy Martin Jan 25.

Austin Rogers

Graphic Novels with Historical Content 6 Replies

Started by Austin Rogers in United States History. Last reply by Jeff Williams Jan 21.

jcellucci

Middle school novels

Started by jcellucci in United States History Jan 20.

Marcy Prager

Retiring soon? Opportunities to be had? 6 Replies

Started by Marcy Prager in Teaching General. Last reply by Marcy Prager Jan 18.

David Hilton

Community for History Students

Started by David Hilton in Ancient & Medieval History Jan 14.

David Hilton

Community for History Students

Started by David Hilton in European History Jan 14.

Barry Rapoport

Good debate questions 2 Replies

Started by Barry Rapoport in United States History. Last reply by Barry Rapoport Jan 5.

Angie St. George

Getting Technology Into the Classroom 6 Replies

Started by Angie St. George in United States History. Last reply by Marcy Prager Jan 3.

Rachel Barrett

Can anyone share their class ning? 3 Replies

Started by Rachel Barrett in Teaching with Technology. Last reply by Kellie Doty Jan 1.

Bernie Dodge

Google Earth/Maps and History/Geography 3 Replies

Started by Bernie Dodge in Teaching with Technology. Last reply by Sam G Dec. 25, 2009.

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