Ms Doreen Tan

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IT IN HISTORY
Ms Doreen Tan
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Contents

• IT Masterplan
• Impact of IT on History instruction
• Integration of IT in History
• The Role of the Computer
• The World Wide Web
• WebQuests

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LECTURE OBJECTIVES
Learners will be able to

• Integrate IT into history instruction
• show awareness of how WebQuests can
• be used by learners of history
• design an IT-based History lesson using
• Webquest

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IT MASTERPLAN
GOALS
http//www1.moe.edu.sg/_nf_/iteducation/masterplan
/welcome.htm
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IT Masterplan Curriculum Assessment Learning
would shift from information receiving towards
an emphasis on finding relevant information,
learning to apply information to solve problems
and communicating ideas effectively.
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IT and History

• IT is no longer an optional extra for hist.
  Teachers must develop a solid foundation of
  competence in the use of IT in the classroom
• Advances in new tech offer the opportunity to
  develop the history curriculum, and develop
  pupils understanding of the past, in a more
  varied, vivid, active and engaging way than was
  possible 20 years ago.

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IMPLICATIONS
Students Role
Active Participant
Passive receptor
Acquire information
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IMPLICATIONS
TEACHERS ROLE
FACILITATOR
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Development of Skills/Thinking
Impact of IT
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Integration of IT in History
Roles of the Computer

• The Computer as Teaching Aid

• The Computer as Teacher

• The Computer as Tool

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COMPUTER AS TEACHING AID
Traditional Presentations
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The Computer as Teaching Aid
Interactive multimedia presentations
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The Computer as Teacher
Courseware

• drill practice/tutorials
• eg. Discover History, Learn About Maps
• and Globes

• simulations
• eg. Civilisations Caesar III, SIM City, Marco
  Polo, newsroom simulations

• games
• eg. Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

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Computer as Tool
Acquiring Information
Processing Information
Presenting Information
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The Computer as Tool
Acquiring Information
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Processing Presenting Information
OPEN TOOLS
Word-processing
Multimedia authoring package
Desktop publishing
CSILE
Databases
Spreadsheets
Inspiration
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Software for Presentation Examples MS
PowerPoint Illuminatus Flash Creative
Writer KidWorks Deluxe MS Publisher
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The World Wide Web
What is the Web? Global network of 1000s of
server computers connected by telecommunications

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Advantages of the WWW

• combines capabilities of books,
• filmstrips, radio, tv instructional
• software
• adds access to vast resources,
• sophisticated search engines
• communication among 2 or more people
• located at great distances
• use at own convenience proceed at
• own pace
• sometimes much less expensive than
• other options

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Disadvantages of the web

• False information
• Dangerous information
• Poor instruction available
• Learners often have difficulty
• judging quality of site
• Dont learn much - waste of time
• Content overwhelming representn
• of western culture and thinking

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Education and History websites
http//member.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html
http//www.knowledgenet.com.sg/
http//ourstory.asiaone.com.sg/
http//www.adprima.com/
http//www.educationindex.com
Metasearch Engines
www.mamma.com
www.search.com
www.crawler.com
www.lexibot.com
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WEBQUESTS
an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or
all of the information that learners interact
with comes from resources on the
internet Bernie Dodge
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• An inquiry activity that
• requires learners to surf the net to
• obtain information
• use the information to perform a
• set task
• present that information creatively

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Types of Webquests
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Elements of a WebQuest

• Introduction

• Task

• Resources

• Process

• Evaluation

• Conclusion

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The WebQuest Page
Examples
Attack on Hiroshima
The Holocaust Fact or Fiction
Board Games of the Ancient World
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Designing a WebQuest
1 Identify topic goals
2 Be familiar with resources
3 Organise resources, eg., reference material,
project ideas, etc.
4 Specify TASK, design assessment
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Designing a WebQuest
5 Design the lesson
6 Develop pages WebQuest Template
7 Implement the Webquest
8 Evaluate and Revise
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DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING
Habits of Mind
Using Knowledge Meaningfully
Extending and Refining Knowledge
Acquiring and Integrating Knowledge
Attitudes and perceptions