Technology Portfolio
EDUC 636
Technology Portfolio Assignment Instructions
Overview
For this assignment, you will identify forms and applications of technology for use in an elementary school social studies classroom. You will be required to describe the general applications of these technologies, specific applied activities in the general social studies arena, and provide an evaluation.You will develop a portfolio of technologies that could be used in an elementary school social studies classroom, identifying general uses, aligned appropriate national social studies standards, potential activities, and good and bad points to that technology’s use.
Instructions
1. Select ten technologies (defined below) that can be used in an educational setting environment for each of the categories listed below. Note: you are not restricted to include only educational or instructional technologies. You may critically explore any technology that might have a pedagogical use. Select technologies representing:
a. Hardware devices
b. Business/productivity software (i.e., Microsoft Office)
c. Web-based technologies (delivered via the Internet)
d. Multimedia software (audio, video, graphical)
e. Games/entertainment
2. Review each technology, answering the following questions (best recorded in a word-processing program like Microsoft Word as a multi-page document):
a. What are the general functions and purposes of this technology? Describe in 1-2 paragraphs.
b. What types of social studies objectives/ goals could be met by this technology and how? Relate to one or more NCSS main themes.
c. In your opinion, what are the good and bad points of using this technology in a pedagogical setting? Consider this a risk analysis.