What are the "history wars," and what are their implications for technology use in history?
According to our text “history wars” are disagreements between educators about how history should be taught to the students and what should be taught to them. The other dilemma is just how much in-depth history should be taught. Then there are educators who believe that we should stay closer to the basics in history because in using technology, it opens up to a broader range of information. Also, that there is too much focus they consider to be outside of mainstream, traditional historical themes and important events that shaped the United States.
With students' ready access to information on the Internet, what might be the concerns of social studies teachers?
Some of the concerns of social studies teachers are that all information posted on the internet may not be accurate. The internet is not monitored for accuracy. Educators need to review these sites prior to the lesson for credibility and that is time consuming. Yet, before we even have the student access the internet we have to address if we even have authorization to use the internet from the District office, Principal, and Parents.
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Hey Juanita, well i honestly think that the history wars is a valid argument and disagreenment between educators. There is so much history out there and so little time to teach it all. I believe we had a discussion about this in class and you really opened my eyes to the situation. As far the internet is concerned, I agree that many teachers feel that some of the sites being used aren't valid sites. This means that teachers need to review sites and check their validity.
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ReplyDeleteThe “history wars” topic seems much to be a much deeper disagreement then the text indicates. How we view our country and its significance is fundamental to the value that the next generation places on our unique American heritage. As for technology, I welcome its place in teaching social studies. While the teacher should be the content “driver”, the Internet offers so many resources to expand on a students understanding of history and the forces that make the United States the amazing country that it is.
I like your point on vetting the information found on the Internet in regards to social studies. It seems that this point is repeated with any of the subjects that we are reviewing in view of Internet content. This consistent recognition of credibility of Internet sources should serve to pound this point home as we look to our future in the classroom.
I agree with you on History not being accurate on the internet. You have to be very careful these days when it comes to the internet. Especially with children. They wouldn't know if a website was accurate or not. It doesn't surprise me about this disagreement on history wars. If you think about it, we didn't learn a lot of facts about history until we got to college. I always asked myself in class that I didn't remember learning this in middle or high school. I believe so much history is being left out.
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