Digital Imagery in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom

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Berson, M. (2004). Digital Imagery in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom. In R. Ferdig et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 773-780). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2004
Atlanta, GA, USA
2004
ISBN 1-880094-52-5
  Richard Ferdig, Caroline Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Niki Davis, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Michael Berson, University of South Florida, USA

Abstract

Primary sources in the social studies have been valued as an instructional tool in teaching students content and processing skills. Based on the premise that technological applications through digital photography can further enhance the teaching and learning process, this presentation provides an overview of the active engagement of elementary students in constructing social studies content with digital imagery. Since today's elementary students are immersed in an image-laden culture, a bridge between digital literacy and the social studies is enhanced by instructional innovations which promote proficiency in analyzing images as representations of information. By facilitating inquiry-based learning, encouraging constructivist pedagogies, and disseminating an exchange of knowledge-representations within a geographic locale, the classroom becomes a site of active learning and thinking, fostered by the technological resources available.

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• Students
• Social Studies

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