The Sharyland High School Social Studies Department's
2014 Technology Showcase Exhibit
Mr.
Robert Barbosa and Mrs. Babie Ann Sandoval-Longoria of the Sharyland
High School Social Studies Department will be presenting at 2014
Sharyland I.S.D. Technology Showcase. Their exhibit will showcase the
innovative ways technology is being used to teach history at Sharyland
High School. Below are some examples, from Edmodo.com, a Class Twitter,
QR Codes, Animated Videos, and History Music Videos.
Edmodo
Edmodo.com
is used by teachers to create an online learning environment and
classroom. This service offers a forum for class discussion and
assignment submission. Edmodo is also used to provide students to access
to class materials, hosted on Google Drive, and to administer tests
online, in a similar form to the STAAR End-of-Course Exam.
Multiple-Choice Test on Edmodo.com
Questions with Pictures, Maps, Etc. Can Also Be Administered
Twitter
Class
Twitter Accounts are used by teachers to provide an online platform and
medium preferred by students to facilitate online learning. Twitter is
used to relay class announcments to students and parents, and to provide
students access to class content, like notes and vocabulary
powerpoints. Followers also get fun fact tweets about This Day In History, Historical Pictures, and Historical Articles.
QR Codes
QR
Codes are used by teachers in their classes to contribute to B.Y.O.D.
oriented instruction. QR Codes are used to provide students access to
class content, like notes and vocabulary, on their devices by scanning
the codes with a QR Code Reader App. Additionally, QR Codes are used in
innovative activities, like scavenger hunts.
An Example of QR Codes Used in the Classroom
Animated Videos
Powtoon.com
is used by students in their classes to created animated videos on
historical topics with analyzed researched information, photos, and
related music. The videos are then used by all the students in the class
for flipped classroom review in preparation for the STAAR E.O.C..
Historical Music Videos
Historical
music videos are created by students in their classes to provide their
fun interpretation of a historical event with related music. The
students pick their topic, research it, and then create an accurate
storyline and record themselves to create a video which is then paired
with a related song to create a historical music videos. The videos are
then presented and used by the students in the class as review and to
present the information in an alternative format.
"Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed,
will revolutionize the way we learn."
-Steve Jobs