Social Studies
- Ben Rimes - Problem
- Ben Rimes works for Jennings Elementary for the Quincy Community Schools in Quincy, MI as a computer teacher. As a technology teacher, Mr. Rimes felt there was a disconnect between the curriculum and use of technology at his school.
View his solution. Tags: Social Studies, Elementary
- Ben Rimes - Solution
- Mr. Rimes uses Web Quests to create a lesson plan for his students to create baseball cards about famous European explorers.
Review his problem. Tags: Social Studies, Elementary, Web Quest
- Kelly Deboer - Problem
- Kelly Deboer is a computer teacher at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Grand Rapids, MI. Ms. Deboer saw in her students an apathy towards social studies, in particular history. She saw that the work the students were required to do in their class didn't line up with real world problem solving and team building.
See her solution. Tags: Social Studies, Middle School, History
- Kelly Deboer - Solution
- Ms. Deboer used a claymation, using digital imaging and video editing, to create a project that required her students to analye important historical events and their effects. She had the students conduct Internet research, use the program Inspiration to create outlines and then use digital images to create the animated videos.
Review her problem. Tags: Social Studies, Middle School, Video, Digital Imaging, History, Animation
- Miriam Taylor - Problem
- Miriam Taylor is a social studies teacher at Thornapple Kellogg High School in Middleville, MI. Ms. Taylor had a three fold problem which involved getting her AP Government students excited about covering content during the summer, maintaining a single source for the content and effectively communicating with students and parents about the class.
View her solution. Tags: Social Studies, High School, Community
- Miriam Taylor - Solution
- Ms. Taylor used a virtual learning environment to create a central location for her students to go to get assignments. She started with Blackboard, but moved on to creating her own content rich site using Microsoft FrontPage. Besides housing the coursework Ms. Taylor also added a discussion board and chat environment to facilitate interaction between her and the class.
Review the problem. Tags: Social Studies, High School, Community, Web Development