Summarized by Mary McCann

According to Farsi (2016), technology integration is essential to the future of social studies. This article outlines the history of technology in the social studies classroom – how it has evolved and changed as the decades have passed, and how it is needed more than ever today. Drawing on his own experiences, Farsi predicts what effect technology is likely to have on social studies, and why (and how) educators can take advantage of it. Also included in the article are guidelines and ideas to help educators integrate technology into the classroom.

References:

Farisi, M. I. (2016). Developing the 21st-century social studies skills through technology integration. Turkish Online Journal Of Distance Education, 17(1), 16-30. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1092803.pdf