| Let's face it, technology is everywhere around us. | | | | tool, insert add ons, change templates, and many, many |
| Many schools today have migrated and moved some | | | | more. |
| of the activities on the technical side so students can | | | | 3. I've discovered one very good web 2.0 service |
| access their lessons from everywhere. Some | | | | called Ecto. It actually allows you to have 'virtual |
| teachers write the social studies or blogs so every | | | | classroom' for groups of students. Here's how they |
| student can read them. Some of them unite in groups | | | | describe it: Ecto is a hosted, open networked Personal |
| on FaceBook, MySpace etc. There are many, many | | | | Learning Environment. Use Ecto to transform learning |
| ways for your teachings of social studies for kids to | | | | into an interactive, collaborative, and student centered |
| become remotely available. Here I am going to help | | | | activity. Ecto is the only learning management system |
| you find the ways to do this. | | | | built from the ground up on the principals and |
| 1. Join Blogspot so you can have a public blog. | | | | architecture of social software. |
| Everyone of your students will be able to read your | | | | I only told you some of the services, in fact there are |
| posts and leave comments on them. | | | | LOTS of opportunities out there that allow you to |
| 2. If you want some more sophisticated way of | | | | communicate with your students in a way they can |
| blogging, try and get your own hosting, domain and | | | | reach you at home. |
| install WordPress. You can do almost anything with this | | | | So good luck with your social studies teachings! |