SOC 949:
History/Social Science Curriculum on the Web

This online course will introduce course participants to the wide range of History/Social Science curriculum resources available on the World Wide Web.

Learner Outcomes:

• Course participants will develop an awareness of National and State History/Social Science curriculum standards.
  
• Course participants will select one of their State History/Social Science Standards as the focal point for their online explorations and research projects.
  
• Course participants will develop an awareness of web-based instructional support resources including:
  
  • History/Social Science Educator Resource Collections
  • Digital Archives, Museums, Libraries and Virtual Field Trips and Exhibitions
  • Web Reference Resources
  • Professional Association Resources
    
• Course participants will develop online research skills that will enable them to locate additional web resources to support their History/Social Science curriculum.
  
• Course participants will develop a standard-specific collection of online resources and a lesson plan or curriculum unit using the skills and resources introduced throughout the course.

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