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ERIC Number: EJ464763
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
A Social Studies Computer Lab.
Stevens, Lawrence
Social Education, v57 n1 p8-10 Jan 1993
Describes a variety of computer software programs and student activities utilizing the computer to help teach secondary social studies. Suggests using word processors, painting programs, and computer simulations for history and government courses. Concludes that successful use of computers in social studies instruction depends on the design of student projects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, History Instruction, Multicultural Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Apple Macintosh; HyperCard; Microsoft Works; Sim City