Describes the content of a "history of the future" course which was taught in grades 7 through 16 which stresses that the relation between the past, present, and future is dynamic and reciprocal. The course stresses inquiry, problem solving, and group projects as vehicles to foster a holistic view of history. (JDH)

Reviews six recently developed ERIC documents containing lesson plans, teacher guides, activity modules, and units for teaching about population education. (JDH)

Reviews the goals of the California State Department of Education's Technology in Curriculum (TIC) projects. Provides several examples of technology use and identifies several pieces of software which are being successfully used in high school social studies classes. (JDH)

Summarizes the rationale, development, and products of the History/Social Science Technology in Curriculum Project which is designed to take the guesswork out of selecting educational technology for K-12 social studies teachers. Describes the CompuTHINK program, and makes recommendations for developers of computer and instructional television…

Provides two scenarios of teachers' use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and educational television (ETV). Identifies reasons why ETV and CAI are more viable today than ever before, and reviews five roles for technology in the social studies classroom. (JDH)

Reviews the six-step model for lesson development popularized by Madeline Hunter. The six steps are: (1) set to learn, (2) statement of objectives, (3) instruction or providing information, (4) guided practice, (5) independent practice, and (6) closure. (JDH)

Describes how to involve students in higher level thinking processes through the use of microcomputer graphing software. Provides two complete lesson plans for upper elementary or middle school students, one on geography/state products study and the other on civil war resources. (JDH)

Describes the benefits of word processing in social studies instruction, for both students and teachers. Provides two U. S. History lesson plans which have students make use of word processing. (JDH)

Shows how to use electronic spreadsheets and databases as a part of social studies instruction aimed at analyzing issues and trends in data. Provides a lesson plan which has students use a database to compile their own government handbook. (JDH)

Reviews the benefits of computer simulation in social studies. Provides a lesson plan for using Lincoln's Decision, a simulation by Educational Activities. (JDH)

Reviews equipment requirements, and provides purchasing tips for modern video equipment. Suggests basic strategies for producing an effective instructional video tape. (JDH)

Identifies the various uses video tapes in secondary social studies classes with particular emphasis on United States History. Provides teaching suggestions for using the 3 hour ABC television show "45/85," which looked at the global history of the past 45 years from the viewpoint of the United States and Soviet Union. (JDH)

Reviews the twelve part Give & Take series which introduces junior and senior high students to economic reasoning and decision making. Describes the contents of each segment and provides teaching suggestions for implementing this series in the classroom. (JDH)

Provides lesson plans for using popular software (Oregon Trail and the PFS U. S. History Database) and selected instructional television programs for integration into instruction on the westward movement. (JDH)

Describes a collection of widely used software programs which can help teachers be more effective. Included are graphics programs, word processing, database managers, and gradebooks. Includes names and addresses of distributors. (JDH)