Using A Digital SS Textbook
It's Digital, It's kept current, Your teacher can edit it
The Digital Textbook
Who, What, When, Where, Why, W
The 5 1/2 W's
It was invented over 200 years ago
Photographs
Peices of the past
What is the puzzle for?
An Item that can reveal multiple different times and eras
What is a Geohistagram?
It is a small interactive part of content that is embedded into the book.
A widget
Something that scientist call "Expanding Horizons"
Where Does Social Studies Take Place?
Otzi
What is the name of the Iceman?
When was it made?
Who made it?
What was it used for?
Some Questions to ask about artifacts
It was about 1500 CE
When was it the time beetween the first people on earth?
At some point you will come across a browser widget that has gone dead
Reporting a Problem
This means our primary source is history
This is a world history resource
3100 to 3400 B.C
When did the iceman live?
Who Is the author?
What is the authors background?
What is the purpose of this?
Some questions to ask about a document?
It is a world history atlas with timelines since 3000 BC
What is GeaCron?
Take a moment to slow down
Stop Signs
The integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to provide civic competence.
Social Studies
1991 September
When was the iceman found