Can you use Scratch Based Coding to Teach Social Studies?
In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we take a look at creative things you can do in your Social Studies classroom that bring Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Communication to your students. These examples can be adapted to students of all grade levels and many of them involve coding and programming skills… something you don’t usually associate with the humanities classrooms.
We would love to learn how you are being creative in your classroom. Please leave a message below in our comments section and share links to your classroom creativity.
In this episode, you will learn …
- 5 Ways Coding can be used in the Social Studies Classroom
- Coding is a great way to let kids use the knowledge they are studying. The platform lets them do amazing stuff and gives them plenty of points for authentic choice. In Sam’s classroom scratch is one of the secret weapons of engagement and differentiation.
- Screencastify
- Screencastify is a free Chrome extension that allows teachers to record their computer screens using the Chrome Browser. In addition to it being one of the best and simplest screencast applications for Chromebooks, it’s also one of the best ways for a teacher or student to record themselves using the front-facing camera.
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Question: In what ways can STEM or STEAM activities be used in your Social Studies classrooms?
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Explore these Resources
In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:
- Interactive Timeline in Scratch
- Create your own paperless newspaper in Scratch
- Jeopardy
- An over-produced Quiz game
- A report of information animation
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Recorded November 7, 2017
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