I sent out a few questions asking for some input from educators on why students dislike history and what I could use to help engage them. I was not disappointed with the results.
First I sent out a request for video game ideas for a Social Studies class.
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What r some video games that could b used in Social Studies class? Lookin 4 role playin like Civilzation. #edtech #sschat |
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And the next day, I got a tip on a game I had not heard of.
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@ShackKyle Do you know about Mission US? |
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I also sent out a request for teachers to help me understand why student would dislike a social study class.
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What are some common reasons students do not like history class? #sschat #edtech #ntchat |
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And two fellow educators gave me input, that I used in my conference presentation.
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@ShackKyle Boredom. They view it as a lecture and test class. |
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@ShackKyle I think it starts with turn to page ____ also, many, many history teachers think that teaching = lecture #sschat |
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This is the power of a PLN (Personal Learning Network). It allows me to interact with educators across the world and collaborate with them to become a better student and teacher.
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Kyle T. Shack 