Social studies and the language or technology

Conclusion

Social studies teachers have numerous resources for using technology in their classrooms. Even though using these resources may enhance instructional goals, most teachers do not take advantage of them. Developing a vocabulary in the language of technology will increase the likelihood that social studies teachers will use existing technologies. This article is only a start. Teachers’ technology related vocabularies should be constantly expanding. A great source for expanding one’s vocabulary of technology related words is What is.com (http://whatis.com). This site provides accessible definitions of hundreds of technology-related words, phrases and acronyms.