TPACK for Virtual Tour

Content:

In the sixth grade social studies standard 1, objective 4, point a, it asks to identify innovations in manmade structures over time, and their influence on meeting needs. In the standard itself, it says to analyze how the earliest civilizations created technologies and systems to meet community and personal needs. Each one of the world wonders in this virtual tour addressed needs of the community or a certain individual, like with the Taj Mahal or the Giza Pyramid. The other two sites met community needs, and all of these structures were newly created technology in architecture.

Pedagogy:

This activity calls for the students having to compare how these ancient wonders would have been built today, etc., therefore asking them to make contrasts and critically analyze. They will also make connections between the past and the present. The teacher would be helping them with guiding questions and instructions in the process.

Technology:

The students will be using Google Earth to locate these sites, as well as use the internet to research the answers to the activity questions for each one. This is a valuable skill to master for more complex research projects/reports that they will do in the future.