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outdatedideals.Atleast,that'
saparody(maybenotmuchofone)ofhowthe
debateproceeds.Bothsupportersandopponentsofthedigitalsharemore
disciplinarycommongroundthaneitheradmits.
Whenprovidedwithmerelyatextbookasasupplementallearningtool,test
resultshaverevealedthatmoststudentsfailtopinpointthesignificanceof
historicaleventsandindividuals.Fewerstillareabletociteandsubstantiate
primaryhistoricalsources.Whatdoesthissayaboutthewayoureducatorsare
presentinginformation?
Thequotationcomesfromareportofa1917testof668
Texasstudents.Lessthan10percentofschool-agechildrenattendedhighschool
in1917;
today,enrollmentsarenearlyuniversal.Thewholeworldhasturnedon
itsheadduringthelastcenturybutonethinghasstayedthesame:
Youngpeople
remainwoefullyignorantabouthistoryreflectedfromtheirhistorytests.Guess
what?
Historiansareignoranttoo,especiallywhenweequatehistorical
knowledgewiththe"
Jeopardy"
DailyDouble.Inatest,thosespecializingin
Americanhistorydidjustfine.Butthosewithspecialtiesinmedieval,European
andAfricanhistoryfailedmiserablywhenconfrontedbyitemsaboutFort
Ticonderoga,theOliveBranchPetition,ortheQuebecActalltakenfroma
typicaltextbook.Accordingtothetesters,theresultsfromtherecentNational
AssessmentinHistory,likescoresfromearliertests,showthatyoungpeople
are"
abysmallyignorant"
oftheirownhistory.Invokingthetragedyoflast
September,historianDianeRavitchhitchedherworriesaboutourfuturetothe
ideathatournation'
sstrengthisendangeredbyyouthwhodopoorlyonsuch
tests.Butifshewerecorrect,wecouldhavegonedownthetubesin1917!
Thereisahugedifferencebetweensaying"
Kidsdon'
t
knowthehistorywe
wantthentoknow"
andsaying"
Kidsdon'
tknowhistoryatall."
Historical
knowledgeburrowsitselfintoourculturalporesevenifyoungpeoplecan'
marshalitwhenfacedbyamultiplechoicetest.Ifweweren'
tsuchhypocrites
(ormaybeifwewerebetterhistorians)we'
dhavetoadmitthattoday'
sstudents
followinourownfootsteps.Fortoolongwe'
vefantasizedthatbyrewriting
textbookswecouldchangehowhistoryislearned.Theproblem,however,isnot
thecontentoftextbooksbuttheveryideaofthem.Nohumanmindcouldretain
theinformationcrammedintothesebooksin1917,anditcandonobetternow.
Ifwehavelearnedanythingfromhistorythatcanbeappliedtoeverytime
period,itisthattheonlyconstantischange.Theteachingofhistory,orany
subjectforthatmatter,isnoexception.Thequestionisnolongerwhetherto
bringnewtechnologiesintoeverydayeducation;
now,thequestioniswhichThere
isahugedifferencebetweensaying"
tknowthe
historywewantthento
know"
Historicalknowledgeburrows
itselfintoourculturalporesevenifyoungpeoplecan'
tmarshalitwhenfaced
byamultiplechoicetest.Ifweweren'
tsuchhypocrites(or
maybeifwewere
betterhistorians)we'
sstudentsfollowinourown
footsteps.Fortoolongwe'
vefantasizedthatbyrewritingtextbookswecould
changehowhistoryislearned.Theproblem,however,isnotthecontentof
textbooksbuttheveryideaofthem.Nohumanmindcouldretaintheinformation
crammedintothesebooksin1917,anditcandonobetternow.Ifwehave
learnedanythingfromhistorythatcanbeappliedtoeverytimeperiod,itis
thattheonlyconstantischange.Theteachingofhistory,oranysubjectfor
thatmatter,isnoexception.Thequestionisnolongerwhethertobringnew
technologiesintoeverydayeducation;
now,thequestioniswhichtechnologies
aremostsuitablefortherangeoftopicscoveredinjuniorhighandhighschool
historyclassrooms.Fortunately,technologyhasprovideduswithopportunities
topresentourCivilWarlessonplansorourAmerican
Revolutionlessonplansin
avarietyofnewways.
Teacherscaneasilytargetandengagethelearnersofthisgenerationby
effectivelycombiningthestudyofhistorywithinnovativemultimedia
PowerPointandpresentationsinparticularcanexpandthescopeoftraditional
classroomdiscussionbyhelpingteacherstoexplainabstractconceptswhile
accommodatingstudents*uniquelearningstyles.PowerPointstudyunitsthathave
beenpre-madeforhistoryclassroomsincludeallmannerofphotos,prints,maps,
audioclips,videoclipsandprimarysourceswhichhelptomakelearning
interactiveandstimulating.Presentinglessonsintheseenticingformatshelps
technology-drivenstudentsretainthehistoricalinformationthey'
llneedto
knowforstandardexams.
WhetheryouarecoveringRevolutionaryWarlessonplansorWorldWarII
lessonplans,PowerPointstudyunitsareavailableinformatstosuittheneeds
ofyourclassroom.MultimediateachinginstrumentslikePowerPointsoftwareare
gettingpositiveresultstheworldover,framingconventionallectureswith
captivatingwritten,auditoryandvisualcontentthathelpsstudentsrecall
names,datesandcausalrelationshipswithinahistoricalcontext.
Historycontinuestoshowusthatnewtimesbringnewrealities.Education
isnoexceptiontotherule.Thequestionisnotwhethertobringtechnology
intotheeducationalenvironment.Rather,thequestioniswhichtechnologiesare
suitableforU.S.andworldhistorysubjects,fromCivilWarlessonplansto
WorldWarIIlessonplans.Whetheryou'
recoveringyour
AmericanRevolution
lessonplansoryourColdWarlessonplans,PowerPointpresentationsare
availableinpre-packagedformatstosuityourclassroom'
sneeds.
Meanwhile,someacademichistoriansholdadifferentviewontheuseof
technologyinteachinghistory.Onereasontheyholdisthatnotallfactscan
berecordedbyfilmorvideosandliteratureisrelativelyfeasibleinthiscase
.Anotherchallengetheyhavetobefacedwithisthepainfulprocesstolearn
newtechnologylikethemakingofPowerPointandtheeditingofaudioandvideo
clipswhichisalsoreasonableespeciallytosomeelderlyhistorians.
Questions
Readingthispassagehaseightparagraphs,A-G
ChoosingthecorrectheadingforparagraphsA-Gfromthelistofheading
below
Writetheappropriatenumber,i-x,inboxes28-34onyouranswersheet
ListofHeadings
iunavoidablechangingfactstobeconsideredwhenpickinguptechnology
means
iiAdebatableplacewherethenewtechnologiesstandinforhistory
teaching
iiiHardtoattractstudentsintraditionalwaysofteachinghistory
ivDisplayoftheuseofemergingmultimediaasleachingtools
vBothstudentsandprofessionalsascandidatesdidnotproducedecent
results
viAgoodconcreteexampleillustratedtoshowhowmultimediaanimatesthe
historyclass
viiThecomparisonsofthenewtechnologiesappliedinhistoryclass
viiiEnormousbreakthroughsinnewtechnologies
ixResistanceofusingnewtechnologiesfromcertainhistorian
xDecisionsneededonwhichtechniquetobeusedforhistoryteaching
insteadofimprovementinthetextbooks
28ParagraphA
29ParagraphB
30ParagraphC
31ParagraphD
32ParagraphE
33ParagraphF
34ParagraphG
Question35-37
DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReading
Passage?
Inboxes35-37onyouranswersheet,write
YESifthestatementistrue
NOifthestatementisfalse
NOTGIVENiftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage
35Modempeoplearebelteratmemorizinghistoricalinformationcompared
withtheirancestors.
36Newtechnologiesappliedinhistory-teachingaremorevividfor
studentstomemorizethedetailsofhistoricalevents.
37Conventionalwayslikeliteraturearcgraduallyoutoffashionastime
goesby.
Question38-40
CompletethefollowingsummaryoftheparagraphsofReadingPassage,using
morethanthreewordsfromtheReadingPassageforeachanswer.
Writeyouranswersinboxes38-40onyouranswersheet.
Contemporarystudentscanbeaimedatwithoutmanydifficultiesby
integratingstudyinghistorywithnovel...38
Conventionalclassroom
discussionisspeciallyextendedbytwowaystoassisttheteacherstointerpret
...39...andatthesametimeretainstudents'
distinctlearningmodes.
PowerPointstudyunitspreparedbeforehandcomprisingawidevarietyofelements
make...40learningfeasible.Combinedclasseslikethis
canalsobehelpful
intakingrequiredtests.