EdTechTeacher Workshop: Teaching the Civil War & World War II with Technology

History Education Hawaii, Inc., has learned from EdTechTeacher.org that a professional development workshop is being offered for history and social studies teachers. Hawaii teachers are strongly recommended to register:

The Teaching the Civil War & World War II with Technology workshop is an intensive hands-on opportunity for history and social studies educators to explore practical ways to use technology to enrich their history curricula and engage students. The workshop covers various Civil War and WWII topics such as campaigns and battles, diplomacy and politics, soldier and civilian experiences, and explores innovative ideas for incorporating virtual tours and simulations, inquiry based research, Google Docs collaboration, iPad integration, wikis, blogs, podcasts, online social networks, and other emerging technologies into the classroom instruction of these topics.

The workshop provides numerous examples of the best Civil War and WWII web sites, describes practical methods and techniques for using technology in Civil War and World War II units, and includes opportunities for targeted web exploration after each mini lesson.

This  workshop will be offered August 2-3, 2012. For more information, such as scheduling, bios of instructors, registration and payment, go to this link today.