Things like televisions, VCRs, and computers are all considered technologies worthy of use and exploration in the classroom, along with audio equipment such as tape players or CD players. Even overhead projectors and slide projectors are ways of using technology in schools. The notion of relevance is extremely important in social studies, more so than in any other educational discipline. Social studies is the study of people and how they relate to the world, both as individuals and societies. Social studies teachers, therefore, should encourage their students to observe and evaluate various aspects of human interactions.
Technology can affect how people interact and therefore deserves a role in the classroom.
Social studies is also a study of change in society, with students learning about how the ideas and events of the past and present serving as the base on which the future society is rebuilt. One of the engines of constant societal change is technology. Social studies, despite its emphasis on people and change, often remains focused on textbooks and lectures in front of a chalkboard. Technology offers a chance to make social studies come alive for students in new ways. Social studies is also very conducive to different learning styles because it can be at once dialogic, analytical, creative, and personal.