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.
Technologies can help in teaching the different aspects of history to many types of learners.
I am not a technology wizard. I am able to use television and VCR and work a stereo. I can use an overhead projector and slide projector. I am, however, by no means versed in all areas of technology, and don't ever plan to be. This does not mean that I cannot use the technologies with which I am familiar in my classroom.