Share Paper: Perceptions of first year social studies teachers: Understanding their technology knowledge and use in the classroom

  1. Aaron Bruewer, Ball State University, United States
Thursday, March 28 5:15 PM-6:15 PM Grand Ballroom C

Abstract: Using TPCK as a starting point, this qualitative case study focuses only on the area of technology knowledge, investigating first year social studies teachers understanding of their knowledge of technology in the areas of society, democracy, and education, adding to the literature on using TPCK in the social studies methods classroom. Participants engaged with the author in a semi structured interview which was developed through a review of the literature, with participants responses recorded, transcribed and analyzed, in order to expand what is known about current first year social studies teachers understanding and use of technology for democracy, in society ...