As many of you know I am a Social Studies/ US History buff at heart. That was always my passion as an Elementary teacher. Thus, I am always looking at new and interesting ways to teach social studies because I think many younger children, and even older ones, have found that history was their least favorite discipline because it was, in their words... Boring! And to be honest it wasn't until I watched Audie Murphy's "The Red Badge of Courage" that I realized I loved learning about history because it was really about the great expanse of human endeavors, passions, and intrigue, and NOT just dates and events.
So in my explorations of new edtech/social studies tools I came across Zoomin. When I followed them on Twitter I got a nice note from the company and they recommended that I talk to Whitney Woodward, who was doing amazing things with the program. So my Social Studies/ Edtech mind was intrigued. I got in touch with Whitney, who was happy to chat about Zoomin and Social Studies education in general. Whitney is a recent graduate from Emporia State University and teachers at Burrton Public Schools in Kansas. She teacher 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Social Studies and "loves her job" She is from Lawrence and is married to Dustin Woodward who is also a Social Studies teacher, and is the mother of Nolan, 5 months old. I'm looking forward to chatting with Whitney to learn more about new edtech/ social studies programs!
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My name is Andrew Wheelock- I am a technology integrator who's fascinated with my fellow educators and their powerful uses of tech for learning. Archives
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