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Intro -- Technology in Retrospect -- Social Studies in the Information Age 1984-2009 -- a volume in -- International Social Studies Forum: The Series -- Series Editors: Richard Diem, The University of Texas at San Antonio Jeff Passe, Towson University -- CONTENTS -- 1. As It Was-1984 -- 2. In the Beginning, Apple: Ways in Which the Vision Progressed -- 3. Young Learners: Constructing Social Studies With Technology -- 4. The Internet in Social Studies Classrooms: Lost Opportunity or Unexplored Frontier? -- 5. Digital History and the Emergence of Digital Historical Literacies -- 6. From Personal Pastime to Curricular Resource: The Case of Digital Documentaries in the Social Studies -- 7. Where We've Been -- Where We Are -- Where We're Going: Geospatial Technologies and Social Studies -- 8. Framing Children as Citizens: A Journey From the Real World to Digital Spaces -- 9. Wired to Act: Black Youth's Civic Engagement and Technology Use in 21st Century Elections -- 10. An Examination of Technology Use in Middle School Social Studies Classrooms During the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Cycle: A Case Study -- 11. High School Utilization of Technology as a Source of Information for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: A Case Study -- 12. Consumers or Producers of Democracy: Moving Civic Education from the Information to the Empowerment Age -- 13. Globally Connected Social Studies: Making it Real, Making it Relevant -- 14. Media Convergence and the Social Studies -- 15. Social and Cultural Implications of Technology Integration in Social Studies Education -- 16. Social Studies and Technology 2009-2034 -- International Social Studies Forum: The Series -- Richard Diem and Jeff Passe, Series Editors -- Technology in Retrospect -- Social Studies in the Information Age 1984-2009 -- edited by -- Richard Diem The University of Texas at San Antonio -- and.

Intro -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- High-Tech Tots: Childhood in a Digital World -- Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson -- To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. -- -Jose Ortega y Gasset -- chapter 1 -- Figure 2. 2. Preschool photographers. -- Figure 2. 1. Building Blocks, plans, and drawings in preschool. -- New technologies, playful experiences, and multimodal learning -- Nicola J. Yelland -- Play and learning in early childhood -- Playful Explorations -- Changing contexts for learning -- Multimodal playful experiences -- Creativity and Imaginative playful experiences -- Becoming multiliterate … playfully -- Social media as a playful context -- Summary -- References -- chapter 2 -- Young Children's Technology Experiences in Multiple Contexts -- Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory Reconsidered -- X. Christine Wang, Ilene R. Berson, Candace Jaruszewicz, Lynn Hartle, and Dina Rosen -- Jessica's World: A Changing Ecology in 21st Century -- Jessica in School -- Jessica at Home -- Jessica at the Museum -- Jessica in Cyberspace -- Making Sense of Jessica's Experiences -- Reconsidering Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Theory -- Child as an Active Agent -- Understanding Children's Experiences in Multiple Contexts -- Dynamic and Fluid Relations Among the Systems and Contexts -- Temporal Dimension of Development and Ecology -- Understanding and Facilitating Young Children's Technology Experience -- Developmentally Appropriate Practices With ICT -- Skills Needed for Children, Parents, and Teachers -- Support and Guidance for Children -- Conclusions -- References -- chapter 3 -- Figure 3. 1. Beyond Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory. -- Table 3.1. 21st Century Skills -- 1. Core Subjects, such as reading, math, and science -- 2. 21st Century Themes, such as -- 3. Learning and Innovation Skills.