Effective Strategies for Technology Integration:

Grades 9-12 History/Social Studies

Vocabulary Activities Templates HERE

Strategies to Promote Student Engagement

Build Real-World Understanding

Teachers will engage students using interactive SMART Lumio features, such Individual Handouts and annotation and online research tools (such as pavotes.gov) to understand the needs and goals of their ward, district, and local representatives.

See an example activity HERE.

Collaborative Discussion

Teachers will engage students using tools such as SMART Shout It Out to discuss the individual roles and responsibilities of local, state, and national governments in policy-making.

Examine and Analyze

Students will examine the causes of significant events and/or conflicts by using sequencing tools, including Rank Order in SMART Lumio, in order to develop critical thinking and analytical skills.

See  an example HERE.

Strategies to Promote Discussion and Collaboration

Asynchronous Discussion

Students use Discussion features in Google Classroom or Canvas to engage in meaningful discourse on a given topic.

See an example Discussion Board Rubric HERE.

Interpreting Text and Authors' Purpose

Immersive Reader - Students will discuss historical  propaganda and make inferences on how it relates to the present. 

See an example HERE.

Analyzing Data


Students will be able to read and interpret data shown on a population pyramid. Students will be able to analyze and make predictions.

See an example HERE.


Strategies to Promote Higher-Order Thinking

Developing Questions

Students create video blogs of a pioneer's journey that they link into Google My Map. 

Evaluate & Analyze Authors' Statements

Collaborative Activity: Students work in small groups to complete lumio activity centered around authors' statements and interpretations.

See an example HERE.

Evaluating Sources

Students create a Google Tour that outlines important events in a historical figure’s life.

Examples of Creative Projects and Products

Interactive Maps

Students create video blogs of a pioneer's journey that they link into Google My Map. 

Charts and Infographics

Students use Google Sheets to collect data and create an infographic about tech use.

Interactive Websites

Students create a tourism website to showcase a geographic location.