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Skype in the classroom creates global citizens


Skype is a great source of technology for students to use in the classroom. Skype essentially allows you to "travel" the world all at the click of a button. For example, someone in New York can talk to someone all the way on the other side of the world with this technology. It allows for live learning that a textbook or newspaper article cannot offer. I believe that this specific form of technology would be very useful for teaching economics in a Social Studies classroom. This is because in class the teacher could have a guest speaker come to class via Skype. They could invite expert speakers who are knowledgable on economics from anywhere in the world. This would be extremely useful for students because they would be able to learn from a different viewpoint and they would be engaged as well as excited. The technology of Skype also allows students to make connections with those outside of their own natural comfort zone, which is one of the biggest concepts of economics.


Resources in Economics:

  • There are three types of resources: natural, human and capital resources. A natural resource refers to elements or things found in the environment such as land, water, and minerals. Human resource refers to people, while capital resources refer to money, tools and equipment.


Explore & Explain:

Chapter 10 Digital Report - Connections to Economics

  • Essential Question - How do we effectively teach economics in the classroom?


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