(from easy to more difficult)

10. Get a Buddy- have a mentor to help you through; fellow teacher, media specialist, student, conference, journal, etc.
Meridian
From Now On

9. Use Your Smarts to Search- learn to use search directories, ask good questions to begin with, critical eye at viewing web pages
Yahoo
HotBot
Altavista
Google

8. Reach Out and Touch Somebody- use e-mail, listservs, newsgroups, etc.

7. Buyer Beware- when buying hardware and software, make sure it is compatible, easy to use, adaptable
Tom Snyder Productions

6. Be Stimulating When Simulating- relevance separates it from pure games, Oregon Trail; Decisions, Decisions, *opportunities for discussion

5. Mining Social Studies Data With Computer Tools- spreadsheets, databases, highest stages of inquiry

4. Affective Aims Are Not Forgotten-teaching values, promoting empathy, developing moral reasoning ability; technology plus thoughtful discussion

3. Using All the Bells and Whistles-digital cameras, scanners, PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, [Palm Pilots, handhelds, Internet 2, etc.]

2. Publishing Without Perishing on the World Wide Web- class homepage for student work, WebQuests
Classroom conferencing

1. Getting It in the Information Age: Socrates Finds Cyberspace- problem based learning (PBL)
Center for Problem Based Learning

from:

Braun, J.A., Jr. (1999). Ten Ways to Integrate Technology into Middle School Social Studies. The Clearing House, 72(6), 345-351.