Topic A in the grade six social studies curriculum entails an exploration of the needs of the individual and how those needs are met by the local, provincial, and federal levels of government. Students explore the structure of each level of government, including the names of the various leaders, and discover which level of government is responsible for meeting which needs. This concept map provides that information. However, I do not think that I would use this exact concept map in the classroom. Depending on the skills and knowledge of my students, I could leave out certain information, such as the names of the mayor, premier, prime minister, and so on, send my students on a WebQuest to the Lethbridge City Hall, the Alberta Legislature, and Parliament Hill to retrieve the missing data. It would be akin to an electronic fill in the blank. I could also start a lesson in which the students build a basic concept map of something familiar to them. After the students gain confidence with the Inspiration program, I could again send them on a WebQuest to research sites that detail the structure of governments. With this knowledge, students could then go on to build their own concept maps. They could also research the services provided by each level and include that in the map or represent the data in a T chart. In small groups, students could also specialise in one level of the government and represent it in a concept map. That group could then join with another group specialising in different level and link the two concept maps together. This assignment could even include a fieldtrip to City Hall, during which the students could interview a representative of the city and ask them questions about the structure and roles of the municipal government. As I might keep repeating, the limits of tool such as this are limited only by the creativity of the teacher.
Several ICT outcomes are met in the lessons suggested above.
6.S.4. Students will use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flow charting and outlining, to present connections among ideas and information in a problem-solving environment.
6.S.7 Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locators (URLs).
and organize information, using such tools as a database, spreadsheet or electronic webbing.
6.S.9 Students will use selected presentation tools to demonstrate connections among various pieces of information.
6.S.4. Students will use graphic organizers, such as mind mapping/webbing, flow charting and outlining, to present connections among ideas and information in a problem-solving environment.
6.S.7 Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locators (URLs).
and organize information, using such tools as a database, spreadsheet or electronic webbing.
6.S.9 Students will use selected presentation tools to demonstrate connections among various pieces of information.
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