{"id":11183,"date":"2017-03-27T10:08:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T14:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/?p=11183"},"modified":"2018-06-13T08:56:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T12:56:06","slug":"3-ways-to-use-kami-in-a-social-studies-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechteacher.org\/3-ways-to-use-kami-in-a-social-studies-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to use Kami in a Social Studies Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

In social studies classrooms around the world, teachers use documents and images as a daily part of their curriculum. \u00a0History is built on the <\/span>anal<\/span>ysis of first hand accounts. \u00a0The interpretation of the meaning behind the words and images is archived for modern day historians to retell stories. \u00a0While teaching high school history, I wanted to continually engage my students in this type of thinking and self-directed learning, allowing the student to become the historians in my classroom. \u00a0In order to accomplish this task, I made it a goal to use as many different sources and documents in my classroom as possible. \u00a0With this task came an amazing waste of paper! \u00a0I found that printing out primary sources, images, and maps was an ineffective way to engage my students, and I needed a better solution. \u00a0That solution is <\/span>Kami<\/a><\/span>, an amazing web-based PDF and document annotation tool. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Kami, students can take advantage of a toolbar that is loaded with features, all of them allowing students to control their learning while reading and analyzing a historical document. \u00a0With its simple but powerful interface and direct connection to Google Drive, Kami is ideal for use in a classroom using the G Suite for Education apps. \u00a0Below, we will explore three ways Social Studies teachers can use Kami in their classrooms!<\/span><\/p>\n

1 – Annotate on Primary Source Documents<\/span><\/h3>\n

Primary sources give students access to information and content that may be left out when just studying secondary sources. \u00a0Most history classes encourage students to explore primary source documents such as journals, news articles, and autobiographies. \u00a0When students utilize these sources, they can analyze them forming their own opinions on the topic in class. \u00a0In a history classroom using Kami, students can download a PDF file of a primary source, and annotate on the document to further evaluate questions posed by the teacher. \u00a0Some examples of this may include:<\/span><\/p>\n