This is apart of the Instructional software presentation found at: http://etec5303uarkgradstudent.weebly.com/instructional-software-project.html

1. Simulation

2. Definition
•According to M.D. Roblyer,
Simulation is a type of
instructional software
(Roblyer, 88).
•It simulates realistic & imagined
situations
•Used in teaching principles &
concepts
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3. Relative Advantage
• Includes visual & sometimes audio
activities
They are:
• Multimedia
• Interactive
• Reusable software
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4. Brief Description
• Subject Area: Social Studies/ American
History
• Simulation Tool: Colonial Williamsburg
• Website: tour.history.org/#
• Colonial Williamsburg is a virtual reality tour
• It promotes the historical museum/exhibits
• In addition it educates history students
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5. Simulation Tool:
Colonial Williamsburg
• Website: http://tour.history.org/

6. Purpose
• Simulate an event, project, or skill
• Encourages students to become fully
engaged
• To interact as if it were real
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7. Potential Use
• Benefits Social Studies courses
• E.g. American History
Screenshot
courtesy of
History.org
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8. Additional Resources
• WWII Experience
Users must download this free simulation
game to experience WWII as a soldier
whose mission is to escort bombers into
the enemy’s territory.
Screenshot courtesy of
History Channel.com

9. Additional Resources
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• This simulation was created to simulate an
physics lab. This is beneficial for a Physics
educator.
• Math Simulations
Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics,
High school and higher education educators
will find this virtual lab useful in statistics
instruction.

10. Resources
• http://www.history.com/interactive
s/wwii-experience
• http://www.math.uah.edu/stat/
• http://tour.history.org/
• http://www.montereyinstitute.org/c
ourses/AP%20Physics%20C%20I/c
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