Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public School Jan/Feb 2016 | Page 6

Virtual field trip brings social studies alive for Hemby
Bridge third graders

With today’s technology, students can take a virtual field trip,
visiting just about anyone they wish.
Third-graders at Hemby Bridge Elementary School visited elected
officials in Stallings recently, an opportunity for teachers to bring
social studies alive.
“I was trying to think of ways to make social studies more
interesting,” said Amanda Sant, a UCPS instructional technology
facilitator at Hemby Bridge. “I feel like sometimes students don’t get
a lot out of social studies, because it can b