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Digital Classroom

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Discover new digital tools for your classroom and how teachers are using them.

Map of the internet, OPTE Project

Encourage students to think critically about website content by introducing evaluation criteria and rubrics.

b&w photo, 1911, Webster Branch Y.M.C.A. Teaching English to Foreigners, NYPL

Bring history to life with Skype and other digital technologies.

Detail, homepage, myHistro, 2013

Combine maps and a timeline to tell the story of change over time and place with this visual tool!

Nowadays, even elementary students are very technology savvy. Why not utilize and enhance this knowledge by incorporating the latest technologies into your lesson plans? Watch this video from the Auburn Early Education Center and discover how! FIND OUT MORE »

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Turn a classic classroom nuisance to positive use with these strategies. [...] »

Dipity

snapshot of a dipity project on American popular culture, comic books

Create interactive reconstructions of history with this timeline builder. [...] »

Google Maps

sample screen shot of a map of the US eastern seaboard

Discover a whole new world of mapping and geography with Google Maps! [...] »

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Vietnam Political Cartoon. The My Lai Ditch Claims Another Victim

High school teacher Joe Jelen introduces the primary source analysis strategy " [...] »

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras! [...] »

Twitter in Large Classrooms

Screencapture, The Twitter Experiment - Twistory in the Classroom

Professor Dr. Monica Rankin uses Twitter to make student participation easier [...] »

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Understanding and Appreciating World War II Veterans

Photo, Hollem Howard, 1944, Women are contributing their skills to the, LoC.

Immerse your students in World War II battles, veterans, and services for [...] »

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