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Digital Classroom

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

Screencapture, Win the White House opening screen, 2013

What does it take to win a presidential campaign? Try it yourself with this online game from iCivics!

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Does Facebook in the history classroom take social networking too far? Maybe not.

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Ready to curate an online exhibit, put together a portfolio, or create a course website?

In order to understand history, it is first essential to grasp the importance of historical narratives. This collaborative, online charting tool will enable your students to create diagrams and flowcharts that represent the stories that compose history. FIND OUT MORE »

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Google for Teachers: A Guide by "Free Technology for Teachers"

Free Technology for Teachers' guide to Google displayed in Yudu format

Go beyond Google Search with this free guide to Google services. [...] »

SurveyMonkey

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Digitize class surveys and poll student knowledge with this tool. [...] »

Mixbook and Blio

Replicate the experience of reading (and creating) a book, electronically. [...] »

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Beyond the Chalkboard

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Advanced Whiteboard Techniques

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Educator Simon Botten demonstrates whiteboard techniques for history and [...] »

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

Screencap, Facebook Fan page, DeWitt APUSH Clinton, Facebook

Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical [...] »

Recording Experiences with First Graders

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

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Photography, iPod Video, 31 Aug 2005, Alexandre van de sande, Flickr CC

Download and save videos from the web with this handy tool. Read on for [...] »

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