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Digital Classroom

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

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Annotate and highlight useful websites, then share your comments with others.

Screencapture, ThingLink homepage, 2013

Turn an image into an interactive graphic with ThingLink!

Photography, Technology in the Classroom, 1 Sept 2009, DeSales University, Flick

Ensure technology serves history and not vice-versa. Find out how!

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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Mind Mapping: Visualizing Historical Thought

Photo, All Image Mind Map. Topic: Home, January 28, 2009, jonny goldstein

Discover the extent of students' understanding of historical subjects with this [...] »

PrimaryWall

Screencap, Primary Wall main page closeup, 8 Nov 2011

Encourage student observations and dialogue with this virtual bulletin board [...] »

Omeka

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Ready to curate an online exhibit, put together a portfolio, or create a course [...] »

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Beyond the Chalkboard

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Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Screencapture, Digital Storytelling in the Classroom, January 25, 2010

See how one 8th-grade teacher introduced herself to digital storytelling with [...] »

Introduction to Google Docs

Screencapture, Google Docs account, Google

What exactly is Google Docs and how can you use it to encourage collaboration? [...] »

Whiteboard Basics

Screencapture, Primary ICT - Creating a Whiteboard Lesson, December 12, 2005

Using a whiteboard for the first time? Educator Simon Botten shares whiteboard [...] »

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Photo, Digital Beijing Building 数字北京大厦, Sanctu, Flickr

New media tools—invaluable resources or menaces of the digital age? [...] »

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