Spotlight on Elementary Education

This nifty tool is not only fun to use, but also very useful in the history classroom! Students can use this free website to constructing their own short digital movies, in doing so they will learn how to utilize primary sources and develop their historical thinking skills. FIND OUT MORE »

Tech for Teachers

Digital classroom tools

Google Docs
Screenshot, Tour, Google Docs

Create, share, and collaborate with this free word-processing tool!

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myHistro
Detail, homepage, myHistro, 2013

Combine maps and a timeline to tell the story of change over time and place [...] »

Edmodo

Create a safe, collaborative online community for students.

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Introduction to Google Docs
Screencapture, Google Docs account, Google

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

Creating Campaign Commercials

Students in Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School's class script and [...] »

Whiteboard Basics

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

Ask a Digital Historian

Digital Tools: Outfitting a Teacher's Arsenal
Photography, Technology in the Classroom, 1 Sept 2009, DeSales University, Flick

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

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