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Welcome to Digital Classroom

Google is great, but not always applicable to the history classroom. Discover a whole new world of academic online searching.

Beyond Google Searching

In Ask a Digital Historian

Using a whiteboard for the first time? Educator Simon Botten shares whiteboard basics.

Whiteboard Basics

In Beyond the Chalkboard

Develop graphic organizers, charts, and other visualizations collaboratively.

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In Tech for Teachers

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

Sutori is a digital tool that allows teachers to gather their material in [...] »

Does something this much fun belong in the classroom? Yes!

Wikis—they're not just for encyclopedias anymore. Discover a new way to [...] »

Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Introduction to Google Docs

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

Zoom-in Inquiry

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

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

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

Ask a Digital Historian

When Copyright Meets the Classroom

Understanding fair use and public domain are key to navigating through the [...] »

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