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New media tools—invaluable resources or menaces of the digital age?

History and New Media
In Ask a Digital Historian
primary and secondary source wordle

Can video help me teach about primary and secondary sources?

Primary and Secondary Sources through Video
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Set up and moderate an entire elementary class's worth of blogs at once.

Kidblog
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

Ning

Network with other teachers, or encourage your students to match minds [...] »

Vimeo
screenshot from a Vimeo video

YouTube blocked at your school? Video uploading site Vimeo is here for you [...] »

Evernote

Keep track of and share notes with this tool for teachers or students.

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use [...] »

Advanced Whiteboard Techniques

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

Whiteboard Basics

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

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Ask a Digital Historian

Is the Internet a Reliable Source for History Content?

Encourage students to think critically about website content by introducing [...] »

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