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

Facebook
In Tech for Teachers

Chronozoom is a dynamic timeline tool that presents large scale timelines in a creative way.

Chronozoom
In Tech for Teachers

Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use VoiceThread.

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom
In Beyond the Chalkboard

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

Prezi

Open up a new world between whiteboards and slides with this presentation [...] »

DocsTeach

Find primary sources and the tools to present them to students—in one place [...] »

PrimaryAccess

Construct your own short films demonstrating historical thinking.

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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 [...] »

Analyzing Campaign Commercials

Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School brings modern and historical [...] »

Choose Your Own Adventure Videos
Video still, Project 2, The History 2.0 Classroom, creative commons

Remember Choose Your Own Adventure stories? Borrow the idea for video [...] »

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Ask a Digital Historian

Understanding and Appreciating World War II Veterans

Immerse your students in World War II battles, veterans, and services for [...] »

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