Welcome to Digital Classroom

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 Maps

Discover a whole new world of mapping and geography with Google Maps!

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Omeka

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

Facebook

Does Facebook in the history classroom take social networking too far? Maybe [...] »

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Analyzing Campaign Commercials

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

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

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

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

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Ask a Digital Historian

Finding a Speaker Willing to Use Digital Networks

Bring history to life with Skype and other digital technologies.

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