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

Whiteboards

So now you have a whiteboard. Do you know how to use it effectively?

[...] »
Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is a comprehensive surveying tool that offers a variety of [...] »

Google Docs
Screenshot, Tour, Google Docs

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

[...] »

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 [...] »

Analyzing Campaign Commercials

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

Ask a Digital Historian

Understanding and Appreciating World War II Veterans

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