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
Whiteboards
So now you have a whiteboard. Do you know how to use it effectively?
[...] »iPads/Tablet Computers
Discover a new world of teaching possibilities with portable tablet [...] »
Social Explorer
Navigate census data from 1940 to 2000 using interactive maps.
[...] »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 [...] »
Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures
Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical [...] »
Using Skype in the Classroom
Educator Silvia Tolisano introduces voice-chat tool Skype and its use in the [...] »
Ask a Digital Historian
When Copyright Meets the Classroom
Understanding fair use and public domain are key to navigating through the [...] »