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Can video help me teach about primary and secondary sources?

Primary and Secondary Sources through Video
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Classrooms can communicate locally and globally via Skype. Why not join the conversation?

Finding Skype Collaborators
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YouTube is an invaluable resource—just make sure to use it properly!

YouTube
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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 »

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Wikis
Photo, "COM125 Study Guide (wiki)," March 15, 2007, inju, Flickr, cc

Wikis—they're not just for encyclopedias anymore. Discover a new way to [...] »

IWitness

Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness [...] »

Omeka

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

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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 [...] »

Whiteboards and the Youngest Children
Screencapture, Five-Year-Olds Pilot Their Own Project Learning, May 9, 2007

Watch kindergarten classes engage in project-based learning using new [...] »

Crosscurricular Multimedia: AP U.S. History and Govt Classes Collaborate
Detail, homepage, student website, http://web.me.com/sorexvanity/Social_Security

Two teachers brought their classrooms together to talk about the national [...] »

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Using the Web to Learn Research and Presentation Skills

Direct your students through the historical research process with these [...] »

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