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

Skype
skype, cassedy elementary class

Bring experts into the classroom or meet students from around the globe with [...] »

Evernote

Keep track of and share notes with this tool for teachers or students.

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Diigo

Bookmark, organize, annotate, and share research and resources with Diigo. [...] »

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 [...] »

Twitter in Large Classrooms
Screencapture, The Twitter Experiment - Twistory in the Classroom

Professor Dr. Monica Rankin uses Twitter to make student participation [...] »

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 [...] »

Ask a Digital Historian

Is the Internet a Reliable Source for History Content?

Encourage students to think critically about website content by introducing [...] »