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 for Teachers: A Guide by "Free Technology for Teachers"
Free Technology for Teachers' guide to Google displayed in Yudu format

Go beyond Google Search with this free guide to Google services.

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Skype
skype, cassedy elementary class

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

Little Bird Tales

K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren't ready for digital tools? [...] »

Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical [...] »

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

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Zoom-in Inquiry

High school teacher Joe Jelen introduces the primary source analysis [...] »

Ask a Digital Historian

Historic Images are Everywhere

Needed: directions to reliable databases for historic images.

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