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

PrimaryAccess

Construct your own short films demonstrating historical thinking.

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Social Pinboards

Organize and share your online finds using online social pinboard services [...] »

Voki

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Zoom-in Inquiry

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

Introduction to Google Docs
Screencapture, Google Docs account, Google

What exactly is Google Docs and how can you use it to encourage [...] »

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use [...] »

Ask a Digital Historian

When Copyright Meets the Classroom

Understanding fair use and public domain are key to navigating through the [...] »