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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 »

Tech for Teachers

Digital classroom tools

IWitness

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

Whiteboards

So now you have a whiteboard. Do you know how to use it effectively?

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Twitter

Does Twitter have value as an educational tool, or does it promote [...] »

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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 [...] »

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

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

Whiteboard Basics

Using a whiteboard for the first time? Educator Simon Botten shares [...] »

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Surfing the Web Successfully

Online searching got you down? Try using these tips and tricks in your next [...] »

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