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

Animoto

Discover new classroom possibilities with this easy-to-use video [...] »

Twitter

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Canva

A digital design tool home to over 10,000 different templates.

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Creating Campaign Commercials

Students in Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School's class script and [...] »

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

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Advanced Whiteboard Techniques

Educator Simon Botten demonstrates whiteboard techniques for history and [...] »

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Primary and Secondary Sources through Video
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Can video help me teach about primary and secondary sources?

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