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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

Prezi

Open up a new world between whiteboards and slides with this presentation [...] »

Little Bird Tales

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

Blogs

Learn how to use blogs as communication channels and pedagogical tools.

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

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Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

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

Advanced Whiteboard Techniques

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

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When Copyright Meets the Classroom

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

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