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Does Twitter have value as an educational tool, or does it promote communication overload?

Twitter
In Tech for Teachers

Map the twists and turns of a process or historical narrative with this charting tool.

LucidChart
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TimelineJS is a digital mapping tool that turns spreadsheets into interactive maps.

TimelineJS
In Tech for Teachers

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 »

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Digital classroom tools

myHistro
Detail, homepage, myHistro, 2013

Combine maps and a timeline to tell the story of change over time and place [...] »

Weebly

Don't be daunted by website creation—Weebly offers a user-friendly DIY [...] »

DocsTeach

Find primary sources and the tools to present them to students—in one place [...] »

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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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Twitter in Large Classrooms
Screencapture, The Twitter Experiment - Twistory in the Classroom

Professor Dr. Monica Rankin uses Twitter to make student participation [...] »

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

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

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Just Blog About It! (Part 2)

Everything you ever wanted to know about blogs, and more!

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