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

Win the White House

What does it take to win a presidential campaign? Try it yourself with this [...] »

Google Earth

Bring geography into the history classroom with resources from Google Earth [...] »

SurveyMonkey

Digitize class surveys and poll student knowledge with this tool.

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Analyzing Campaign Commercials

Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School brings modern and historical [...] »

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

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

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

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Ask a Digital Historian

Surfing the Web Successfully

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