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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 »
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Digital classroom tools
Social Pinboards 
Organize and share your online finds using online social pinboard services [...] »
Social Explorer 
Navigate census data from 1940 to 2000 using interactive maps.
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Beyond the Chalkboard
Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies
VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom 
Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use [...] »
Introduction to Google Docs 
What exactly is Google Docs and how can you use it to encourage [...] »
Recording Experiences with First Graders 
Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!
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History and New Media 
New media tools—invaluable resources or menaces of the digital age?
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