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Chronozoom is a dynamic timeline tool that presents large scale timelines in a creative way.

Chronozoom
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Check out this tech-based alternative to counting raised hands.

Learner Response Systems (Clickers)
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Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical figures.

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures
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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

Moodle

Looking for an open-source way to network with students and colleagues?

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Cacoo

Develop graphic organizers, charts, and other visualizations collaboratively [...] »

Blogs

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

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Beyond the Chalkboard

Teachers demonstrate digital tool strategies

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

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

Choose Your Own Adventure Videos
Video still, Project 2, The History 2.0 Classroom, creative commons

Remember Choose Your Own Adventure stories? Borrow the idea for video [...] »

Zoom-in Inquiry

High school teacher Joe Jelen introduces the primary source analysis [...] »

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History and New Media
Photo, Digital Beijing Building 数字北京大厦, Sanctu, Flickr

New media tools—invaluable resources or menaces of the digital age?

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