History Hitting Home: Children's History, Local History, and Digital Storytelling
Children’s history, local history, and digital media—combine the three to give your students ownership of the past!
IWitness
Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness testimonies.
iMovie/Movie Maker
Produce digital documentaries with iMovie for Mac and Windows Movie Maker for PCs.
Mark Smith on Using Constructivist Video Production
Do you use video creation as a culminating activity? Teacher Mark Smith suggests trying it at the beginning of a unit.
Amy Burvall's Life as a TechnoTroubadour
Can you use music and creativity to help students structure what they know? Yes, says Hawaiian teacher Amy Burvall.
Vimeo
YouTube blocked at your school? Video uploading site Vimeo is here for you.
Little Bird Tales
K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren’t ready for digital tools? Check out this storytelling site!
Animoto
Discover new classroom possibilities with this easy-to-use video presentation tool.
Teaching and Learning History in the Digital Age (AHA 2011)
Rwany Sibaja recaps our presentation at the 2011 American Historical Association conference in Boston.
Jennifer Orr on Making Technology Work for Primary Students: Part Two
Conventional applications of Web 2.0 tools expect students to read and write confidently. How can you adapt these tools to primary students who are still learning to do both?