Beyond the Chalkboard

Innovative approaches to history education beyond traditional methods.

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Creating Campaign Commercials

Students in Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School’s class script and film their own presidential campaign ads.

Analyzing Campaign Commercials

Kristina Frank of Eagle Ridge Middle School brings modern and historical elections home to her students using campaign ads.

Recording Experiences with First Graders

Keep young students focused during field trips—use cameras!

Choose Your Own Adventure Videos

Remember Choose Your Own Adventure stories? Borrow the idea for video projects!

Crosscurricular Multimedia: AP U.S. History and Govt Classes Collaborate

With AP exams over for the year, AP U.S. History teacher Monte Bourjaily and AP U.S. Government teacher Ken Halla didn’t let the rest of the school year go to …

VoiceThread in a 1st-grade Classroom

Students are never too young for digital tools—watch first graders use VoiceThread.

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

In this video, Lynne Zalesak, an 8th-grade Houston social studies teacher, reflects on her use of digital tools in the classroom, in support of student-created …

Introduction to Google Docs

In this official Google-created video, educators and other school personnel volunteer ways they’ve used Google Docs in their classrooms. The video provides some …

Whiteboards and the Youngest Children

This video, from the Auburn Early Education Center, AL, shows examples of using digital tools, such as whiteboards, to encourage very young students to develop …

Advanced Whiteboard Techniques

In this video, UK teacher Simon Botten demonstrates beyond-the-basics whiteboard techniques for use in history and geography classes. The video focuses on …

Whiteboard Basics

In this video (14 min.), UK teacher Simon Botten looks at basics in whiteboard use, aimed at elementary-school teachers. He includes exploring and using the …

Twitter in Large Classrooms

In this video, University of Texas—Dallas professor Dr. Monica Rankin talks about her use of Twitter to facilitate student participation in a large university …

Using Skype in the Classroom

In this video (20 min. 49 sec.), educator Silvia Tolisano narrates a comprehensive overview of Skype and its use and potential in the classroom.

Zoom-in Inquiry

High school teacher Joe Jelen introduces the primary source analysis strategy “zoom-in inquiry.”

Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures

Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical figures.