Digital Classroom

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

TimelineJS is a digital mapping tool that turns spreadsheets into interactive maps.

Sutori is a digital tool that allows teachers to gather their material in one spot and present it as a story.

Commonlit is a digital library that has on-page tools to better reading comprehension.

A digital design tool home to over 10,000 different templates.

Neatline is a digital tool that plots digital collections to an interactive map.

Historypin is a digital mapping tool that ties collections of items with locations on a map.

Poll Everywhere is a comprehensive surveying tool that offers a variety of polling options.

Edpuzzle is a digital tool that lets you edit videos, add comments, and add quizzes to them.

Combine maps and a timeline to tell the story of change over time and place with this visual tool!

Turn an image into an interactive graphic with ThingLink!

What does it take to win a presidential campaign? Try it yourself with this online game from iCivics!

Students pay more attention to texts than emails? Speak to them in their own language with tools that protect professional distance and privacy.

Organize and share your online finds using online social pinboard services.

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

Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness testimonies.

Bookmark, store, and share online resources.

Print documents free of ads, hyperlinks, and other visual clutter.

Create a safe, collaborative online community for students.

Keep track of and share notes with this tool for teachers or students.

Put the past next to the present with this photo-sharing and mapping tool.

Go beyond Google Search with this free guide to Google services.

Discover a new world of teaching possibilities with portable tablet computers.

Develop graphic organizers, charts, and other visualizations collaboratively.

Produce digital documentaries with iMovie for Mac and Windows Movie Maker for PCs.

Cell phones: classroom menace or handy learning tool?

Set up and moderate an entire elementary class’s worth of blogs at once.

Back up files and share documents anywhere with this online storage tool.

Ready to curate an online exhibit, put together a portfolio, or create a course website?

Immerse your students in the 1770s with this online game.

Collect information from your students and your peers with Google Forms.

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

Brainstorm and organize ideas with this easy-to-use visual tool.

Maximize student creativity with these tools that let students create their own cartoons.

Glogster—a “posterboard” creator for the digital media age.

Digitize class surveys and poll student knowledge with this tool.

YouTube blocked at your school? Video uploading site Vimeo is here for you.

Drill students on the constitutional amendments with this engaging game.

Do more than read the news—assess it, with the help of NewsTrust’s community and reviewing tools.

YouTube is an invaluable resource—just make sure to use it properly!

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

Discover a whole new world of mapping and geography with Google Maps!

Bring history to life and protect student identity with personalized speaking avatars.

Facilitate dialogue in the history classroom with this online bulletin board maker.

K-6 teachers, worried that your students aren’t ready for digital tools? Check out this storytelling site!

Use pictures to teach and learn history—and explore copyright issues.

Discover new classroom possibilities with this easy-to-use video presentation tool.

Map the twists and turns of a process or historical narrative with this charting tool.

Teach in a virtual classroom? Try this collaborative online whiteboard tool.

Open up a new world between whiteboards and slides with this presentation tool.

Liberate yourself from overhead projectors with these versatile pieces of hardware.

Find primary sources and the tools to present them to students—in one place.

Discover the extent of students’ understanding of historical subjects with this tool.

Beyond Google: effective use of search engines takes careful critical thinking.

Don’t be daunted by website creation—Weebly offers a user-friendly DIY interface.

Bring experts into the classroom or meet students from around the globe with Skype!

Does Facebook in the history classroom take social networking too far? Maybe not.

Bookmark, organize, annotate, and share research and resources with Diigo.

Does Twitter have value as an educational tool, or does it promote communication overload?

A multimedia collaborative tool with the American Association of School Librarians’ stamp of approval.

So now you have a whiteboard. Do you know how to use it effectively?

Does something this much fun belong in the classroom? Yes!

Keep up with your favorite places on the Web with Really Simple Syndication (RSS).

Share away on this YouTube-style site for PowerPoint, PDF, and OpenOffice projects.

Network with other teachers, or encourage your students to match minds outside of the classroom.

Wikis—they’re not just for encyclopedias anymore. Discover a new way to approach group projects.

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

Create a lesson, worksheet, or class page, and publish it online right away.

Navigate census data from 1940 to 2000 using interactive maps.

Construct your own short films demonstrating historical thinking.

Create, share, and collaborate with this free word-processing tool!

Zotero makes gathering, annotating, organizing, and cross-referencing research simple.