High School Teachers

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

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

What did soldiers do between battles? Sometimes, fought off boredom!

Advertisements don’t always use ideas to sell products—sometimes they use ideas to sell ideas. Explore the ideas the Ad …

Excite students by introducing them to primary sources that answer questions they have—not just questions you pose to …

Teaching the Reconstruction? Ford’s Theatre’s Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural …

Are lists of Bests valuable?

This digitized photographs contained in this collection can be incorporated into lesson plans in a variety of exciting …

Ford’s Theatre Society’s Sarah Jencks leads teachers through Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and follow-up …

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

Anthony Pellegrino explores the history of one segregated school, and complicates his understanding of a traditional …

Encourage students to think critically about website content by introducing evaluation criteria and rubrics.

With the advent of industry and western expansion, U.S. businesses mass produced dreams of affluence and progress.

Introduce students to the importance of oral history while simultaneously teaching them about 20th-century labor unions.

Teaching the homebound or hospitalized student offers a chance to explore teaching with technology.

Students learn about the sixteenth president’s relationship with Jewish Americans and his policy of religious tolerance.

Teaching 20th century presidential history or political events? Explore this site for interactive timelines, exhibits, …

Only 60 settlers out of 600 survived the winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown Virginia. Was “the Starving Time” due to …

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don’t be afraid to adapt texts.

Thinking about using digital games in your classroom? In Part Four of his six-part series, teacher Jeremiah McCall shows …

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

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

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

Construct your own short films demonstrating historical thinking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Encourage students to think critically about website content by introducing evaluation criteria and rubrics.

In this video, University of Texas—Dallas professor Dr. Monica Rankin talks about her use of Twitter to facilitate …

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

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

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

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

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