Summary of available materials - resources for active whiteboard use, activity suggestions, and useful links Use in classroom: Can be utilized in the classroom by involving students in the utilization of the whiteboard to present materials to class based on a review of assigned materials related to specific topics. Student learn to utilize technology and take an active and interactive part in the teaching and learning process

Excellent examples of effective activities for the utilization of the whiteboard -in particular for the areas of the social sciences the inclusion of primary sources for use in the classroom very effective for interactive work with classes.

Use in my classes:
The utilization and presentation of primary materials can be a tool by which students can present a specific perspective related to a specific topic - then allowing students to use opposing primary materials presented to the class to present a different perspective on the same topic. Students are active in the selection of data, organization of data, and active use of technology for presentation.

Avalon Project - excellent for use in looking at pimary documents. Students can review specific documents in the context of understanding events and historical periods

Students can work in groups reviewing primary documents and collecting information in the context of a event or historical action. This allows for students to understand the importance of looking at materials in the context of their particular time and location

ANIMATED HISTORY - If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book dealing with history and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, An effort has been to depict key naval and land battles using animation technology.

This is an excellent site that allows animation to present complicated facts through animations connecting events with the historical concepts and activites that surround them. An excellent way to present complicated specific information to student in an accurate, detailed, and yet entertaining way.

Listing and links to tools for classroom use

This is short but to the point and informative article that provides some insights into the importance of the technology we are working with in class