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Useful guide for history educators.

Digital storytelling and writing resource

"This pdf includes 18 lessons organized in two ways: by comprehension strategy - defining, summarizing and comparing and by target reader - non-reader, word caller and turned-off reader. "

An independent think tank (read 'political lobbyist'?) focussing on education. Has a mailing list you can subscribe to.

Book recommendation site

Create, edit, and share digital stories. Works with most digital devices.

2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. Civil War, and these impressively informative websites will help... From a Penn State Live Story: A new project, "The People's Contest: a Civil War Era Digital Archiving Project" aims... My students are beginning a unit in which they will be reading Civil War historical fiction.

Summary and Storify from #UKEdChat Literacy Subject Special

"Going to the library gives people the same kick as getting a raise does - a £1,359 ($ 2,282) raise, to be exact - according to a study commissioned by the U.K.'s Department for Culture, Media & Sport. The study, which looks at the ways "cultural engagement" affects overall wellbeing, concluded that a significant association was found between frequent library use and reported wellbeing. The same was true of dancing, swimming and going to plays. The study notes that "causal direction needs to be considered further" - that is, it's hard to tell whether happy people go to the library, or going to the library makes people happy. But either way, the immortal words of Arthur the Aardvark ring true: "Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!""

And going to the public library is free!