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If I could only pack three tools in my eToolbox… [this is like the game "If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring three things," except there is no island. Bear with me.]… I would choose Twitter, Evernote and Dropbox.

Ontem (13/11/2011) um homem reacionário conversou comigo no twitter. Ele me falou sobre Mário Korel Filho, jovem soldado que foi morto num atentado da VPR (Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária) ao QG do II Exército, em São Paulo, em 26/06/1968. Já conhecia essa história. Li sobre isso no livro de Alfredo Sirkis, Os Carbonários, leiam o trecho abaixo

Follow Andrew Carroll on Twitter at http://twitter.com/hereiswhere

This is a 5 minute video video introduction to the "Here is Where" Project. "President Harry Truman once said that "the only thing new in this world is the history you don't know." Andrew Carroll is determined that many more Americans will know about their country's past, and particularly about quirky, previously obscure events and locations.He calls his project "Here is Where..." and he is traveling through all 50 states photographing and writing about long-forgotten people and places.\n\nIn this First Person account, Andrew provides examples of the historical 'nuggets' he's unearthing."

You'll find quite a few historical figures on Twitter (Sulla is my favourite - he's a cranky conservative just like Sulla would have been) and this could presage an interesting development in education. Or it could just be a passing fad. By the time that question has been answered, most people will have forgotten it all anyway. A history teacher's lament...

Summary of a twitter EdChat (Aug 2010) on the use of mobile devices in the classroom

create fake twitter-like status updates for historical figures.

"The Pope Sends His First Tweet, From an iPad mashable.com - Holy tweet! The Pope is on Twitter.His Holiness used the Vatican's news account to send his first tweet, which announced the launch of a news information portal (and, of course, praised Jesus)"

This narrative of the sectionalism and the growth of the Republican party is every bit as valid as the narrative canon, though its significantly different. The bullet point nature of this Twiiter thread and its natural inclusion of primary source documents makes this a strong candidate as the baseline reading assignment for US history students

An aggregated news site for history teachers.

"ideas"

In his study of people who find satisfaction with their lives, Harvard psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defines as autotelic those who are happiest when they are absorbed in complex activities. By focusing on tasks and outcomes that stretch their skills, these young people are more likely to grow into contented adults. The most significant factor for autotelic development is what Csikszentmihalyi terms attentional capacity.

Social media-based class environment. How is this different from Edmodo? What features does it have? It looks like a more open and flexible environment than Edmodo, but that is one of Edmodo's perks--being a closed and secure environment, which is particularly appealing for a secondary school environment.

Social media-based class environment. How is this different from Edmodo? What features does it have? It looks like a more open and flexible environment than Edmodo, but that is one of Edmodo's perks--being a closed and secure environment, which is particularly appealing for a secondary school environment.

An excellent newsletter to sign up for. They're not just try to make money and they are historians and know what they're talking about. If you're on twitter then #historyteacher is the place to be!

Written transcripts of the 'fireside chats' of Roosevelt, beginning in 1933 and continuing through to 1944. I wonder if, in 60 years, some history teacher will bookmark a site with the Twitter messages that I receive from Obama? Or maybe this message itself? Trippy.

This is funny. They're a series of humorous tweets from history - hard to explain but very funny. They're not strictly speaking useful for teaching but I'm going to print them out, laminate them and put them up on the classroom walls.

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