Students should have an opportunity to write for a real audience and collaborate on writing projects, experts say—and the internet can help
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China's internet: A giant cage | The Economist - 7 views
Best Online and Interactive International Museum - 12 views
Make Your Images Interactive - ThingLink - 17 views
Virtual Tour of Hagia Sophia - Περπατήστε στην Αγία Σοφία, 3D από τον υπολογι... - 20 views
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3D views of Hagia Sophia, interactive - very cool. :)
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This is also another great resource to tour the Hagia Sophia. This source also has tours of several other places http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/hagia-sophia.html
Top 6 Sites for Primary Source Materials - 25 views
Herodotus: A Historian for All Time | History Today - 8 views
Technology a key tool in writing instruction | Community | eSchoolNews.com - 9 views
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The report found that the use of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and comics-creating software can heighten students’ engagement and enhance their writing and thinking skills in all grade levels and across all subjects.
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First, every student needs one-on-one access to computers or mobile technology in classrooms.
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Technology a key tool in writing instruction
The Center for Teaching History with Technology - 11 views
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Lots and lots of links and materials. Many of the lessons involve primary sources for US History topics. Information on assessment, mobile technology, and assessment and collaboration. -
A resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Includes lessons and activities, video tutorials, and other ideas for integrating technology into the history classroom. -
Great site for future history teachers. It gives ideas for all sorts of Social Science classes K-12.
World History Connected | The e-Journal of Learning and Teaching | Home - 15 views
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This is a wonderful resource - the best on-line zine (oops, I mean e-journal) for world history teachers. Depending on how the editorial board feels, I might have an article published in the next WHC. I found this issue http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/6.2/index.html especially valuable. And the recent articles of James Diskant have been helpful too. Oh, and, of course, this journal is affiliated with the World History Association which every world history teacher should be a part of: http://www.thewha.org/ Best,
NOOKstudy, eTextbook Reader, Textbook Application - Barnes & Noble - Barnes &... - 6 views
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You don't need a nook to make this work.
AudioPal - Add voice to websites for free with AudioPal - 0 views
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Nice service for putting audio into websites
Back to School: 10 Terrific Web Apps for Teachers - 0 views
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"From keeping track of grades to sharing lesson plans, from helping students collaborate to communicating with parents, teachers now have a host of web-based tools at their disposal to help them stay organized and make their jobs easier."
Masher - create free online video, photo and music mashups - 0 views
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pull many resources into this to create an online video
xtimeline - Explore and Create Free Timelines - 1 views
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Use this tool to create an interactive timeline. Lots of classroom applications.
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An online tool for creating interactive timelines.
Presidential Seal/Logo Generator - 0 views
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Make your own Presidential Seal