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livebinder on educational uses of twitter

Great resource for using twitter in the classroom

Lots of great ideas for using diigo

Some interesting ideas for alternative uses for diigo

Tries to answer questions about where the US is headed.

Very interesting read

great site for teaching economics

"Storify provides endless possibilities for combining media to tell more comprehensive narratives that include multiple perspectives. And while the tool has largely received attention for its journalistic uses, it's not a big leap to see how Storify might be used in classrooms for research and presentations. It's also a valuable tool for teaching media literacy and digital skills, including collaboration."

Great options for classroom use

"The HistoryMakers Digital Archive of 310 African American video oral history interviews available online for the first time on a test basis to registered users. Founded in July of 1999, The HistoryMakers (www.thehistorymakers.com) has grown into the nation's largest African American video oral history archive. Its collection includes the interviews of President Barack Obama (then an Illinois State Senator), TV actress Kim Fields, and Civil Rights leader Julian Bond, to name a few."

Pretty good online text for homework assignments, kids don't need to bring books home.

Good ideas for using the NY Times for research

podcasts relating to different topics in American History. Links to documents as well.

Council on Foreign Relations guide to contemporary global issue and debates

Interactive guide to foreign relations and policy

Shared originally by Scott. Lots of useful links and activities relating to current issues in the world

Tutorial on tripline a tool to add images and comments as well as a pathway on a map

alternative to google earth and maps for creating customized maps and trips.

"Assuming you're not working for a media corporation with huge graphics and statistics departments at your disposal, you may want to create some infographics for your own articles. With today's flood of information, infographics allow readers to quickly digest and understand complex data. A good infographic will not only inform readers, but will also create interest and convince people to read your article similar to how good headlines and photos attract readers. In contrast, both boring and overly complex graphics will quickly convince readers to ignore your article."

Diane Laufenberg shares lesson using infographics

easy to follow tips on tweeting during a presentation

how to send out automatic tweets during a presentation

great slideshare overview of diigo

really nice overview of diigo with links to tutorials

Digital History text book created by students for students

Text book created by students