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The Best Software for Class Q&A We've Ever Met. Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can come together to ask, answer, and explore under the guidance of their instructors. With Piazza, instructors can easily answer questions, edit content, and track student participation.

There are so many more ways to study history than looking at simply military, nation-state analysis. This site addresses other tools historians use to investigate world history, such as the frameworks of geography and chronology. A geographical area can be used to explore commonalities across political borders to discover the effect of trade, disease, and migration. Included in this unit are readings, resources, maps, audio clips, a video to watch, as well as a transcript of the video. Pertinent questions and activities are also provided.

"The CareerForward course is a self-contained online learning course that may be used in companion with a variety of online career planning tools to provide students with the opportunity to assess their career interests, explore career options and create an educational development plan."

The Power of the Plug: How Electricity Will Change Our Lives... Again General Motors is taking you and your classroom on a tour of "The Road Ahead" to explore how electricity is generated and how it is poised to change how we live. In "The Power of the Plug," a digital magazine created by GM and Big Pond Ideas, you will interactively teach students about electricity, energy sources and new ways to power vehicles.

"With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate."

"xtimeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos."