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Found this whole page of videos from the Virginia Historical Society on Vimeo.

Pinterest has a whole page on Socratic Seminar.

This article from Cornell University offers specific strategies on how to use collaborative learning in the classroom.

"So you have heard about blogging with your students and you are considering taking the plunge but just not sure what or how to do it?"

"eMediaVA is Virginia's premier statewide digital media distribution system featuring the best purpose-built educational content available. Brought to you by Virginia's Public Media Stations* and PBS, eMediaVA is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of Virginia's teachers and students. What's even better, eMediaVA is free for Virginia's teachers and students! Please visit the About Us page to get connected." Teachers can use their HCPS username and password to access the content.

Ignite Talks would be a great way to get kids to synthesize research in a concise and fun presentation.

"The elementary ITRTs threw togehter this Literacy Training Blog that contains information you could use at your convenience. Here are some other great ideas that they came up with that can be used at any grade level."

"Manifest Destiny tells the story of the United States in 141 maps from the Declaration of Independence to the present. Explore and interact with any of the maps below, or fast-forward to important events, such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, or to the present-day US."

"Voyant Tools is a web-based reading and analysis environment for digital texts."