Integrating Technology in the History Classroom

History can be a tough subject to incorporate technology into. Teachers don't want to just show videos, and students do not always want to watch boring videos on history that happened long ago. So how can we as future educators of history use technology to make it fun and exciting for our students? The National History Education Clearinghouse has many articles on different ways you can use whiteboards to get your students engaged. Real America History is run through Leigh University, and they have a list of movies that teachers can use to incorporate their learning.

Blogs can also be a great tool for students to use. It can help them connect the past to the present, and can make for a really interesting article! Whether it's blogging or watching exciting videos that can grasp your students attention, technology can be very useful in teaching history at any level! Click on the links below to visit some of the place the article recommends you to visit.

http://chnm.gmu.edu/episodes/
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/virtual/

Author: Tyler Webb
James Mountain
Group 2

12 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom

This article gives teachers 12 easy ways that they can implament technology into the classroom. As classrooms begin to become more tech savy, so then do the teachers. Whether it's using email, making a podcast,  using a creative powerpoint, or even a fun review game, technology is crucial in today's world. Click this link below to find the 12 ways you can make learning easy and fun for your students with the help of techology!





http://www.teachhub.com/12-easy-ways-use-technology-your-classroom-even-technophobic-teachers

In a history or math setting, these tips can really come in handy and be quite interactive and fun. Teaching kids the events of the civil war is a lot more fun with a timeline, and it can be online filled with lots of cool pictures and place that will help the kids remember what they are learning. In the math realm, it can be really helpful to use a smartboard to show students how to solve problems, and even have them come up and show their classmates they can solve the problem too. These are just a few ways that as future educators of math and history, we can use the helpful tips to help are students have success in the classroom.


Author: Tyler Webb
James Mountain
Group #2