

Imagine further having them show their productions to their classmates, parents or people in the communities. Imagine asking your students to make documentaries to deepen understanding of past or current events. Imagine yourself, as a teacher, using these short documentaries as part of a lesson plan or unit of instruction. While encouraging you to explore the entire site, the link above takes you to the social studies section where you will find "digital documentaries." After clicking on the link above, take a look at some of the short documentaries you find there. The web link above takes you to the social studies section of the University of Houston's Digital Storytelling website. Digital History has a remarkable array of resources, including "digital videos," that spark students' interests in a variety of topics, including "The World before 1492," "The Puritans," "The Alamo," "Japanese Internment," and "The Vietnam War." Check out this site!Įducational Uses of Digital Storytelling: Social Studies

United States history teachers, and those who want to teach US History, should study and use this website. Clicking on "Gold Rush" or "World War II", for example, takes teachers or their students to photos, posters and other documents that they can integrate into lesson plans (teachers) or presentations (students), while deepening knowledge of history. They may want to use the lessons for older students.Īlthough centered on California history, this site has a remarkable array of primary sources teachers can analyze and interpret with their students.
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Other secondary school teachers will want to see the sophisticated ways elementary school teachers offer history to younger students. This is a valuable website, especially for secondary school history teachers working with 6th or 7th grade students.

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