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=Teaching with Technology =

Want to know how to have Fun with History? Keep reading...there's a whole section on games and more interactive and engaging ideas for classroom lessons!

Interactive Tools Brainstorming Like Champs!?!? I think so! [|bubbl.us - brainstorm and mind map online]
 * Use this to make fun mind maps online, which you can then export to your computer and even print for students. That way, they can see their work as you're brainstorming, and have a concrete copy of what the class came up with.

Ugh.... Tests. [|Easy Test Maker]
 * Do you hate formatting Word Documents to create tests? Do you sometimes have questions awkwardly indented or extra spaces? I know I do. So I found this easy website to help make tests in different formats. There are simple options to create multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, short answer, and true/false questions. You can print the tests with our without answer sheets, among lots of other things. You need to sign up to be able to go back and edit your tests. But they are there for you whenever you need them! And even more interesting, you have the option of creating online tests for students!

Organize Your Classroom Online! [|Livebinders.com]
 * Create and organize your three ring binder online! Collect & organize your resources, and make 'em pretty!

[|Dropbox]
 * Organize EVERYTHING from ANYWHERE!!! **
 * Literally the BEST site for teachers. Whether at your school computer, laptop, home computer or a public library, as long as Dropbox is installed on the computer, all you need to do is sign in and ALL of the documents in the Dropbox folder will appear on any computer! All it needs to do is sync (which can take a bit if you have a lot of files) but it is so worth it! I LOVE THIS WEBSITE! If you haven't noticed, I highly recommend it.

Games [|Best History Sites on the Web: History Games & Animations]

[|iCivics.org] A great website that has **CIVICS** lesson plans, resources, and some of the BEST GAMES I've ever seen, played, or used in the classroom! I found myself playing the games in my (very little) spare time! And my students played these games in their downtime as well!

[|Super Teacher Tools]
 * This site has some GREAT teaching tools. While it's not necessarily games you can just hop on and play (you need to have some time and maybe a smidgen of creativity), they are great ways to incorporate some basic games into your everyday teaching. Kids seem to really enjoy Jeopardy, and you can make as many as you need suited to your classrooms.

The American Revolution
 * [|PBS: Liberty! The Road to Revolution]

= = = = =Videos = =media type="youtube" key="rZy6XilXDZQ" height="315" width="420" align="right" = = = = = = = = = John Greene presents [|Crash Course! in World History] = =
 * A youtube playlist of videos with crash courses in world history topics, including the Agriculture Revolution and ancient civilizations, all the way up to the Ottoman Empire, with more to come I expect!

[|History is for Music Lovers]
 * Have you ever wondered what would happen if Lady Gaga was around during the French Revolution? Some of these folks might have. Hear Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" transformed for the French Revolution. This playlist takes your favorite contemporary music,adds lyrics and a fun video, and your favorite historical events come to life!

Other Websites Devoted to Teaching with Technology Here is a great wiki with this exact name! There are sections on copyrighting, blogs, cyberbullying, digital portfolios, interactive whiteboards, effective searching, podcasts, social networking, organizational tools, wikis, and resources for both students & teachers, to name a few. It's a great place to find information on technology for the classroom. Teaching With Technology Wiki

Flipped Classrooms You've heard it, I've heard it, but just what does it mean to "Flip" your classroom? I didn't know either, so when an email came out from a colleague asking teachers if they had done any flipping in their classrooms (and if it worked), I made sure to ask her about it. She sent me these two links to explain:
 * [|The Flipped Classroom Infographic]
 * [|3 Keys to a Flipped Classroom]

A blog devoted to making Social Studies more interactive for students! [|Bringing Social Studies Alive! Blog] http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9