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VoiceThread - About - Digital Library

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From voicethread.com - September 26, 2012 2:19 AM

The 5th Grade teacher on this website uses 'Voicethread' with historical photographs. Click on the video "Ellis Island" to see how primary students build a historical narrative around a visual image. Voice thread transforms media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.

 

Don't underestimate the importance of historical language in developing historical understanding. Provide opportunities for students to expand their historical vocaulary and to use language for a variety of purposes.

Young students need explicit instructions for when and how to use conventions of language.

 

Husbands (1996) identifies different types of historical language including:

1. The language of the past (e.g. convict, First Fleet, monarchy, revolution)

2. The language of historical time (century, period, modern, decade)

3. The language of historical processes (cause, chronology, similarity, difference)

4. The language of historical description and analysis (revolution, monarchy, democracy)

 

Use 'Word Walls' or word charts to help students keep track of information and terminology that is used in a Unit of Work and keep adding new words.

 

 

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Claymation in the Elementary Classroom. pdf

From www.tech4learning.com - May 20, 8:53 PM
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A practical guide to using Claymation in the primary classroom. Use Claymation to develop an historical narrative. Students can recreate historical biographies or historical stories using historical data.

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Use PicMonkey to Make Digital Posters

Use PicMonkey to Make Digital Posters | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From iheartedtech.blogspot.com.au - April 25, 10:01 PM

Gone are the days when PowerPoint was your only option for presenting material. Today, there are lots of web 2.0 tools out there to make presentations fun and engaging. Popular tools like Glogster allow manipulation of images, animations, and other graphics to make digital "posters," and I feel like there's a new web-based image editing tool popping up every day. Surely one of these image editors could be harnessed to create a digital poster for free, right?


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A remarkable web tool for integrated skills.
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Using Technology to Connect Students & the Environment

From www.youtube.com - April 22, 9:38 PM
How technology can further STEM learning through the environment, both inside and outside the classroom. An educator toolkit is available free at - http://go...
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Although this video focuses on geography and science topics, it has a range of ideas that can be applied to teaching history. I love how the students are using a range of technologies to record and collect data. There is a real sense of purpose to their learning and the different technologies are useful and engaging. Getting outside of the classroom to teach history is essential.

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So much potential for developing geographical understanding in the primary classroom.
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Digital storytelling in the classroom

From www.microsoft.com - November 8, 2012 10:58 PM

 Digital storytelling resources from Microsoft in Education. The storyboard templates are useful. 

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Historical narratives have a powerful impact on children's historical thinking.
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Why Primary Kids Tweet

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From plpnetwork.com - March 8, 12:12 AM
When their Australian friends were threatened by floods, Kathy Cassidy's 1st graders tweeted to make sure they were safe. Result: authentic writing & reading.

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I love the democratic nature of Twitter.
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Teaching Kids to Curate Content Collections [ACTIVITY] - The Tempered Radical | Collaborative Content-Curation: new Forms of Reading & Writing #curation #journalism #education #e-learning

Teaching Kids to Curate Content Collections [ACTIVITY] - The Tempered Radical | Collaborative Content-Curation: new Forms of Reading & Writing #curation #journalism #education #e-learning | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From sco.lt - January 11, 9:21 PM

While there are a ton of essential skills that today's students need in order to succeed in tomorrow's world, learning to efficiently manage -- and to evaluate the reliability of -- the information that they stumble across online HAS to land...


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Curation is a form of learning that i love.  It makes sense that tapping a youngster's enthusiasms and interses will help them become online collectors of information. 
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Digital Stories :: Introduction

From pilot.cndls.georgetown.edu - November 18, 2012 10:47 PM
This site presents a study of
digital storytelling's effect on student learning. This study considers
digital stories through an examination of digital stories and student
interviews.
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The Top 17 Free Digital Storytelling Apps for The iPad ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Top 17 Free Digital Storytelling Apps for The iPad ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From www.educatorstechnology.com - April 9, 9:52 PM
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An overview of free digital storytellling Apps for the IPad. Some of the Apps are appropriate for younger children and could be used when teaching about personal history in K-2.

Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 's curator insight, April 9, 11:26 PM

Some great iPad digital storytelling apps.  
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A great range of iPad apps for digital storytelling in the classroom.
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World of Classcraft

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From worldofclasscraft.com - May 2, 8:41 PM
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This idea oozes with the MOTIVATION and ENGAGEMENT factor for learning. Boundless possiblities for history.

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Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

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From digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu - September 26, 2012 12:23 AM

Practical steps to follow for developing a digital story.

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Digitales- The Art of Telling Digital Stories

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From www.digitales.us - October 11, 2012 8:54 PM

This website has been designed to spark creativity. It presents a range of transmedia tools and resources for digital storytelling.

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Mapping Media to the Curriculum » What do you want to CREATE today?

Mapping Media to the Curriculum » What do you want to CREATE today? | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From maps.playingwithmedia.com - December 3, 2012 12:41 AM

What do you want to create today? Explore a menu of possibilities for creating Interactive Writing, Narrative Art, a Radio Show, a Geo Map, an e-book and more...


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Dipity - Find, Create, and Embed Interactive Timelines

Dipity - Find, Create, and Embed Interactive Timelines | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From www.dipity.com - May 21, 12:37 AM
Create an interactive, visually engaging timeline in minutes. Use dynamic visualization tools to display photos, videos, news and blogs in chronological order.
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Timelines are a way to organise historical information. However, dates alone do not allow students to vlsualise the time being referred to. Dipity is a useful tool to help students associate their visual images of history with the corresponding dates. Timelines should be comparative to help students see what life was life for a range of people at a given time.

Understanding historical time includes two important aspects: 1) chronology which is being able to order moments in time; and 2) being able to match moments in time to specific dates. Research suggests children find it easier to sequence historical pictures than assign dates or names to historical periods (Barton, 1994,2002; Barton and Levstik, 1996).

As children get older, they become better at ordering historical pictures on the basis of clues in technology, fashion and social roles. Primary children know what dates sound like and usually know what the current year is, but they find it difficult to associate periods in history with specific years.

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Making_Claymation_in_the_Classroom.pdf

From www.tech4learning.com - May 20, 8:51 PM
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Primary students LOVE claymation. Claymation is an animation using characters made out of clay. It is a hands-on and engaging activity that is especially useful in teaching history.

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ClassMovies—Documentary making for schools...

From www.classmovies.com - April 23, 2:13 AM
Capturing the magic rampant in classrooms and celebrating teachers through mini-documentaries
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An innovative project designed to support the making of class movies and documentaries.

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Curio - State Library of New South Wales tour guide

From itunes.apple.com - April 10, 11:15 PM
Get Curio - State Library of New South Wales tour guide on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
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The State Library of NSW has launched an new app to accompany their collections. Teachers could use the app to plan an excursion to the Library or use it to show images in the classroom.

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Curio is a free App produced by the State Library of NSW to accompany their collections. Teachers can use the App to plan an excursion to the Library or use some of the images to teach topics in the new Australian curriculum:history.
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Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool

Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From www.teachthought.com - March 11, 7:07 PM

Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool....

Curation is a valuable skill for today’s learner. In a culture of content overload, members that provide great content to their audience will be recognized leaders in network communities. Optimally, we equip students to differentiate good content from bad in preparation for their further education and careers. Curating an online topic (and allowing comments) also increases self-awareness and provides additional insight from others. The nuances of sharing content and writing to an audience become much better understood through interactivity between the curator and participating audience.


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I think the scope for Scoop it is sensational. It's a great way to organise, filter, select and highlight online digital resources around a topic, theme or idea.

Maree Whiteley's curator insight, March 9, 3:06 AM

Students as curators...using critical thinking skills to collect, evaluate and analyze content; they may identify trends from discourse; they develop writing skills in original expression; and they interact, communicate and publish to a global audience. But perhaps more importantly, students practice digital citizenship and personal responsibility to lifelong learning...love it!
Maree Whiteley's curator insight, March 9, 3:07 AM

Students use critical thinking skills to collect, evaluate and analyze content; they may identify trends from discourse; they develop writing skills in original expression; and they interact, communicate and publish to a global audience. But perhaps more importantly, students practice digital citizenship and personal responsibility to lifelong learning...love it!
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I love the way you mention digital citizenship =D
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The Teacher's Quick Guide To Pinterest - Edudemic

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From edudemic.com - February 11, 9:57 PM
As a new teacher, it’s easy to become overwhelmed trying to create motivating lessons while managing the responsibilities within the classroom. Luckily, a relatively new social network is here to help!
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I would love to hear how primary teachers are using Pinterest in their classrooms.

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Historypin | Home

From www.historypin.com - September 26, 2012 12:23 AM

I love the ways this idea could be used to develop historical understanding, and a sense of time and place, in the primary school.

 

Check out the video explaining what and how Historypin can be used, then go to the "schools" section for further information, activities, links and ideas. 

 

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The 21st Century Skills Teachers Should Have

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From www.educatorstechnology.com - November 8, 2012 11:13 PM

Not necessarily focused on teaching history, but some interesting insights and ideas for the types of skills (and mindset) teachers need in the 21st century.

 

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Animoto

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From animoto.com - November 8, 2012 10:44 PM

Use Animoto to create videos from photos, video clips, words and music.

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Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs advert - video

From www.guardian.co.uk - October 18, 2012 10:36 PM

How are teachers coming to grips with using technology in the classroom?

 

This advert for the Guardian's open journalism imagines how we might cover the story of the Three Little Pigs in print and online...

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How to use Movie Maker #1

From www.youtube.com - September 27, 2012 1:28 AM
This is a beginning tutorial for using Movie Maker to make a movie. You will learn to import video, organize collections and save the project files.
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The Top 17 Free Digital Stotytelling Apps for The iPad

The Top 17 Free Digital Stotytelling Apps for The iPad | Teaching history with ICT | Scoop.it
From www.educatorstechnology.com - October 11, 2012 8:16 PM

The iPad is such a boon in education. It is making a slow but steadfast revolution in the way instruction is both delivered and received ...


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