Resources

Digital Tools

Tools you can use in your classroom, just click on the tool.

• Prezi - A zooming on-line presentation creator

• HaikuDeck - Another on-line presentation tool that doesn't allow for too many words. Useful, if the emphasis is on speaking.

• Poll Everywhere - Interactive polling that can be done if students are able to text or use a computer. Results can be displayed instantaneously.

• Piktochart - Easy on-line tool for students to use to create infographics. (Bonus: here's a student sample.)

• Twitter - Duh, but are you following the hashtags: #globaled, #globaledchat, and #VTed

• Emaze - a presentation tool with some pretty cool backgrounds and 3D capability.

• GoSoapBox - a student response system that is web-based. No clickers needed.

Digital Resources

Cool things to check out and maybe use in your classroom. Click on the title of the site.

• Internet History Sourcebook - extensive primary sources from Fordham University

• Newsmap - Find out what is making news right now in over a dozen countries. (Take a look, it's worth it.)

• Discover Diplomacy - State Department site on what the U.S. government is doing around the world.

• Connect All Schools - a site devoted to, well, exactly what you would expect.

• Institute for Middle East Studies - Resources for teaching the Middle East from George Washington University

• Time Maps - Animated map of the world history

• Worldmapper - Lots of reference maps that can require students to think critically.

• Crash Course - Entertaining and informative video series on the topics of history, literature, biology and more.

• Buck Institute for Education - Looking to do more project based learning in your class? Here's a great page of resources.

• AllAfrica - A great website with current news from throughout Africa.

• All Male Panel - A humorous site that points out gender inequality around the world.