1. this is Erin

2. this is Jake

3. they
think history
is boring

4. they’re not
so fond of
geography,
civics or
economics
either

5. and they’re
not alone

6. “I have to power
down when I get to
school.”
HS student

7. technology
in the
21st century
classroom

8. 21st century skills?

9. become a generalist
X

10. teamwork
9

11. filter for
information, not
memorize
information
10

12. rock paper scissor decisions
11

13. 12
using the right tools

14. Collaborate
Create
Communicate

15. fasten
your seatbelt

16. Collaborate

17. bit.ly/adVy4y
mobile learning
iPod Apps

18. grou.ps
social network creation
Groups

19. docs.google.com
quick surveys
Google Forms

20. Create

21. earth.google.com
learning guides
Google Earth

22. tagxedo.com
Tagxedo
word clouds

23. shmoop.com
learning guides
Shmoop

24. glogster.com
digital poster
Glogster

25. Communicate

26. joopz.com
web texting

27. bibme.org
online bibliography
BibMe

28. livebinder.com
online bookmarks
LiveBinders

29. photo editor
picasa.google.com

30. just for you

31. thinkfinity.org
teaching resources
ThinkFinity

32. teachinghistory.org
professional growth
National History
Education Clearinghouse

33. archives.org
primary sources
NARA

34. loc.gov
primary sources
LOC

35. betterlesson.org
lesson sharing
BetterLesson

36. “One of the things our
grandchildren will find quaintest
about us is that we distinguish
the digital from the real. In the
future, that will become literally
impossible.”
William Gibson
2007
27

37. view the entire list at:

38. have more questions?
contact:
Glenn Wiebe
glennw@essdack.org
socialstudiescentral.com
historytech.wordpress.com