WisdomMaps

WisdomMaps is an innovative site that uses "mind maps" to teach History and Humanities in a digital setting.  This is done using the innovative site Mindmeister, where "mind maps' include, text, images, audio and more.  Also, WisdomMaps covers a wide range of topics in History/Humanities such as:
Ancient Egypt, wars, religion, and more.

I highly recommend checking out WisdomMaps by clicking here!!!

KidCitizen

KidCitizen is an excellent site for teaching students about political history through interactive primary resources.  KidCitizen is designed for grades K-5 and where student's view photos/videos to learn about primary resources.  Best of all, educators can create their own resources and share them w/ students while tracking their progress.

I highly recommend checking out KidCitizen by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for sharing this site.

The Globe of Extremes

The Globe of Extremes is a very cool interactive globe that has "hot keys"/plots w/ interesting facts about extreme information in the world.  For example, if you wanted to learn about what the highest populated city is away from an ocean or the lowest point below sea level is on earth, this would be the place to go.

I highly recommend checking out the Globe of Extremes by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Richard Byrne's blog for the tip.

Pixorize

Pixorize is a nice site for US History students that I just learned about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog.  Pixorize is an innovative that uses pictures to remember facts (i.e. similar to ThingLink).  This is done by linking images together w/ facts in a comprehensive visual flow.

Below is a brief demo video...



I highly recommend checking out Pixorize by clicking here!!!

AR Flashcards Abraham Lincoln

AR Flashcards just released their latest iOS app, Abraham Lincoln.  This app uses augmented reality in an innovative way as it teaches students different facts and aspects about Abraham Lincoln.  The way this works is by placing portals on the actual ground by using the app and then walking through. This will unlock different places in Abraham Lincoln's past while teaching students about History.   Finally, a user can even watch an animated Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address.

I highly recommend checking out AR Flashcards by clicking here!!!

PBS World Explorer Video Collection

From their promotional email....

As a new year begins, a new slate of adventures lie ahead in 2016. To celebrate, PBS LearningMedia has released its PBS World Explorer video collection, which tells the tales of world-famous explorers- both from centuries ago, and modern times.
Most under 5-minutes long, the videos provide “on-the-go” students, and adults, with a convenient way to watch and learn in mini “cram sessions.” Each video includes fun animations and engaging music to capture the viewer’s interest, in a visually appealing and entertaining way.
To help bring these videos to life, we’ve included below a few angles that may appeal to your readers:

• How to get your kids interested in history

For kids who have short attention spans, these short videos are the perfect “cram sessions.” Fun animations and music are used to capture the interest of kids and tell the stories of the explorers in a visually appealing way.

• Are you smarter than a 5^th grader?

Adults can test their “explorer knowledge” to see if they still remember what they learned back in grade school.

• What did explorers do before Google Maps?

Emphasize the awe-inspiring adventures and explorations of these world-famous explorers, before society was dependent on iPhones and Google Maps.

• Holidays and birthdays

These explorers provided countless milestone events including holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The World Explorer videos highlight why these holidays are celebrated.   

Some examples of famous explorers who are featured include: Ponce de Leon, Amerigo Vespucci, Neil Armstrong, Marco Polo, and more. You can check out the PBS World Explorer online here.

Innovation Age of Crafting

Innovation Age of Crafting is a fun free iOS game for learning about how inventions were made.  This is done by playing this challenging puzzle game where users slide tiles across a board to make inventions (i.e. two rocks together makes a cave, or two cave people make a family, etc.)  There are over 120 levels and 5 time periods (i.e. Stone Age, Renaissance, etc). to play through and unlock other potential combinations/inventions.

I highly recommend checking out Innovation Age of Crafting by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review click here.

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

BoomWriter Halloween Activities

BoomWriter the fantastic free collaborative writing platform has just released their free Halloween Vocabulary Activity Packet.  This includes activities and word lists using all three of BoomWriter's tools: WordWriter, StoryWriter, and ProjectWriter.  These activities are for all grade levels and are ideal for History and ELA teachers.  Finally, the fun BoomWriter characters are back in their Halloween Boomer Decorations.

I highly recommend checking out BoomWriter Halloween Activities Pack by clicking here!!!

*BoomWriter is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Zoom In

Zoom In is a wonderful new site for History teachers that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog.  Zoom In allows educators to create online classrooms to teach US History through interactive lessons.  These lessons have built in templates to help students' writing, built-in glossary, assessment tools, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Zoom In by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo video...

ProjectWriter for History

ProjectWriter is an excellent learning tool that is ideal for teaching and reinforce learning for a wide variety of subjects.  Recently, BoomWriter the creators of ProjectWriter released their History page which shows how PW can be used to create innovative collaborative writing projects or textbooks to build vocabulary and knowledge of the given subject.  Also, the flexibility allows educators to use for  a single project or incorporate into a whole field of studying.

I highly recommend checking out ProjectWriter for Science by clicking here!!!

*BoomWriter is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

StoryMap JS

StoryMap JS is a new (beta) site that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog.  It reminds me a lot of MeoGraph in that it lets users create digital stories surround by maps.  On these maps a user can add text, video, image, to create a story linked to the map.  StoryMaps is a great learning tool that History/SS teachers could use to have students create historical digital stories or for digital storytelling.

I recommend checking out StoryMap JS by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Digital Storytelling click here.

Made from History

Made from History is a excellent site for History/Social Study teachers looking for an abundance of resources for WWI, WWII, Civil Rights, and more.  These resources come in the forms of articles, links, timelines, etc and can shared w/ others or even pinned to a board in Pinterest.

I highly recommend checking out Made from History by clicking here!!!

For a more detailed review check out Free Technology 4 Teachers.

American History Timeline

American History Timeline is a wonderful free iPad app that focuses on American History from 1770 to Current Events.  This interactive has 100s of images and tons of information that can be sorted through.  Best of all their are educational games such as Scramble and Matching to help reinforce learning.

I highly recommend checking out American History Timeline by clicking here!!!

Historia

Historia is a new (beta) site that is beta-launching this Winter that is ideal for bringing History into the classroom through Game Based Learning.  This game has students team up in groups to lead a civilization into prosperity by doing project based research and making important decisions that impact how their civilization will grow.  Also, this game is designed for all kinds of devices such as: interactive whiteboards, tablets, and desktops (Mac/PC), and is aligned to Common Core Standards.

I highly recommend checking out Historia by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Games click here.

The Time Tribe

The Time Tribe is a new (beta) site that I just found out about from Graphite that is ideal for Gamfification.  This is a free site geared for students 5th on up for learning about History and different cultures/artifacts.

Here are some more benefits to using Time Tribe in the classroom...

• Immerse them in culture and past ways of life
• Help them imagine what it was really like to live in the past, while exposing them to new ideas and ways of life
• Prod them to consider complex issues from multiple viewpoints
• Foster empathy and responsible global citizenship
• Empower them to crave a personal path through an epic story

Below is a brief demo...

I highly recommend checking out The Time Tribe by clicking here!!!

Time Machine: Age of the Emperors

Time Machine: Age of the Emperors is a excellent educational iOS eBook that is free today.  This is an innovative digital book that is great for History teachers that is highly interactive for students.  The way this works is a user creates a profile/character and then makes decisions as they explore different ancient emperors and civilizations.  The choices they make affects their progress throughout the book and best of all it saves their progress as they go along.

I highly recommend checking out Time Machine: Age of the Emperors by clicking here!!!

Timelines.tv

Timelines.tv is a nice little site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers.  This is a nice site for History teachers that has 5 wonderful interactive timelines (Britain's history, Small Pox, etc) to explore through.  These timelines contain images, text, and video and a person can view them by chapter as well.

I highly recommend checking out Timelines.tv by clicking here!!!

Basher's Presidents

Basher's Presidents is an iOS app I had the pleasure of coming across today.  This is a super fun educational app for learning all about the US Presidents.  In this interactive app students can view a flipcard on each president which explains a little bit about the president as well as one quirky fact.  Users can also partake in a timed game in placing the presidents in the correct order.  Other nice features is the ability to vote on your favorite president and order a book on the US Presidents.

I highly recommend checking out Basher's Presidents by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational iOS Apps click here.

Film Story

Film Story is a nice repository for film listings.  These films are listed by country/region and can also be searched by era.  This can be a very handy resource for History/Geography teachers.  However, this site only lists the films but does not actually "house" them.

For a more detailed review check out Free Technology 4 Teachers.

I highly recommend checking out Film Story by clicking here!!!

Powerpoint Palooza

PPT Palooza is a site I just found out about from David Andrade's excellent blog.  This is a great site for 100's of free Powerpoints on American and European history.  This is a great resource for History/SS teachers.

I recommend checking out Poweroint Palooza by clicking here!!!