Educational Technology

Create Your Own Campaign Ad

Now your students have a chance to create their own campaign ad for their presidential bid thanks to the National Constitution Center.  Due to the tongue in cheek nature of the campaign commercial that results this is probably most appropriate for older students like fifth grade to middle school. Visit Ad-o-Matic here. Students take a …

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Open Court Reading

National Archives Experience: Digital Vaults

Here’s an awesome site found by way of Macworld Magazine.  It organizes primary sources by keyword and historical event and allows you to move from one to another as if you are unlocking a vault.  It’s a great way to take an exploratory approach to learning about history and to engage visual learners.

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