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Enhancing History Education with Digital Tools: Creative Classroom Resources

Explore innovative ways to engage students in history using digital tools. Collaborate in groups to create resources like one-minute videos, infographics, or timelines using iPads and desktops. Tools such as iMovie, Explain Everything, and Piktochart can transform pivotal historical moments into dynamic learning experiences. Consider themes like the execution of Mary Queen of Scots or the arrival of the Vikings to stimulate discussions. Leverage ICT to personalize learning, enhance understanding through varied media, and keep students engaged while achieving clear educational objectives.

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Enhancing History Education with Digital Tools: Creative Classroom Resources

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  1. Digital artefacts for History

  2. Links http://pinterest.com/helencaldwel/primary-history/

  3. Task • Choose one or two tools and work in a group to make a resource you could use in the classroom. • For example: a one minute video an infographic a screencast a timeline a 5 photo story

  4. Tools iPads • Explain Everything • iMovie • Haiku Deck • Visualize • Comic Life • Voicethread Desktops • ScreenR • Animoto • PhotoPeach • Piktochart • Popplet • Capzles

  5. Useful extras • Snip it • Compfight

  6. Themes & Contexts • Pivotal moments: e.g. Execution of Mary Queen of Scots The arrival of the Vikings • In the shoes of: e.g. A child in a Victorian factory • Now and Then • School

  7. What does ICT add? • Can’t do it any other way? • More content or depth? • Reinforce understanding through different media? • Feedback from a wider audience? • Personalised and differentiated learning? • More choice and control? • Improved pace and engagement? • A better hook?

  8. When using ICT in History: • Specify websites • Have clear objectives • Link with an historical skill • Provide challenge both in terms of history and ICT • Be aware of the balance of objectives

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