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History in Motion makes it easy to create, share, and explore animated Via Catherine Smyth, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks 
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September 12, 2014 3:18 AM
Developed by the History Teachers' Association of Australia, this website supports primary and secondary teachers in implementing the Australian Curriculum:history. Examine the "Teaching History" section for key principles of the disciplinary teaching of history. Sample units of work for different year levels align to topics in the Australian curriculum and provide a useful planning model as well as great teaching ideas.
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The 5th Grade teacher on this website uses 'Voicethread' with historical photographs. Click on the video "Ellis Island" to see how primary students build a historical narrative around a visual image. Voice thread transforms media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.
Don't underestimate the importance of historical language in developing historical understanding. Provide opportunities for students to expand their historical vocaulary and to use language for a variety of purposes. Young students need explicit instructions for when and how to use conventions of language.
Husbands (1996) identifies different types of historical language including: 1. The language of the past (e.g. convict, First Fleet, monarchy, revolution) 2. The language of historical time (century, period, modern, decade) 3. The language of historical processes (cause, chronology, similarity, difference) 4. The language of historical description and analysis (revolution, monarchy, democracy)
Use 'Word Walls' or word charts to help students keep track of information and terminology that is used in a Unit of Work and keep adding new words.
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June 5, 2014 9:05 PM
Use Voicethread and historical photographs to create digital historical narratives. Much more engaging than the written version. |
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While the introduction of FabLabs and makerspaces into schools tends to focus on the importance of hands-on projects in the STEM or STEAM fields, it's just as important that students engage in maker projects in their humanities and social science classes. History teachers should bring making into the classroom, even at schools that don't have formal makerspaces. Via John Evans, Catherine Smyth
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February 19, 2014 5:19 PM
A classroom teacher talks about how the process of digital storytelling helped immerse her students in the past as they learnt about colonial times.
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June 5, 2014 9:13 PM
This site is a good example of how to use a digital story telling tool in your history classroom. |
This technology is a useful tool to help primary students make connections to past events and places. Create historical scenarios, animate events and communicate using History in Motion.