Using Technology to Teach History & Surveying

Historical & Technology Resources for Teachers

These links highlight important resources that show how to teach history using technology.

Teaching the Civil War using Web 2.0

This portfolio was created by our Educational Coordinator, Jenni Dahl. The portfolio is a full immersion in technology.

Civil War 2.0 Illinois State Historical Society

The Center for Teaching History with Technology

The go to website for history and technology: http://thwt.org/

GIS & History

A resource of historic GIS activities and ideas on how to incorporate GIS into the classroom. Remember to bring your results to the museum so they can be displayed on the Sphere: http://www.gisforhistory.org/

General Technology Resource Links

These links will deal with Web 2.0 and other important technology links for teachers.

What is Web 2.0?

Here is a link to discover what Web 2.0 is: http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm

Association of American Geographers

http://www.aag.org/cs/projects_and_programs/historical_gis_clearinghouse