Eclectic Technology

If you teach history/social studies this post is right up your alley. The website MadeFromHistory has put together 30 infographics that look at 30 key events in the last 100 years, and they do acknowledge that the have "left out quite a few events" due to space limitations. You can also find sections that focus on World War I, World War II, and Civil Rights as well as a Referenced Blog, which shares a wide variety of topics.

For many students, using visuals helps them to recall information more readily. If you teach history from the past 100 years it is worth checking out this website.

Have you considered using songs as a way to teach your students, specifically protest songs that have helped shape history? This site has brought together a wide variety of protests songs and has them searchable in the following categories:

* Anti-apartheid

* Anti-war

* Civil rights

* Anti-poverty

* Women's Rights

* Other

Once you choose a song you will be taken to a page that has the history of the original song (album, writer, year, artist, producer) as well as the lyrics, a short history of the song, a history of the song, a video, and possibly art. This site asks that you share your voice!

Newseum has just released a new moduel that explores the First Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. You will find:

* An interactive timeline featuring videos, photographs and front pages from a variety of historical newspapers

* A media map, allowing you to compare the front page of newspapers from across the country

* Multimedia panels looking at contemporary civil rights issues

* Standards designed lesson plans

This website will help students historical thinking, media literacy and civic engagement. Students may also submit their work for display in the Digital Classroom.