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Technology and History Teaching

· Use PowerPoint; this allows students to digest manageable amounts of information. Whereby allowing teacher’s to use this software to illustrate their topic. · Online resources; Online maps are a great way of introducing students to the geographic scope of history · Create a timeline of events relating to the unit of study · When teaching history, historical images are a valuable tool that can increase student comprehension of material referred to in a lesson. This can be accessed through an online search. · Create discussion boards, which allow students and teachers to discuss topics covered. This allows for further expansion of knowledge. · Group projects can be mastered using social networking sites such as Facebook etc, which allow brainstorming and discussion to take place. · Students absent form a lesson can access the information they missed using podcasts/ video recording. · The use of email and other forms of technology can act as a source for the communication and sending of emails, questions etc, which can be replied to at a faster rate.