2. By: Brittney Arkebauer Date: December 3, 2013 Digital History.edu

3. How to Use the Site 1.Go through timeline −Can drag or just click on a space −For each era, you can choose to view from: Media Documents Textbook Teaching

4. How to use the Site 2.Click on the era needed on bottom of page −Take you to the same page 3.On the top −Choose topic to look at for each era Overview, Textbook, Documents, Events, People, Music, Film, Images, Do History, Multimedia, For Teachers, Links, and Quizzes 4.View by topic −Highlights of the past

5. How to Use the Site 5.View by topic −Advertisements, History of cultural critics, architecture, art, beauty and fashion, cemeteries, children, controversies, courtship, decision making, film, food, historiography, immigration and ethnicity, music, photography, political cartoons, private life, propaganda posters, science and technology, and slavery −Provides historical information on each topic listed

6. 10 Ways Digital History can be used to a Teacher’s Benefit 1.Timeline sets eras in order −Easy to learn in sequence 2.Includes virtual exhibitions −Great for visual learners −http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/ah d/index.htmlhttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/exhibits/ah d/index.html 3.Textbook references for each era −Get students involved in history and reading 4.Provides lesson plans −http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?er aID=3&smtid=11http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?er aID=3&smtid=11

7. 10 Ways Digital History can be used to a Teacher’s Benefit 5.Voices of historical importance −Documents showing individual’s opinions on different topics 6.Maps −Organized by century and era −Civil War map 7.Quizzes on each section of the timeline −Simple, yet effective

8. 10 Ways Digital History can be used to a Teacher’s Benefit 8.Music examples/explanations given −Crazy Blues 9.eXplorations −Interactive module −Give students ability to discover history on their own −http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/e xplorations/pocohontas/pocahontas_menu.cfmhttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/e xplorations/pocohontas/pocahontas_menu.cfm 10.Teacher-ready handouts provided −http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook_pri nt.cfm?smtid=11&psid=3844http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook_pri nt.cfm?smtid=11&psid=3844

9. digitalhistory.edu Discovering history through technology can be fun. Explore now to find interesting facts and to learn about our nations past!