Digital Humanities and the History Classroom
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Teaching History in the Digital Age by An online book with a practical approach for teachers.
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Activities for Students: The Old BaileySuggestions for using the Old Bailey Court records for the teaching of British history.
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NULab for Texts, Maps, and NetworksLab for both Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science.
Research Tutorials
Need some quick help? Check out our library tutorials to get started with your research project, search more effectively, or evaluate the sources you find.
Websites devoted to the teaching of history
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Resources for Teachers (Library of Congress)This site is dedicated to helping teachers use primary source resources in the classroom.
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Asia for EducatorsResources and professional development information for teachers of East Asia.
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Center for History and New MediaSince 1994, CHNM, at George Mason University, has used digital media and computer technology to democratize history—to incorporate multiple voices, reach diverse audiences, and encourage popular participation in presenting and preserving the past.
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History MattersAn online gateway and course for teaching US history (George Mason University)
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Learning to read primary source documentsFrom the National History Education Clearinghouse, a four-step guide to examining primary sources like a historian.
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MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching - California State University"MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community."
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Teaching with Primary SourcesA vast collection of ideas and lesson plans for teaching students how to do primary source research using Library of Congress collections