The past is present
Interested in adding a historical game to your history class but don't know where to start? Adding a Reacting to the Past game can be a great way to engage students and delve into specific historical events.
Students identifying source types often conflate digitally accessed journal or newspaper articles with websites in general. It is important that educators do not take for granted that students understand that the digital sources they are using can often be traced to a physical item.
Defining your scholarly purpose helps you think through why you want to use social media platforms like Twitter. But, as with everything else, you also need to ask the other elemental questions – who, what, where, when, and how. Twitter, like any other piece of technology, is a tool that can be used strategically. Thinking through these questions helps frame your engagement in an intentional way, ensuring that your actions reflect your purpose.
Clio and the Contemporary 