This presentation was given by Eric Langhorst at the 2010 MCSS Conference in St. Louis on February 19, 2010. www.speakingofhistory.com/historytech

2. Teach 8 th grade American History at South Valley Jr. High in Liberty, Missouri

3. Adjunct faculty at Park University teaching graduate course “Technology for the Classroom”

4. Currently working on my doctorate at Walden University in Teacher Leadership

5. www.speakingofhistory.com/ historytech Please share with others All notes and links from this presentation can be found online at:

6. You select which tools work best for you to do your job

7. Microblogging at 140 characters or less at a time

8. Build a network of peers Share resources and ideas Ask questions and answer questions

9. Add more features by using a third party application like TweetDeck

11. Finding teachers to follow is part luck and searching Once you find a respected teacher check and see who they follow

12. Missouri Teachers on Twitter

13. Video and audio chat

14. Skype allows you to create a two way video chat with another person via the Internet

15. Computer Internet Webcam Application

16. Take a virtual field trip

19. Interview an author

20. Collaborate with a peer

21. Select a webcam for both lens and microphone quality Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

22. Make a picture from text

23. Create a visual of a speech Quickly identify themes and topics Great way to start examining a primary document

26. John Lennon – Lyrics to Imagine

27. President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address

28. Star-Spangled Banner – All Four Verses

29. Creating a cool video, quickly

30. Add still pictures or video to create a “music video” type finished project Can add text and select from their music Educator account is free

34. Create an ad for President Lincoln in 1860 election Students can describe a concept or opinion Slideshow from pictures on field trip or project

35. Online picture sharing tool

36. Post your pictures online Can create sets, add descriptions, add notes, post them in blogs Can also search for pictures from others

39. Post images you take of historical places Find images others have posted of historical topics Add notes to the pictures you post

47. Screen capture video tool

48. Makes a video of everything you see on your screen Add a microphone and it captures sound as well Records at different levels of quality

49. Tutorials for tasks done repeatedly Create lessons for days when you are not in the classroom – or your students are not in the classroom

50. Access amazing content from experts and universities

51. Lectures from historians on variety of topics

54. Edit audio, any format, easy

56. Create a “StudyCast” to help students prepare for tests Projects and interviews – History Day for example Edit musical clips for a history class

57. View the world in a historical and statistical way like never before

59. Students can use the historical layer to see modern locations with historical lens Students can take historical tours already created by other teachers and classes

60. World War II Aerial Maps Showing Impact of Bombing

64. Street level view of the world

65. Take your classes to historical locations

69. Presentations from very smart people – less than 20 minutes

70. Introduce a topic for discussion Some great presentations on the impact of school lunch

72. Post your presentations online

73. Share notes with your students who are gone Students can share their presentations online Have a spare copy of your presentations as a backup

74. You select which tools work best for you to do your job

75. www.speakingofhistory.com/novel Please share with others All notes and links from this presentation can be found online at:

76. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] www.speakingofhistory.com Twitter : elanghorst Skype : elanghorst