Time. I want to talk about time – and how to teach it. This term is coming to a close and I have had some good experiences with my 8th grade. In Social Studies we have worked on population distribution, migrational patterns and other aspects of globalization. The use of Gapminder when working on population and statistics was very rewarding. Next term I want to focus on history, timelines, cause-and-effect – and I aim to use interactive timeline utilities available online. I want students to use these resources to create their own timelines of historical events, add their own texts, but also resources from around the web.
The goal is to teach time sequencing, cause-and-effect as well as history. I haven’t still found exactly what I am looking for, but I have some ideas for sites I can use. Here’s a list of utilities I have come across. Other suggestions are welcome.
Dipity: Straightforward timeline utility for topics and events. Include photoes, videos, maps and links.
Timetoast: Simple interface, clarity and simplicity.
XTimeline: Seem to be popular, lots of other published timelines to be viewed.
Viewzi:I particularly like this one, it’s slick and fast – 
and also several visual options to view other timelines.
Soundslides: This is a downloadable desktop application which does the same job. Slick and very intuitive.
Any other suggestions?
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