I personally love timelines. They condense information to give a general overview as well as a few tidbits to encourage delving deeper into a topic. Rather than a Power Point, have your students create timelines to demonstrate their knowledge!
This web tool allows you to develop timelines and imbed into them photos, links, videos, related articles, etc. It really couldn’t be any easier. There are even how-to videos available to walk you and your class through making a timeline.
There is also a library of timelines already created that could be used in classrooms. Many current events are chronicled such as the story of the Chilean miners or even the progression of the World Cup last summer.
