Using Technology to TeachAbout the Holocaust

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Encourage students to use critical thinking skillswhen evaluating online information about the

Holocaust.

ProQuest ResearchCompanion can help filter outHolocaust denial websites and

fake news about theHolocaust. It can also helpeducators teach the coreprinciples of information

literacy.

Integrate multimedia into Holocaustlessons with sufficient depth and clarity.

The USC Shoah Foundation and 

ProQuest bring history to lifethrough the Visual History Archive.Its 'New Dimensions in Testimony'project preserves the testimonies

of Holocaust survivors.

Geo-Immersion can show howbuildings, sites and locations from the

Holocaust have changed over timethrough computer-generated virtual

spaces. This can greatly enhancelessons. Exploring online museum

exhibitions and collections is anotherway to immerse students in education

about the Holocaust. 

Become familiar with the  differenttypes of technology and media

students can use to learn about theHolocaust. Google Earth and GoogleMaps can prove to be very insightful

in showing the reality and scale ofconcentration camps.

Assign research projects that arespecific and precise while providing

reputable and trustworthy web links touse. This will help students learn which

sources are dependable and whichones are misleading, inappropriate or

unethical.

Be sensitive in teachings about theHolocaust and bear in mind its

seriousness when creating assignments. One example of an appropriate

assignment could be asking students tolisten to a podcast about the Holocaustand answer a series of questions about

it.  

Source: Gray, Michael. Teaching the Holocaust. Routledge, 2015 via ProQuest Ebook Central

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More Information: The USC Shoah Foundation and ProQuest bring 55,000 testimonies to thousands of students andresearchers at colleges and universities around the world through the Visual History Archive.

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