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Using Technology to TeachAbout the Holocaust
Created by Jaclyn Rosansky, Content Editor Senior, ProQuest
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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
More Information: ProQuest Guided Research products also offer many resources on the Holocaust. Free trials areavailable.
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.
More Information: ProQuest Research Companion is an information literacy product designed to help students andsupport educators.
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