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Timeline Creation Tools
ReadWriteThink
Excellent free resource for all things reading and writing
Bottom line: A language arts teacher's dream; lesson plans, professional development, and all-around quality support.
RWT Timeline
Simple timeline creation tool for a variety of purposes
Bottom line: Easy-to-use tool lets students create simple, boilerplate timelines.
Sutori
A slick way to share knowledge via interactive timelines and stories
Bottom line: With a super simple design, interactive features, and an imaginative personal approach, it's an easy and flexible tool for all kinds of classrooms.
Tiki-Toki
Create eye-catching multimedia timelines for any purpose
Bottom line: Multimedia timelines connect events visually, creating pathways for deeper analysis of any chronological story.
TimelineJS
Timeline tool is useful but limited for coding novices
Bottom line: Check it out if you're a Google classroom looking to create simple, appealing timelines that integrate media and allow for collaboration.
Prezi Classic
Stylish presentation creator with a unique 3D zooming effect
Bottom line: An elegant, flexible alternative to other online slide software tools, but it requires some finesse to make the effective use of the features and infinite canvas.
TimeToast
Simple timeline creator could use more features and options
Bottom line: An easy to use timeline tool for one-off projects, but for sustained use teachers will need to upgrade, and ultimately the features might not be robust enough.
Interactive Timelines
The Knotted Line
Unique, artistic timeline lets kids explore freedom in U.S. history
Bottom line: Students will benefit from this eye-opening and interactive approach to studying history.
Timeline World War 2 with Robert MacNeil
Vast interactive multimedia resource makes history come alive
Bottom line: Forgo the textbook -- students will find the same information and more as they scroll through the timeline and access the multitude of resources.
Smarthistory
Bring traditional art education to life with fresh, interactive multimedia
Bottom line: A worthy supplement to an art history or humanities class.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
History and art intersect on the Met's vast, reading-centric site
Bottom line: This resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art beautifully illustrates art's evolution and is great for research, but more interactivity would help balance out the text-heavy content.