The Web 2.0 tool I researched is called Timetoast. This is a tool which allows users to create time lines for any topic they can imagine. If a timeline is done well, the finished product looks sleek and appealing. Unfortunately, BC dates are not supported by Timetoast so one can only make time lines of the past 2000 years. While working on a timeline, I found myself having fun and wanting to make it larger and more detailed.
This tool would definitely be useful in a classroom. As a teacher I could construct a timeline with Timetoast for a lesson about a period in history. This would be extremely useful for keeping track of dates and chronology, one of the hardest things for high school students to keep track of in a history class. This tool could also lead to neat projects in which students themselves create a timeline. Making my timeline I learned many things while researching the dates and information to put on my timeline. I am sure students would learn along the way as well. After students create the timeline, they could even teach what they have made to the class. Timetoast would be a valuable addition to any history class.
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