History, Technology & AI | Examine the Past

Curriculum Overview and Unit Map

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4 units16 lessonsStandards mapping in development

HT1 · Technology and Historical Discovery4 lessons

Unit inquiry: How does technology and historical discovery help us understand historical contexts, evidence, and change?

Topics: Technology and Historical Discovery · How Technology Changed Historical Research · Digital Archives and Historical Collections · Mapping Historical Change Through GIS

Suggested time: Approx. 4–8 class periods (planning estimate)

1. How Technology Changed Historical ResearchLesson in Development 2. Digital Archives and Historical CollectionsLesson in Development 3. Mapping Historical Change Through GISLesson in Development 4. Digitizing and Preserving Historical DocumentsLesson in Development

HT2 · Artificial Intelligence and History4 lessons

Unit inquiry: How does artificial intelligence and history help us understand historical contexts, evidence, and change?

Topics: Artificial Intelligence and History · What Can AI Do in Historical Research? · Identifying AI Hallucinations and False Historical Claims · Using AI to Organize and Compare Historical Evidence

Suggested time: Approx. 4–8 class periods (planning estimate)

1. What Can AI Do in Historical Research?Lesson in Development 2. Identifying AI Hallucinations and False Historical ClaimsLesson in Development 3. Using AI to Organize and Compare Historical EvidenceLesson in Development 4. Ethical AI Use in Historical InvestigationLesson in Development

HT3 · Digital Historical Storytelling4 lessons

Unit inquiry: How does digital historical storytelling help us understand historical contexts, evidence, and change?

Topics: Digital Historical Storytelling · Designing Interactive Historical Timelines · Creating Digital Museum Exhibits · Historical Mapping and Visual Narratives

Suggested time: Approx. 4–8 class periods (planning estimate)

1. Designing Interactive Historical TimelinesLesson in Development 2. Creating Digital Museum ExhibitsLesson in Development 3. Historical Mapping and Visual NarrativesLesson in Development 4. Evaluating Historical Images and ReconstructionsLesson in Development

HT4 · Digital Citizenship and Historical Evidence4 lessons

Unit inquiry: How does digital citizenship and historical evidence help us understand historical contexts, evidence, and change?

Topics: Digital Citizenship and Historical Evidence · Historical Misinformation on the Internet · Deepfakes and Manipulated Historical Media · Citation, Copyright, and Digital Research Ethics

Suggested time: Approx. 4–8 class periods (planning estimate)

1. Historical Misinformation on the InternetLesson in Development 2. Deepfakes and Manipulated Historical MediaLesson in Development 3. Citation, Copyright, and Digital Research EthicsLesson in Development 4. Final Project: Build a Digital Historical ExhibitionLesson in Development

Our Curriculum Design Notes

This original course outline organizes historical themes into disciplinary inquiry, comparisons, evidence-based writing, accessible learning and assessment for deeper understanding.

Curriculum Design Reflection

Inquiry questions, progressive outcomes and source evaluation guide our independent instructional work. Full research and assessment design are added as individual lessons are developed.