14 Ways For Students To Create Timelines

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Timelines are a great way to teach history. Students in my classes often use them to create projects on a given time period or event with great success. I have found that for all students putting events in order helps them to understand the overall development of a particular event like WWI, WWII, and to understand the development of an historical era like the Cold War. It also allows them to see how historical events are related and points out the cause and effect relationship between historical events. Below is a list of 14 great website that will allow students to create excellent interactive timelines.

1. xtimeline – Explore and Create Free Timelines

2. Timetoast Timelines | Create timelines, share them on the web.

3. TimeRime.com – Homepage

4. TimeGlider: Web-based Timeline Software

5. Time Line Maker

6. ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Timeline

7. Preceden – The Easiest Way to Make a Timeline

8. OurTimeLines.com – Create Timeline

9. Dipity

10. Gapminder World

11. Microfacts/Weaving History – Home

12. World History

13. A history of conflicts

14. Photo Timelines – LIFE