Spatially Aware History Teaching

History classes explain how phenomena change over time, but they do a poor job demonstrating that human activity has a spatial dimension as well. In order to rectify this, I have begun to integrate Google Earth and other tools into my history classes. In this talk, I will introduce my classroom Google Earth assignments, as well as a virtual globe demo that I am developing for a textbook publisher. I will also introduce survey data about student response to the assignments, showcase student work, and reflect upon the challenges of using Google Earth in a history classroom. Finally, I will discuss the experience of evaluating digital and spatial student work: my Google Earth assignments include detailed and transparent evaluation standards with potentially broad applicability in both pedagogical and research domains.