So Megan Dixon, an English Secondary Education student, shared with me an activity she used with her 6th grade students. Although she used it an English class, I think it is a great resource to use in history classes.
It is called a biocube- probably not new to the world of teaching, but with a new technological twist! The website allows students to enter information on each of the six sides of a cube. The prompts for information include name, time period, place, significance, obstacle, etc. Through the website, the students input the information, print, and put together to make a cube.
This could be a great resource to use when reading historically significant biographies or even just for a review of a historical figure. Try it out!
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/