This article analyzes the role and importance of information and communication technologies as a crucial factor in enhancing the effectiveness of teaching history in modern educational settings. Alongside traditional teaching methods, it examines the opportunities for developing students' creative thinking, skills in reconstructing historical reality, and conducting independent research through the use of tools such as interactive whiteboards, educational websites, virtual museums, podcasts, and video projects. Through practical examples and methodological recommendations presented in the article, it is substantiated that is not merely a tool for making lessons engaging but is a powerful pedagogical instrument that transforms students from passive listeners into active creators.  

Information and communication technologies, history lessons, creative thinking

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