Teaching
History Online
Number
10: 24th September, 2001
Introduction
1. Vietnam
Stories
2.
Bristol
and Slavery
3.
The
Emancipation of Women: 1750-1920
4.
The
Monarchs of England
5.
The
Secrets of the Norman Invasion
6.
Teaching
History Online
7.
Education
on the Internet
Introduction
Spartacus Educational
publishes Teaching
History Online
every month. The newsletter will include news, reviews of websites
and articles on using ICT in the history classroom. Members of the
mailing list are invited to submit information for inclusion in future
editions of Teaching
History Online. In this way we hope to create
a community of people involved in using the Internet to teach history.
John Simkin
spartacus@pavilion.co.uk
Vietnam
Stories: The website is designed as a gathering place for personal
stories and a forum for opinions on the war. The 'Add Your Story'
page enables visitors to add their stories, images, etc. to the vast
databank of information on the war. 'The Stories' page contains excerpts
of selected stories and is changed regularly. An excellent search
engine enables the visitor to investigate all the narratives that
have been submitted to Vietnam Stories.
For example, a search for the term 'friendly fire' found and listed
fifty-two stories.
Bristol
and Slavery: An excellent website created by Andy Nash of Headley
Park Primary School. The website includes sections on, Why were slaves
needed? The Transatlantic Trade, The Outward Passage, The Middle Passage,
Slave Auctions, Plantation Life, The Return Passage, Why African Slaves?
Bristol v Liverpool, Royal African Company, Merchant Venturers, Edward
Colson, John Pinney, The End of Slavery and Bristol Today.
The
Emancipation of Women: 1750-1920:
A comprehensive encyclopedia of how British women got the vote. Each
entry contains a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The
text within each entry is hypertexted to other relevant pages in the
encyclopedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people
and events in great detail. The sources are also hypertexted so the
student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organization,
etc., that produced the material. So far there are sections on: Women
in the 19th Century (Schooling, Marriage,
Industrial Work, Careers
& Professions, University
Education, Birth Control), Pressure Groups, Strategy and Tactics and
Parliamentary Reform Acts.
The
Monarchs of England:
This is one of the excellent websites produced by Rod Hampton and
Seth Fox of Britannia. The site contains biographies and portraits
of the sixty-nine kings and queens who have ruled England since 829.
There is also a detailed account of Oliver Cromwell's period in power.
The kings and queens are listed in the order of accession and this
appears by the side of a two-page overview of the British monarchy.
There are usually two or three pages of information on each of the
monarchs. Relevant links with other websites appear next to the biographies.
A beautifully designed and easy to use website.
The
Secrets of the Norman Invasion:
Nick Austin's website is a fascinating example of how one person's
research can contribute to the educational understanding of a whole
community. What started as a personal investigation into where the
Normans landed in 1066, has turned into a rich resource for all students
of the period. The website contains eleven sections of the Bayeux
Tapestry. Each one is accompanied by a detailed commentary of the
events shown in the section. Nick Austin also provides several Domesday
Maps that relate to the area where the Normans landed in 1066.
World
War II Resources: A directory of primary source materials on all
aspects of the Second World War. It includes Peace and War, United
States Foreign Policy 1931-1941, a 421 page chronology with citations
to original source documents on the web. Other collections include
the British War Blue Book, Diplomatic Documents (papers relative to
the events and negotiations which preceded the opening of hostilities),
Nazi-Soviet Relations (documents from the archives of the German Foreign
Office) and the Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings.
Teaching
History Online:
If you are a subscriber to Teaching History
Online you are invited to submit descriptions (about 120
words) of history websites that you like or have been involved in
producing. You might be interested to know that the newsletter now
has over 14,000 subscribers.
Education
on the Internet:
On 8th October Spartacus Educational will begin publishing Education
on the Internet. As well as providing information about
teaching history on the Internet it will also include news on other
subjects in the school and college curriculum. We will automatically
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