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Spartacus Educational: Established in September 1997, the Spartacus Educational website provides a series of history encyclopedias. Titles currently include British History: 1750-1960, United States: 1840-1980, First World War, Second World War, Russia: 1860-1945, Cold War, Assassination of JFK, Spanish Civil War, Medieval World, Tudors & Stuarts, Germany: 1900-1945 and France: 1900-1945. Entries usually include a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The text within each entry is linked 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 hyper-linked so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper and organization that produced the material.
History Podcasts: The site's aim is to collect and sort all of the historical Podcasts available online. . Pages are created for each historic figure, and all of the relevant episodes from the different historical Podcast shows are conveniently put on one page. For example, if you are interested in Napoleon, you will find on his page 5 different Podcast shows with over 30 episodes. In addition a directory of historical Podcasts is kept on the site, with a brief description of each show, often including recommendations. The site is perfect for history fans, students and teachers who are looking to learn while being entertained. The site is updated daily with new pages for additional historical figures.
I Love History: This is a teacher run website with a range of resources for students and educators. There is a regularly updated blog on Elizabethan government and politics. However, the site is best known for its OCR Modern World History GCSE podcast. This allows students to subscribe to regular audio content about international relations in the 1920s and 1930s. There are also follow up activities and games on the site. These will soon cover the USA during the 1920s and 30s as well, and will also feature student created podcasts. All the resources on the site are free to access.
Invicta History & Politics: This website has been put together by staff and students at this Maidstone grammar school. It includes resources and examples of work ranging from Key Stage Three to A Level. Teachers and students can freely download PowerPoints and Word documents on a variety of topics including the Norman Conquest, life in Medieval Britain, the Slave Trade, Hitler’s Rise to Power, the Cold War and much more. There is a rich collection of interactive games and activities as well as links to sites of specific interest to students studying either History or Politics.
Thinking History: Ian Dawson's Thinking History website is an attempt to make good quality active learning ideas freely available to teachers all round the country. A book of activities has never been a practical proposition but a website offers the chance to build up a menu of activities. It also includes several examples of the same model of activity for different topics. Thinking History will build up slowly over the next couple of years, starting with a dozen activities in September and then adding others each month, hopefully including activities submitted by teachers.
SchoolHistory: An award winning teacher-created website offering a plethora of resources and materials for history teachers and pupils. Includes categorised and reviewed internet links, interactive games, over 650 freely downloadable worksheets and presentations, online lessons, interactive diagrams and popular teacher and student forums. In addition to this, recent developments allow history teachers to submit their own versions of all the popular activities which can then be shared with the wider teaching community - and downloaded for their own use.
Ask an Historian: A group of history websites are now offering a new service to its visitors. In future people will be able to ask a panel of experts, questions about history. The panels include teachers, historians, authors and researchers with expert knowledge of the period. Where possible, people with actual experience of these events, will also join the various panels. The following sections are currently available: Life and Death of John F. Kennedy, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, Nazi Germany, Second World War, First World War, Women’s History, Black History, American West, Spanish Civil War and History of Russia.
History Learning Site: This site is run by Chris Trueman, head of year at Sackville Community College in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The site contains comprehensive content on Medieval England, Tudor England, Stuart England and the Industrial Revolution for Years 7 and 8 pupils. The requirements for Year 9 - World War One, Important Inventions of the Twentieth Century, the growth of women's rights in the Twentieth Century and the Indigenous People of America are also covered. The requirements for the GCSE Modern World History course are covered in depth as are some aspects of the British Social and Economic course. The site also contains a number of very detailed A level sections including Luther, Calvin, Philip II of Spain, the French Wars of Religion, the Thirty Years Wars and the Civil Rights movement of America 1945 to 1968.
History on the Net: A website designed and produced by Heather Wheeler, a History and Additional Needs teacher at Filsham Valley School, St Leonards, East Sussex. The site is comprised of four main sections: Subject information linked to the National Curriculum; lesson ideas for use in the classroom, including complete one-hour online lessons; a reference section with an A-Z of History, Timelines and links to other History sites; and a games section with History quizzes, puzzles and interactive activities. Recommended by the NGFL, National Curriculum Online and The History Channel, History on the Net is an expanding site which regularly posts new information and lesson ideas. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Learn History is a website by Dafydd Humphreys, Head of Humanities at Stanley Technical School in London. It features a full revision guide for the USA - A Divided Union, and exercises to revision notes for Nazi Germany and Superpower Relations linked to Spartacus Educational and History Learning Site. Revision guides to the American West and Crime and Punishment are planned for the future.
Teachers' Virtual School: History Department: The Teachers' Virtual School History Department provides lessons for those teaching history in the classroom. Lessons are listed under Key Stage and Topic. Teachers are invited to send in details of any online history lessons they have produced for their students. The website also includes sections on History Online Resources, History Quizzes, Timelines, History Forums and History Journals.
History for Everyone: Created by professional historians with over twenty years of History for Everyone is for everybody who has an interest in history. If you want to learn more about historical events and figures in a fun yet rewarding way, if you would enjoy knowing about the best books to read that relate to your specific interests, or if you're planning a trip to historical sites but aren't quite sure where to stay or exactly what to see, then this website can help you. Perhaps you're a classsical music fan who would like to know the best recordings of the greatest musical compositions, or maybe you would like to pursue your own research but don't know where to start? You'll be able to find that information on History for Everyone, too, as well as reviews of history gaming, interesting facts, and even recipes you can recreate for yourself.
GCSE History: Andy Walker's excellent website contains a large collection of revision resources for students studying GCSE history. This includes information on using historical sources, top revision tips and exam practice. At the moment the website specializes on the subject of medicine and features activities on Roman Public Health, Medieval Public Health, Renaissance Medicine, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Surgery, Women in Medicine and Florence Nightingale.
History Teachers' Discussion Forum: Extremely popular discussion forum run in partnership with some of the leading teacher-created history websites. Offers discussions on teaching, suggestions, ideas, trials of ICT and history materials together with general help and friendly advice on issues faced by history teachers today. The detailed calendar shows up and coming history programmes on British TV. Anyone can access the forum and a simple registration enables you to get involved. Popular discussions have covered curriculum issues, GCSE questions, management questions, lesson plan ideas, textbooks, training and ICT issues.
St Thomas Aquinas History Department: A set of history resources for students and staff. All of the work that we do in KS3 and 4 is notated along with images for students to revise and get additional help with homework. Teachers can examine a sample of the lessons I have available and they can download several for free use in their schools. Additional information shows some of the work we are doing along with specific advice for GCSE students.
History Gateway: This site is produced by Beal High School in Ilford and aims to provide pupils with a resource for research, homework and revision to use at home or at school. The site contains links to hundreds of useful websites (some of which have been reviewed in this newsletter). Pupils will find it especially useful that the sites are organised into National Curriculum topics, and the areas of the OCR GCSE Modern World Syllabus. Many of the sites have been reviewed and given 'star', 'recommended' or 'hard site' ratings to help pupils choose the most suitable sites.
Schools History Project: The present Schools History Project is the successor to the project funded by the Schools Council in 1972 for "History 13-16". The project suggested that: "Many teachers would find helpful a project which would provide stimulus, support and materials to help them revitalise their own practice in general and more particularly help them to encourage more pupil participation in their study of History." The Project began initially at the University of Leeds and transferred to Trinity & All Saints College in 1979, where it has been based ever since. The SHP website includes resources for an in-depth study of the American west and the US Cavalry.
GCSE History Pages: A website produced by history teachers at the Dartford Technology College. A revision site for GCSE Schools History project students it has been online for 18 months and is steadily growing. It's main features include interactive tests and quizzes, revision tips, practice exam papers with mark-schemes for self assessment, revision notes and structured lessons. It also has an ask a teacher facility which is open for anyone to use.
Manx History: The Isle of Man has a long and complex history, and many legends surrounding it. From stone age burial grounds, to medieval fortresses, world war internment camps and Victoriana, there is evidence of the past all around you on the Isle of Man. St Ninian's High School has a history curriculum that includes sections on local history for each year group. Year 7 (prehistoric age on the Isle of Man), Year 8 (the island during the Civil War), Year 9 (First World War and the Second World War), and GCSE (the Manx cholera outbreak of 1832).
King George V History Department (Hong Kong) has recently updated their website. Detailed power point presentations, online lessons, interactive games, quizzes and useful links are to be found on numerous British, European, American and Asian topics. As an English International school, there is a true mix of World History topics, whilst providing resources to suit KS3, GCSE, As and A Levels. Particular topics of interest at KS3 include powerpoints on the Black Death, Medieval Castles, China, Slavery, the Spanish Armada, USA in the 1920s, the Fall of Hong Kong and JF Kennedy. Online lessons are provided on many topics especially the Murder of Thomas Becket, the Elizabethan Age and the Battle of the Somme. At examination level, detailed links are provided for the EdExcel examination topics of USA, China, Nazi Germany, Russia, Italy and Queen Elizabeth I.
Educational Websites
Standards Site, BBC History, PBS Online, Open Directory Project, Schools Wikipedia,
Education Forum, History GCSE, Design & Technology, Music Teacher Resource,
Freepedia, ATW, Science Active, Brighton Photographers, Sussex Photo History,
Compton History, Industrial Revolution, English Teaching, HistoryWorld, Virtual Library
E-HELP, Ed Podesta Blog, Macgregorish History, Historiasiglo20, I Love History, ICT4LT |
Spartacus Educational
First World War, Second World War, The Tudors, British History, Vietnam War,
Military History, Watergate, Assassination of JFK, Assocation Football, Normans,
American West, Famous Crimes, Black People in Britain, The Monarchy, Blitz,
United States, Cold War, English Civil War, Making of the United Kingdom,
Russia, Germany, The Medieval World, Nazi Germany, American Civil War,
Spanish Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, Slavery, Child Labour,
Women's Suffrage, Parliamentary Reform, Railways, Trade Unions, Textile Industry,
Russian Revolution, Travel Guide, Spartacus Blog, Spartacus Review, Latest Books |
News and Search
Guardian Unlimited, Times Online, SOS Children Charity News, The Independent, New York Times,
Daily Telegraph, BBC, CNN, Yahoo News, New Scientist, Google News, Channel 4,
Google, Excite, Yahoo, MSN, Lycos, AOL Search, Hotbot, Metacrawler, Netscape, Ask, Search,
Go, Looksmart, Dogpile, Raging Search, All the Web, Kartoo, Search Engine Watch, About
Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Queen Victoria
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