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"The education twitter-sphere has been all a-buzz today with stuff about helping (or failing) bright pupils. I am not at all qualified to contribute directly to the debate; I can only recount my own experiences, and anecdotal evidence is not very valuable in such a case. Because of my work as an examiner, I meet history teachers from scores of other schools every summer, and I do not think my approaches were in any way unusual. Yes, I taught at an independent school, so it was selective in terms of ability to pay fees. It was not very selective in terms of ability; plenty of our pupils did well to get C passes at GCSE with a couple of Bs thrown in."

"This is a superb site from the BBC with interesting questions to inspire awe and wonder. There are videos and other media which attempt to answer questions on history, science and much more."

"An interest twist on the online timeline creator. Create an interactive multimedia timeline to embed or share with a url by changing a Google Document template. Great for quickly creating timelines around a common format or asking pupils to adapt from a timeline you create."

One-Page handout for For Use in History Classes

"View over 200 3D models of historical objects from the British Museum. Manipulate the models online, view using Google Cardboard and download the models to print on a 3D printer."

Very cool videos from Mr. Bett to teach history. Funny things like the American Rhapsody Super Review and other popular songs to teach history. Fun!

1 Minute video instructions for making a model hill fort.

"A brief animated history of Spain over the past 2000 years, including multiple invasions, exploration and cultural upheaval."

"Detailed and engaging video about how the surface of the Earth has changed over its billions of years long history."

A superb history tool which combines timelines, maps, text and media, such as videos and audio. A great way to add depth to the story of past events.

A superb site from Google and the British museum. An interactive timeline of interconnected historical objects from all over the world. Click on them to view details.

Discusses how to teach students to be better researches by learning google search modifiers

"Steve Jobs didn't hesitate to take risks. If he wanted something, he would ask, even at a young age. When Jobs was twelve years old he called up HP co-founder Bill Hewlett and asked for spare parts. Hewlett gave Jobs the parts and a summer job. "You've got to be willing to crash and burn. If you're afraid of failing, you won't get very far," Jobs once said. "Most people never pick up the phone and call. Most people never ask, and that's what separates the people who do things from the people who just dream about them." I've rarely interviewed a successful entrepreneur or CEO who hasn't risked failure. In fact most successful people don't even see 'failure;' they see a result that didn't have the intended outcome."

An adaptable template for writing your own Magna Carta. Template contains a brief, editable introduction to the Magna Carta.