History Exchange

An excellent resource for students studying World War Two.

Useful for History Extension!

Richard posted a link to Active History. It's an English site and costs about $80 for annual membership, but it's good value if only for the huge variety of activities for year 12 Modern History students(alas, no Ancient History!) and a bit of historiography for Exrension History. There is a lot of free stuff to whet your appetite. Games such as Fling the Teacher are great for some fun revision.

An exhibition depicting the daily life of one of the world's most extraordinary cities: Pompeii

Two education kits have been designed to support senior secondary student engagement in the exhibition A Day in Pompeii. VCE Classical Societies and Cultures for Victoria, and HSC Ancient History for NSW students.

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

A rich interactive website which presents info on Raid on Deerfield from different viewpoints: British; French; Mohawk; Huron; and Wobanaki.

Homefront America in WW II A Document Based Question by Peter Pappas This lesson improves content reading comprehension with an engaging array of source documents - including journals, maps, photos, posters, cartoons, historic data and artifacts. It is framed around essential questions that link the past and present and invite students to reflect on parallel developments in contemporary America.

Earth Album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!

The History Faculty offers FREE video & audio lectures by leading UK historians. Please register for access to all our materials. There's no catch. We will not use your details for any commercial purpose.

WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION, STUDENTS CAN TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT IN YOUR CLASSROOM. SO BUCKLE UP YOUR SEATBELT, AND TAKE YOUR STUDENTS ALONG FOR AN EXCITING RIDE!

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