Updating…
The collection of resources and links are currently being moved from the old website to this new site. You may find that some of the links are out of date and do not lead anywhere.
EdTech, as is life, is a journey with many dead ends.
| sites.google.com/site/primaryschoolhistory Someone has put a lot of love into this great history site. Find child-friendly content about the Tudors, Anglo-saxon, Romans, Victorians and many more. | |
| ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html A good resource from the British museum. Explore ancient civilizations from across time and across the world. | |
| theancientweb.com/index.aspx A wonderful history website with a vast collection of videos, text & images from cultures across the world and throughout history. Log in not required. [Be award – Site contains advertising] | |
| bbc.co.uk/cbbc/horriblehistories Horrible Histories has been become a phenomena. The website has videos, games and songs which are great to use as an introduction to a historical period. | |
| schoolhistory.co.uk This site covers history across the range of human history and in places around the globe. It offers a vast number of links, resources, games, lesson plans and printables for students ranging from Primary school right up to college. It is a must for any history teacher. | |
| tiki-toki.com Tiki-toki is an impressive looking timeline site where you can input timelines with text and images. | |
| britishmuseum.org/explore/young_ explorers/play/time_explorer.aspx A great virtual history adventure game from the British museum. | |
| historypin.com See or add your own photos from days gone by mashed with Google maps and street view. | |
| sepiatown.com | View photos from the past by their geographic location on Google Maps. UK photos are a little sparse. |
| howtobearetronaut.com/2010/02/london-1920s | Colour video footage of the streets of London in the 1920s. Many other times and places to explore on this great site. |
| bl.uk/playtimes | A lovely site from the British Library about school games and play from the past. Great for a history project. |
| historvius.com | A Google maps mash up of historical sites from around the world. Browse the sites for information or add your own write up. Great for field trip research or history projects. |
| timerime.com | A good timeline making site that is great for history projects. |
| bbc.co.uk/history/trail/htd_history | A nice set of resources and ideas from the BBC for making a history trail. |
| ourstory.com | A good timeline creating site. Add text and pictures to your timeline and embed on your site or blog. Easy to collaborate and share with others. |
| eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.html | A site with a large collection of information on a variety of historical periods and regions. The site is mainly text and image based with a small set of video and audio clips and it is more suited to older students. |
| abolition.e2bn.org/index.php | A site about the history of the slave trade and its eventual abolition. See timelines, audio sources and a well made ‘Day in the life of’ resource. |
| teachinghistory.org | A history site from the US with lots of resources, video clips, lesson plans, maps and ideas. |
| atlasofworldhistory.com/index.shtm | A map and timeline of civilisations of the old world. See when they appear and information about them. |
| historyforkids.org | A good general history site covering ancient civilisations from across the world. |
| worldology.com/Europe/Europe_History.swf | A useful interactive history map of Europe. Watch as boarder move as nations rise and fall. |
| royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/timeline.swf | Read information about the kings and Queens of England, Scotland and the UK using this interactive timeline. Just click on the images to find out more about that king or queen. |
| historyworld.net | A comprehensive history site with entries from all over the world and most big events since the big bang. Some content is not suitable for young children. |
| freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Download | Civilization is a popular series of strategy games where players must build empires, trade and wage war. It is also a personal favourite of mine. This is a fab free downloadable version which could be useful in many areas of the curriculum, including money and area in maths and learning about cultures from the past. |
| 1066game.com | A great history game about 1066. Lead your army into bloody battles. It’s gory and your students may even learn something. |
| oldmapsonline.org | A beautifully made search engine for old maps. A great resource for history and geography projects. Just scroll or search the location and choose the map you wish to view. |
| freecol.org | Colonization is a strategy game where players take on the role of settles and build towns in a new land. A useful game for history lessons. |
| filmstory.org | Explore world history through movies using this useful guide. Search by country or time period. |
| bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld | A superb series of radio programmes from the BBC and the British Museum about the history of humans told through 100 artefacts. The website has all the shows archived and lots more resources to help you retell the human story in your class. |
| google.com/culturalinstitute/worldwonders | This is a Google project which maps out famous sights from around the world. It’s Street View for monuments! |
| historyteacherz.com | I know what you’re thinking… How can I join my love of ABBA with Henry VIII? At this site two history teachers sing about history topics to the tunes of pop classics. See the lyrics, hear the songs and watch the YouTube videos – youtube.com/user/historyteachers. It’s a quirky, fun way to introduce history topics. |
| timemaps.com | This is a wonderful history site. Watch the history of the world evolve on a world map by choosing an era and clicking on the civilisation you want to view to find out more. |
| britainfromabove.org.uk | This is a superb history resource with over 25,000 aerial photos of Britain from 1919-1953. See a bird’s eye view of how the landscape used to look. |
| https://3d.si.edu | The Smithsonian has created online 3D models of some of their collection. Explore these treasures like never before. |
| https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-british-museum | An amazing interactive virtual tour of the British Museum from the Google Cultural Institute. Move around the museum and click on items to view more information. |
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