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History teachers are
able to employ a wide range of Information and Communications
Technology tools - word processing, databases, spreadsheets,
presentation software, CDROMs, the Internet and the tools of the
Internet. The schemes of work and materials available will
reflect not just a 'making use of' but a proper integration of
ICT into the aims and activity of the history
classroom.
History
Mysteries
Hyperlinked webs can now
easily be built by teachers and students to develop and express
their historical understanding, sharing their work locally on an
intranet or publishing on the Internet.
All historians
work in some way as detectives.
 In
Greendie
you can join a group of detectives in investigating a mysterious death. Greendienotes.zip
explains how this might be used in the classroom. Greendie2
requires the user to employ a search engine in order to access
information in the web.
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 Bogbody
asks you to solve the mystery of a
body found in a bog. Bogbody2
is the search engine version (see Greendie2 above).
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 Princes presents an electronic version of
one of the great unsolved mysteries of all time.
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 The
Mystery of Warley Woods poses the question of who
killed Sam Whitehouse in 1822. Does the Grey Lady of
Warley Abbey have the answer? This has now been
further developed by Catherine McIlroy in her Warley
Woods Mystery Web.Please note: this web is heavily
laden with images, causing a significant download time
on a 56K modem.
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 The
Amistad Rebellion enables you to investigate the
rebellion by 53 slaves on board the Amistad in 1839.
Author: Neil Kirby |
To download the HTML version -
To download a Word 'printout' version -
WoodsMurder.zip
comprises a small set of Word pages waiting to be linked
together à la Greendie and added to. A good starting point for
students writing their own murder mysteries. Also included is a
template for presenting conclusions.
Simulations
 In
Surrender?
you find yourself in the Japanese government having to advise
the emperor how to respond to the Potsdam Declaration. The
historical background is supplied in a briefing
paper.
To download the HTML version -
surrender.zip
To download a Word 'printout'
version - papersurrender.zip
 In
Seadog
you have difficult decisions to make in your efforts to wrest
treasure from the Spanish.
To download -
seadog.zip
 Cuban
Crisis! puts you in the American hot seat as the USSR starts to
build nuclear missile bases in Cuba. The world is in your
hands!
To download - cubacrisis.zip
Virtual Field Worker
Explore changes in the village
of Bolham over the last fifty years, as researched by the pupils
of Bolham County Primary School. Best viewed in Internet
Explorer.
Case
Studies
Hyperlink and 'The Dictators'
Author: Melissa
Spencer-Thomas. .zip
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