Museum Box http://museumbox.e2bn.org Museum Box, This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.
What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary?
You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.
ICT for History http://www.teachnetuk.org.uk/projects-humanities.htm ICT for History
This project explores the use of ICT in the History classroom - spreadsheets, databases, use of the Internet, PowerPoint and Word resources.
Center for History and New Media : ICT Tools http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/index.php Center for History and New Media : ICT Tools
Zotero: The next-generation research tool ...
Syllabus Finder: Find and compare syllabi ...
Web Scrapbook: Store all kinds of media items—URLs ...
Survey Builder: build and create and manage a timeline of historical events for your website
Poll Builder: Build customizable polls and include them on your web site for free.
Scribe: automated historical fact finder.
Tools Center: Browse a collaborative Wiki resource spanning any and all tools that might be applicable to the practice of online history.
Develop your History teaching practice using ICT http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/ Develop your History teaching practice using ICT using the "ICT Support Pack" (UK 2006) Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)
Here are all the materials you will need to teach History using ICT, from planning and preparation to evaluation.
The Practical Support Pack is an online collection of high quality lesson content, lesson plans, multimedia resources and ICT support materials designed to help teachers develop their teaching practice using ICT.
Step-by-step it gives teaching professionals the opportunity to try out new ideas and new ways of teaching familiar topics in their subject. It also shows the role that ICT can play in achieving learning and teaching objectives.
Includes video case studies
These history modules show how ICT can be embedded into the history curriculum and so 'bring history alive'.
In particular, they can help pupils improve their chronological understanding and develop historical enquiry and interpretation. Key focus areas are: using data and information sources; searching and selecting historical information; 'fitness for purpose' and refining and presenting information.
Internet for Historians http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/history Internet for Historians : Free online tutorial
Welcome to the RDN Virtual Training Suite - a set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.
Work in your own time at your own pace - no one is monitoring you! There are quizzes and interactive exercises to lighten the learning experience.
Online ICT Tools Designed specifically for Historians http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/ Free Online ICT Tools Designed specifically for Historians
Web Scrapbook | Survey Builder | Timeline Builder | Poll Builder | Scribe | Syllabus Finder | H-Bot | Firefox Scholar | Tools Center |
Direct2U lesson plans for primary teachers (UK) http://forum.ngfl.gov.uk/direct2u Direct2U emailed lesson plans for primary teachers (UK)
The lesson plans contain ideas to
help you use ICT effectively in History. (and other subjects)
Using web-based resources in Secondary History http://tinyurl.com/4ss2t Using web-based resources in Secondary History
The internet has greatly increased the sources available for history teaching in secondary schools. Web-based resources can be used online or offline, or where copyright permits, as print-outs for class or homework. The examples given here cover a range of possible activities in which ICT is used effectively in different ways.
Using web-based resources in Primary History http://tinyurl.com/59ovm Using web-based resources in Primary History
The internet has many useful resources and applications that can support primary history teaching. You can bookmark them and use them offline, or download them and adapt them to meet specific learning objectives. The examples given here describe a number of lessons in which ICT is used effectively to support the teaching of history in Key Stages 1 and 2.
Direct2U : ICT in subject lesson plans http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php?section=ab&catcode=registration Direct2U : This service, provided though Naace (UK), is aimed at primary teachers, who can subscribe to receive ICT in subject lesson plans emailed directly to their mailboxes every week
Subscribers can choose to receive plans for a single year group or key stage, or for all years from 1 to 6.
The classroom activities featured will fall into six subject groups: English; Maths; Science; History and Art; Geography and MFL; RE, Music, PE, D&T and ICT.
A different group will be the focus of each week's activities.
Using ICT in history (PDF 329KB) http://www.becta.org.uk/research/research.cfm?section=1&id=546 Using ICT in history (PDF 329KB)
Becta's What the Research Says series aims to give an initial idea of the available research evidence on aspects of using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in schools and colleges. It is designed primarily for teachers, ICT co-ordinators and school managers.
The 2004 Learning Curve Teachers Booklet, http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/howto/teacherbooklet.htm The 2004 Learning Curve Teacher's Booklet, written by Ben Walsh, allows you to get the maximum from the Learning Curve. It? an extensive guide that can be used by teachers or students.
This is basically about History and using the web.
New Media Classroom (ICT and History) http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/index_new.html New Media Classroom: Narrative, Inquiry, and Technology in the U.S. History Survey
The New Media Classroom is a faculty development program. We help secondary school teachers and college professors integrate new media--the latest technological tools--into their humanities curriculum. We do this through regional training institutes and workshops in which we teach participants how to use the World Wide Web and innovative software programs.
Survey course History 120 http://chnm.gmu.edu/history120/ These modules, designed for George Mason University's U.S. survey course History 120, offer relevant exercises that reinforce textbook readings and classroom discussion. They provide an alternate, often entertaining, way of investigating historical concepts and problems.
Divided into four chronological periods, these modules cover a variety of topics, including indentured servitude, runaway slaves, popular culture in the 19th century, and advertisements in the early 20th century.
These modules help students build their Information Technology (IT) proficiency. Students can learn to build and maintain web pages, complete online assignments, perform online research, and use technology in historical analysis.
Scribe : free note-taking program http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/scribe/ Scribe 2.5 is a free cross-platform note-taking program designed especially with historians in mind.
Think of it as the next step in the evolution of traditional 3x5 note cards. Scribe allows you to manage your research notes, quotes, thoughts, contacts, published and archival sources, digital images, outlines, timelines, and glossary entries. You can create, organize, index, search, link, and cross-reference your note and source cards.
You can assemble, print, and export bibliographies, copy formatted references to clipboard, and import sources from online catalogs. You can store entire articles, add extended comments on each card in a separate field, and find and highlight a particular word within a note or article. Scribe's uses range from an undergraduate history research seminar to a major archival research project.
The Center for Teaching History with Technology http://thwt.org/ The Center for Teaching History with Technology aims to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses.
The Center provides a multitude of free online resources as well as summer workshops and consultation services.
How to Find the Best History Resources on the Internet
How to Integrate the Best History Resources on the Internet
Teaching History in a Wireless Laptop Classroom
Young children using ICT in History http://www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/history/ict.htm Young children using ICT in History
Using ICT to support History teaching | Digital scanners | Tape recorders | Digital cameras | Word processing packages |
Forums and History Teaching http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=3208 Forums and History Teaching
Whatever the historical reasons for the limited use of the Internet for communicative purposes in learning, the advent of a new generation of forum software like this one (invision) means that many practical obstacles have been overcome.
Over the last 12-18 months there have been a number of experiments in using forums for student learning. The most notable example has been the History Help forum hosted on this website. What have we learnt from this experience?
Shamblesguru "History and ICT" Video Picks on YouTube http://tr.im/n1Sd