Archive for December, 2004

Gladstone and Disraeli: History Quizzes

Sunday, December 19th, 2004

Play Your Dates Right
New interactive quizzes uploaded using the new format:
The Life and
Career of William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-98

The Life and
Career of Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-81

The Spanish Armada

Friday, December 17th, 2004

The Spanish Armada
Running Dictation Exercise

The Storming of the Bastille

Wednesday, December 8th, 2004

Interactive
Running Dictation
. This first example is on the subject of the
Storming of the Bastille, and develops note-taking skills by bombarding them
with a series of fast-moving news feeds accompanied by illustrations. I’d
welcome members’ feedback on this activity - could it be improved? what other topics would lend themselves well to this approach?