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Raising the Profile of History in School: #historychat

Russel Tarr — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:14:23 +0000

#historychat is a live one-hour “chat” on Twitter inviting history teachers from all over the world to share ideas and resources which help to develop source analysis skills in the history classroom. #historychat is currently moderated by Russel Tarr in Europe and Bill Chapman in the USA. Bill is actively involved in #sschat, which has been a great success with Social Studies teachers in the United States.

Full details of upcoming Historychats can be found here.

The third #historychat was on “Raising the Profile of History in School” and the archive of the conversation can be found here.

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Source Analysis Skills in History: #historychat

Russel Tarr — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:13:17 +0000

The third #historychat was on “Source Analysis Skills in History” and the archive of the conversation can be found here.

Full details of upcoming Historychats can be found here.

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Cross-Curricular Projects through History – #historychat

Russel Tarr — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:11:09 +0000

The second #historychat was on “Cross-Curricular Projects through History” and the archive of the conversation can be found here.

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#historychat on Twitter – Technology in the History Classroom

Russel Tarr — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:09:20 +0000

The first #historychat was on “Technology in the History Classroom” and the archive of the conversation can be found here.

Full details of upcoming Historychats can be found here.

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How to set up a QR Code Treasure Hunt

Russel Tarr — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:32:42 +0000

A QR-Code Treasure Hunt is a fun, simple way to get students using their mobile devices to continue learning outside of lesson time. Here’s how we set one up at the International School of Toulouse with some guidance on how to do the same with your own students using the QR Treasure Hunt Generator at ClassTools.net.

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1st November 2011 – ActiveHistory Training Day, Bristol UK

Russel Tarr — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:40:00 +0000

I’ve just confirmed the date of my next CPD event for History Teachers – Tuesday 1st November 2011 in Bristol, UK. For full details and to book your place, follow this link!

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History Teachers on Twitter

Russel Tarr — Tue, 17 May 2011 08:00:39 +0000

I have created a (dynamically updating) directory of History Teachers on Twitter. Follow the link to view the directory and to add your own name to it if you wish!

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“Fakebook” – create your own fake profile for a historical character or event!

Russel Tarr — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:31:47 +0000

I’ve launched a brand new application which allows you to create imaginary profile pages for study purposes. Use “Fakebook” to chart the plot of a book, the development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates and relationships between people, and so on! Great for revision exercises with exam classes: get each student to produce a “Fakebook” for a different character from the syllabus or a timeline of an event!

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Classroom Display Posters: 40 Key Terms for KS3 History

Russel Tarr — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:20:28 +0000

I print these off onto A3, laminate them and then cut them up to display all around the classroom. A great way to get the important terminology across!

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GCSE Modern World History: Video

Russel Tarr — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:06:04 +0000

A 3-minute video I use to give Year 9 students an overview of the course.

Further materials for Year 9 options discussions can be found here.

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Plagiarizr: Free plagiarism detector for teachers

Russel Tarr — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:20:22 +0000

I have developed a new plagiarism checker - simply COPY and PASTE an essay into it, click “check” and then you will get a full breakdown of any plagiarized phrases, with direct hyperlinks to trace where the text was taken from.

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Keyword checker: A tool for developing essay skills

Russel Tarr — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:55:34 +0000

I’ve been getting fed up with my IB students not incuding all of the topic keywords / terms in their essays.
So I’ve just finished writing this program which checks how many keywords have been included with the click of a button.
I’ll be encouraging students to run their essays through this before handing them in.

Feel free to make use of it (and any suggestions for improvements are welcome)!

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“Twister” – Create a “Tweet” from a fictional/historical character

Russel Tarr — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:50:05 +0000

This new template allows you to create fictional “status updates” that can then be printed off for display purposes. Students could be asked

* What are the most important people in this topic?
* What was their most important moment within the topic?
* What would their comment be about it?
* What particular keywords would they use within their comment?
* What hashtag could they maybe use at the end of the message?
* What nickname did they have / could we invent to use as their username?

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Random Name / Word Picker

Russel Tarr — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:07:50 +0000

The classtools random name / word picker has now been updated with a brand new image which makes it look a little less (in the words of my wife) “Hello Kitty”!

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Resources for Holocaust Memorial Day (27th Jan.)

Russel Tarr — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:20:00 +0000

Holocaust Memorial Day

January 27th is Holocaust Memorial Day. In preparation for this I have prepared the following materials to help students reflect on the causes and consequences of Genocide.
1. PowerPoint: Assembly introducing the topic of Genocide

Designed to last 15-20 minutes, this PowerPoint introduces the topic and the tasks which follow.
1. Student Worksheets

A series of activities designed to get students thinking about what it means to “remember”, what sorts of things are worthy of remembrance, what the most appropriate type of memorial should be; students can also choose to research a particular genocide in more depth.
2. Support Materials

To support the workpack above, there are several other resources:
PowerPoint: Examples of Holocaust Memorials
PowerPoint Template: Evaluating a Holocaust Memorial
PowerPoint Template: Researching a Genocide

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