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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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)!