#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.

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.

Full details of upcoming Historychats can be found here.

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.

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!

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!