History Resource Update - 10 November 2009

A quick note to highlight some new entries on the History Blog which you might find useful:

Its a particularly rich time for historical resources commemorating the anniversaries of key events, and the History blog has showcased some of these including:

Remembrance Day and Beyond:
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/remembrance-day-and-beyond1/

The Fall of Communism - a New BBC Video Clips Archive
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/the-fall-of-communism-key-events-on-video/

Curriculum for Excellence - History
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A major new teaching resource to support learners covering Scotland’s history has just been launched.  As part of Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland’s History covers a broad range of curriculum topics, from Scotland’s early history right up to the 21st Century. Well worth a look:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/scotlands-history-curriculum-for-excellence-launched/

Apartheid Resources
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Christine White recommends the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg as a terrific source of learning resources from its website:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/apartheid-resources/

History Timelines
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Tony Fox has also highlighted the excellent Timelines website as worthy of a visit:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/an-exiting-video-overview-timeline-resource/

together with John D Clare’s superb new GCSE Modern World History site
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/its-more-than-a-modern-world-history-gcse-revision-site/

Best wishes

Jim

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