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Turn a timeline into an interactive quiz for student revision
Overview In subjects like History it is important for students to have firm chronological understanding. To help them develop a solid grasp of the order in [...]
13th May 2017
Using “EyeSay!” to give visual feedback on student essays
Overview “EyeSay!” is a new tool I have coded at www.classtools.net to help students and teachers get a useful visualisation of essay style and [...]
19th April 2017
Getting students to TEACH, not to PRESENT!
Overview Getting students to research and then present their findings to the class can be done in a number of ways. However, consider ditching the word [...]
26th June 2015
Use the ‘Keyword Checker’ to ensure student essays cover the essentials
Factual knowledge is the bedrock of good history writing. Without it, meaningful opinions cannot be formed or substantiated. With this in mind, I developed [...]
27th February 2015
Questionnaire to gather student feedback on your schemes of work
I am trying to get into the habit of getting regular feedback from my students about what I am covering with them, and how I am doing so. For example, are [...]
22nd February 2015
Group Work Role Cards
I am a big fan of group work tasks as a way of getting students interacting with each other and sharing their expertise. peer assessment slips are useful [...]
16th February 2015

For extended essays, internal assessments and personal projects, Google Books is fast becoming an indispensable research resource for both teachers and students. I put this 3-minute guide together after making extensive use of Google Books during the research and writing of my forthcoming textbook on “Luther and the European Reformation” (available as from Easter 2015 from Hodder Murray).

Google Books for Student Research: 3 minute video guide
3rd February 2015