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History

AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY
The Making of Modern Australia
Four-part ABC-TV Australian social history series (CURRENTLY SHOWING) using photographs and home movie footage from the 1950s to the present day.
- See also Embracing screen-based learning in the classroom

WORLD HISTORY
Big History Project
Free online in-class course for students. Integrates concepts from various disciplines into the history of the world. For the background see the Overview video (choose full screen).

HISTORY
TimeMaps
Overview of world history through time, using a world map and an interactive timeline.

HISTORY
Best of History Web Sites
Links to history educational sites. For example, see history games and animations.

HISTORY
WhenAgo [Link not working 6 Mar 2011]
Events and facts for various years on the day you check.

INTERACTIVE HISTORY
Conflict History
Map-based interactive global timeline of war and conflict.

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
In Search of Ned Kelly
Unit of work in several pdf files to download. From the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.

MAPS
Old Maps Online
Zoom in to any part of the world for old maps and some old photos. For example, zoom in to Tasmanian old maps.
Sample: Van Diemen's Land map - from www.davidrumsey.com - click and zoom in


 

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