Hands on (interactive whiteboard resources)
These resources are designed to be downloaded and used directly on your interactive whiteboard. They are currently available in 2 formats:
- Notebook version 9.5 for Smartboard interactive whiteboards
- ACTIVstudio version 3.0 for Promethean interactive whiteboards
You can download the latest version of your whiteboard’s software here:
Download Smart Notebook Vn 9.5 from the Smart Tech website
(http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support/Downloads/)
Smart Notebook technical support site
(http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support)
Download Promethean ACTIVstudio Vn 3.0
(http://www.prometheanworld.com/uk/server/show/nav.2785)
Promethean ACTIVstudio technical support site
(http://www.prometheanworld.com/uk/server/show/nav.593)
Key stage 3
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| General Haig - The Butcher of the Somme? |
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Is it justified to call General Haig the Butcher of the Somme? This downloadable resource for interactive whiteboards investigates evidence for and against Haig's reputation.
Sources used: Documents, Photographs
Skills: 2-4
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| Life in the Trenches - is our Tommy talking sense? |
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This activity allows for the comparison of a dramatic reconstruction with original sources. An actor plays the role of Private Henry Fairhurst, who served as a soldier in the Bradford Pals battalion during World War One.
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| Propaganda Minister |
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It is 1941. The government's Ministry of Information has drawn up a policy to explain what they want their official information and propaganda to do, and how they want it done. Should the 5 films which have been selected be given the stamp of approval to be shown to the public?
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| Did propaganda change? |
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This activity examines three more films sponsored by the Ministry of Information from 1942-1944, later in the war. What evidence is there in these extracts that propaganda films changed as the war went on?
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Key stage 4
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| Behind the smiles: Evaluating film of Potsdam 1945 |
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This activity compares contemporary sources from the of the Potsdam Conference of July-August 1945. Compare what you can see and hear in the film commentary with the sources. What does this evidence show about relations between the allies?
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