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Another awesome game to put on your list as a geeky teacher. Will keep you posted. Gone gaming.

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Top 5 weapons from video games on the History YouTube Channel. Need I say more?

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Greg Jenner, a historian and adviser for Horrible Histories, has a very good podcast titled ‘you’re dead to me’ for all you history geeks out there. I’ve recently found out that he has another project which is called Homeschool History with shorter episodes you can use in class. Ideal for my CLIL History lessons. Check out the full playlist here.

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A short article in Dutch and French about using games in class.

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New works have been added to the website about the work of Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck. Be sure to check it out when teaching about medieval art.

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After about five years of blogging, I’ve jumped into the unknown and started to work as a halftime freelancer next to my job as a teacher. My goal is to work together with people who want support in educational projects for teenagers. Check out my (Dutch) website here!

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Love these videos by Man At Arms when they create historical weapons. Interesting to see what kind of effort goes into artifacts like these. In this video they create a Macuahuitl, an Aztec weapon.

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The shocking truth about that story with the kite and the lightning.

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Mural is an alternative to Miro, an online collab tool. There’s a free version available for educators, check it out here. We work with Microsoft Teams in our school and the application works perfectly in the app.

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Interactive map plots your address over 750 million years of Earth's history. This map can show you how the earth under your current address changed over the course of some 750 million years. Link to the original article.

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Looking forward to the series Barbarians on Netflix so I can use it in my CLIL history classes. Fingers crossed for historical correctness.

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Turn Muggles into Wizards With Harry Potter Science Experiments. Via @weareteachers

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Miro is a collaborative online whiteboard platform designed for remote and distributed teams. Check it out.

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How big can Godzilla get? Geeky science with Japanese monsters and Magic cards? Count me in!

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Classcraft is ready to help schools and educators keep students motivated and learning during #COVID19. We’re offering FREE support and tools to engage your students during the coronavirus outbreak. Click for details 

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What if you could learn to type faster, while killing zombies? This way!