This book explores the current use and potential of ICT in the secondary history curriculum, and offers sound theory and practical advice to help secondary history teachers use ICT effectively.

Key areas covered include:

Getting started in ICT and history

Short, medium and long-term planning

Using ICT to develop historical understanding and skills

Data handling in the history classroom

ICT and maps

Integrating virtual resources with the real world of teaching and learning

With contributions from leading academics and practitioners in history education, this book will be important reading for all secondary history teachers and trainee teachers, but will be of interest to upper primary school teachers too.