Timelines

Timelines are a great way to study historical and time related information. Open media archives and collections offer many unique primary sources that you can use to to create interactive online timelines and bring them to life. It allows us to use them proactively rather than just present them as inert objects, to be viewed or read.

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 * Histropedia,** [|Histropedia] is a new (beta) timeline that it draws its sources from Wikipedia, and also uses Wikidata to allow users to explore history in the same way that they would use Google maps to explore the globe. It is easy to use, add an event with just one click, and available to all. The Histropedia viewing window also displays information from social media including Twitter and YouTube video and references books, TV and film.

"//Histropedia is an open platform, designed to allow the world to collaborate and share their historical knowledge. We will achieve this open platform by a) making all the data we import from Wikipedia editable by the public, b) ensuring the site is completely free to use, and c) by publishing all timelines created by users of Histropedia under an open licence so anyone can share them with the world//."

//Click on image to access Timeline//


 * TimelineJS** is an open-source tool that enables you to build visually-rich interactive timelines using Google spreadsheets, that you can embed on any website or blog. The process is clearly explained on the [|Timeline.JS] page and a template Google spreadsheets is provided to work with. Timeline.JS is available in 40 languages. It differs from //Hitsropedia// in that you add your own content manually, rather than source automatically. It offers lost of opportunities for ICT and computing activities.

**Learning Outcomes and Activities** //Please add to the list including links to examples//
 * Historical knowledge
 * Understanding historical relationships
 * Sequencing and ordering
 * Data handling
 * Curation skills
 * Multimedia skills
 * Computational thinking
 * Coding and web skills
 * Writing for an audience

[|Read Write Think] more of a simple story sequencer - could be very useful with young children, could also be use for narratives and illustration activities [|Timemapper] by OFKN [|Dipity] [|My Histro] includes mapping tools - [|Olympic Games] example
 * Some other Timeline Tools** (please add to the list)

//See also Interactivity// Processes that could be included in this activity include: Remix, Research, Search and Discovery

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