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About

History Matters 365 was set up in December 2011 in order to provide links to quality, curriculum focused, online resources for Irish second level history students and teachers. 

​This website is maintained by Christian O'Connor, a history teacher at St. Mary's Secondary School, Mallow, Co. Cork.

​There are separate sections for junior cert and leaving cert history. The site also includes a blog. For new junior cycle resources see juniorcyclehistory.ie.

​History Matters 365 is predominantly a portal website; brings external content together to form a repository of resources relevant to the teaching and learning of history in Irish second level schools. Resources include web links, video clips, notes, games, inter-activities, project ideas, flashcards, quizzes and much more. 

Fellow history educators are welcome to contribute resources to the site or make suggestions on how it can be improved. Contact can be made via @Hist_Matters or the contact page. History educators should consider contributing to #histedchatie, for discussion, to share ideas, resources and promote a stronger sense of fellowship. Also, teachers can subscribe to the teacher mailing list [GDPR compliant].

​A blended or flipped approach to the teaching and learning of history is facilitated as content can be accessed, via the internet, inside and outside the classroom.

History Matters 365 began as a minor project by a teacher looking to explore the use of digital technology for educational purposes. Since 2011 the website has become one of the leading online educational resources for the teaching and learning of second level history in Ireland. 

I hope you find the website useful.

Christian O'Connor

​September 2018
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