Community reviews for BBC History

The BBC is a great resource for video content, as everyone knows. However, I like that they're trying to take their content and focus it on things that students might like to know about history, such as one of the current videos, which focuses on football (soccer) and how it came about/relates to WWI. The visuals on the sight are eye-catching as well. What I don't like is the organization of the site. Everything has a magazine/Pinterest-like feel, which is attractive, but it doesn't make the site easy to navigate or search. Also, because the History section is just part of the BBC site, the search returns results from everywhere on the BBC site, instead of just the History section. The site certainly has potential--it just might take some time to mine through the resources for what you need.

BBC is good for an international take on commonly discussed topics. Likes: international, credible. Dislikes: video links down and/or broken links.

If the site 'matches' something you are going to study in your class, it can be really effective. You just have to do a bit of research to see if the quality of the materials is suitable for what you are doing in the class (but you often have to do that). It's really best for giving students the opportunity to explore and learn independently around a theme or topic.