{"id":4030,"date":"2017-07-15T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2017-08-02T14:23:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T11:23:58","slug":"spotify-jukebox-songs-for-the-history-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/spotify-jukebox-songs-for-the-history-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Jukebox – Songs for the History Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spotify Jukebox for the History Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n

I have updated this resources with several new playlists and lots of new songs.\u00a0If you already have Spotify, open it up before trying to play tracks. If you don’t have Spotify you will be prompted to install it on your system.\u00a0See also: Blogpost – 50+ Essential Songs for the History Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spotify Jukebox for the History Classroom I have updated this resources with several new playlists and lots of new songs.\u00a0If you already have Spotify, open it up before trying to play tracks. If you don’t have Spotify you will be prompted to install it on your system.\u00a0See also: Blogpost – 50+ Essential Songs for the… <\/p>\n

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