{"id":4935,"date":"2021-01-26T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2021-01-30T20:08:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T17:08:11","slug":"create-an-editable-timeline-from-any-wikipedia-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/tech-tools\/create-an-editable-timeline-from-any-wikipedia-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Create an editable timeline from any Wikipedia article!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a new addition<\/strong> <\/a>to ActiveHistory’s sister website, www.classtools.net: input any search term, and then obtain an interactive timeline based on the Wikipedia article it corresponds to. You can then edit the timeline and save it for your own use in the classroom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a new addition to ActiveHistory’s sister website, www.classtools.net: input any search term, and then obtain an interactive timeline based on the Wikipedia article it corresponds to. 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