New Internet Resources for Education
Many of the following links have been added to the
Education pages
November 2005
- Smart
Classrooms
The Smart Classrooms strategy builds on the ICTs for Learning strategy to
build the classroom of the future: the smart classroom.
Through Smart Classrooms, schools will cement new technologies into the
core of education, alongside English and Maths.
Explore these webpages to find out more.
- Fun Brain
(http://www.funbrain.com/index.html)
A selection of computer games and quiz games for ages from pre-school
up to grade 12. Lots of different game options, with ample examples to
assist with co-ordination and the development of other primary
computer skills, numeric learning and general knowledge.
(TuDogs Newsletter, http://www.tudogs.com/)
- UniServe Science
School Resources
(http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/)
Curriculum resources and information on other resources for teaching
science from K-12. Developed for NSW schools at the University of
Sydney.
- WWWTools
for Education
(http://m.fasfind.com/wwwtools/)
A weekly online newsletter that discusses issues of the use of technology
and in particular the Internet in education.
August 2005
-
Discussing terrorism in the classroom
With everything that has happened in the world in the last five years, it
has become impossible for teachers to ignore the issue of terrorism in the
classroom. The enormity of the September 11 attacks and the more recent
London bombings have everyone thinking, is Australia next? How do you
answer students' questions without instilling fear? How can you attempt to
dispel the myths and generalisations surrounding such a complex issue?
EnhanceTV
Feature, August 2005
As an Australian educator, did you know that you can copy from
TV?
July 2005
- GeoFlight Educational
Webpage
GeoFlight™is a new teaching and learning aid that allows Geography and SOSE
teachers and students to explore a wide variety of Australian locations in
Real Time with the click of a mouse button.
June 2005
- Project
Interactivate
Given an A+ rating by Education
World, this site's goal is the "creation, collection,
evaluation, and dissemination of interactive java-based courseware for
exploration in science and mathematics." It includes activities, lesson
plans and discussions as well as other support materials for teaching and
learning important math and science concepts.
May 2005
April 2005
- National Science Digital Library
Access the Middle School Math, Science, and Technology Portal presented by
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (http://nsdl.enc.org/)
Provides an "ask an expert" service to get answers to questions about math,
science, technology, & engineering.
- Excellence in Science,
Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics Education (ESTEME)
Educators will find plenty of resources for math and science activities
throughout the year. Students can explore the exciting world of math
and science today. There are also links for families to information on
careers, games, articles and more.
- Education
World Site Review: Visual Fractions
http://visualfractions.com/
Making fractions come to life with Web technology.
Visual Fractions is a collection of activities that use pie charts, number
lines, and other graphics to illustrate fraction operations.
-
Surfnetkids: Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) is a Danish author whose enchanting
fairy tales are among the most widely read stories in the world. "The
Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Princess and the Pea" are
three of his most famous tales. The two-hundredth anniversary of his birth is
being celebrated worldwide.
The Surfing the Net with Kids website reviews several sites providing
resources and information.
March 2005
- Behind the News is
back!
2005 marks the rebirth of the ABC news program that has informed and
entertained millions of Australian school students for more than 30
years.
Trusted by teachers and enjoyed by students, Behind the News is a
high energy, fun way for upper primary and lower secondary students to
understand current issues and events in their world. The program explores
the major news events of the week, using the language, music and popular
culture of young people. It explains the concepts that underpin
the issues and events, whilst also providing background information that
puts current affairs into context. Behind the News also
covers kids' issues often overlooked by mainstream news.
The new website will be highly interactive, including video-on-demand,
quizzes, polls, forums and a mailing list. The site will provide expanded
teacher's resources and study materials, additional information and
activities for students.
(ABC Learn Updates,
ABC Mailing Lists)
February 2005
-
Curriculum and Assessment: Closing the Gap
The 12th annual Curriculum Corporation conference, to be held in Brisbane
on 2-–3 June 2005, will examine the crucal and complex relationship
between curriculum and assessment and propose that there is a need to
close the gap.
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