Information Services

• Children's and Young Adult Literature - Book reviews by staff and students of La Trobe University, Bendigo
• Classroom Resource Reviews from Education Queensland
• EduList Education Queensland selection of reviewed Internet sites with curriculum relevant content [JCU students and staff require password: see InfoHelp]
• Curriculum Materials Information Service from Education Department of WA
  • Curriculum Resources Reviews of school curriculum resources
  • Software Reviews
• EdNA: National Software Evaluation Project (NSEP)
  Access guidelines for choosing software; software reviews; and links for locating and downloading educational software.
• Library & Information Centre: Media Collection Resources Tasmanian Department of Education, includes short descriptions of videos, CD-ROMs etc.
• Low Incidence Unit (EdQld) Software Reviews
• Multimedia Catalogue from the Australian FIlm Commission. Multimedia projects with audio visual content by Australian developers.
• Resource Reviews from NSW Department of Education. Search by KLAs, grades K-6 and topics.
• South Australian English Teachers Association: Reviews
  Reviews of a small number of titles, mostly at secondary level.

• Becta Educational Software Database Information about educational software for pre-school to further education in the UK
• California Learning Resource Network Search the database of electronic learning resource reviews
• Discovery School's Review Corner Children's software reviews with ratings, educational product reviews and software news
• Kids Domain Reviews Provides educational software reviews and downloads for Windows and Macintosh platforms.
• Learning Village: ZGuide to First Class Learning Software Canadian software guide for parents and teachers that provides reviews on the best children's educational software written by experienced educators who use software in the classroom
• Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia UK evaluation service

Education Resources

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Please contact Helen Hooper if you have any comments, suggestions or additions.

Links checked January 2002; Page updated August 2004 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.