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- Adobe Education
published on 2005-09-01 14:30:00
Adobe Education includes resources for teachers K-12 and Higher Education, as well as Design and Film Schools. There are free online courses in Adobe software, and information about ways in which to include digital technologies in the classroom. The Curriculum exchange includes lesson plans. A number of Adobe products are available for download as free tryouts or beta versions including Photoshop Elements, and Pagemaker. - Adventures of Cyberbee
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
An American site with useful information, links and ideas for teachers and teacher-librarians. Contents include the Cyberbee Multimedia Schools Magazine a practical 'how-to' journal of Multimedia, CD-ROM and the Internet in K-12 education; Cyberbee's tips for and by teachers and Library Resource teachers, including tips about Internet user permits, recycling, marketing your Web sit and questions for your ISP (Internet service provider); WWW CyberGuides for inservicing teachers and teaching students how to evaluate the content and graphic design of Internet home pages; ten tips for Webmasters; citing electronic resources and an inservice workshop titled 'Copyright for Educators in the Information Age', to help educators understand copyright laws and their applications for emerging technologies. Contains a lesson plan, timeline, facilitator instructions, exercises and common questions, references. - Aussie School House
published on 2005-09-0
Whether you're a member of a learning community this site points to information about online technologies in education. - Chatdanger
published on 2008-06-06 04:10:06
Chatdanger: how to keep safe while chatting online, is a site all about the potential dangers on interactive services online like chat, IM, online games, email and on mobiles. It gives examples of what can go wrong in each of these modes of communication, and contains advice for children on how to deal with inappropriate content and attention from other users. It also gives preventative advice, links to help organisations and how to report abuse. - Computer Keyboard
published on 2008-03-11 22:20:57
A large A4 picture of a computer keyboard that can be printed out for students to practice their typing on. - Crool Zone
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
A new series of Internet-based activities to help teachers to implement strategies to make schools safe places for students. The six different activities are designed to help students explore the issue of making and keeping schools safe for learning. - Curriculum Through ICT
published on 2005-09-0
Website of the Curriculum through ICT program. Shows how ICT can be used to maximise student learning. Includes effective teaching practice, and dept. approved curriculum resources. - Curriculumbits
published on 2007-07-10 05:28:23
A collection of e-learning resources, some of them games, videos, quizzes and interactive animations that can be accessed free of charge to use on computers or interactive whiteboards. - Dance Mat Typing
published on 2007-05-31 23:16:58
A fun colourful website with animation and games introducing touch typing to children aged 7 to 11. - Education Podcast Network
published on 2008-04-21 02:14:32
The Education Podcast Network aims to bring together a wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. Includes podcasts for specific subjects, professional development and student and class podcasts. - Education World Technology Center: PowerPoint -- Creating Classroom Presentations
published on 2005-12-13 03:11:37
PowerPoint is an easy to use presentation software that can be adapted to create simple animations. Education World has provided information and links to resources to guide new and advanced users to help docuements and other project ideas. - Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans - Computer Science
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
The Educator's Referebce Desk Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1,000 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States. This page is focused on the Educational Technology field - Eduscapes
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
Will help teachers, parents, and children around the world to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning environments. - FlashTutorials
published on 2005-12-13 01:16:44
Flash Tutorials including free Flash files, online flash lessons. Interactive animation and learn to draw lessons. Teaching students how to create a flash cartoon. - GEM - The Gateway to Educational Resources
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
The Gateway provides access to thousands of high quality evaluated education resources, including Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources. - Girls and ICTs: Practical ideas for teachers
published on 2007-06-25 04:01:22
The purpose of this booklet is to support teachers and schools in creating the conditions where ICTs are integrated into daily teaching practice and curriculum delivery in particular to support girls. - Global SchoolNet
published on 2004-05-15 14:30:00
The Global SchoolNet aims to provide educators with the best online content and tools for collaborative learning. It includes communication tools, online projects, and access to professional development programs. - Hippo Helper - Eugene's K-7 Teaching Resources
published on 2005-09-01 14:30:00
Created by a South Australian teacher, this website contains a range of useful resources for the K-7 teacher including internet activities, webquests, homework contracts, lesson plans and tutorials. The focus of this teacher's work is embedding ICTs in classroom teaching. All the materials on this site are free to use for non-profit classroom purposes. - Human Impact on Water Environments
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
Unit of Inquiry with lesson ideas on human impact on water environments such as rivers and coasts. Humans have impacted on the aquatic environment of rivers and beaches. Includes work done on Torrens Catchment, Murray Catchment and Adelaide Beaches. - In2edu: Free Educational Resources, ICT & Thematic Units
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
Thematic Units and ICT Resources for teachers and pupils. Free downloadable educational links database providing an easy and efficient start to the internet. Free educational banners and posters for class walls as well as award blackline copy-masters or printables. English and Information Literacy resources. Specific New Zealand content. Thinking and Learning Resources also. - Integrating the Learning Technologies in the Curriculum Improvement Program
published on 2005-09-01 14:30:00
This site, from the Department of Education and Training, Western Australia, contains best practice examples of how teachers are integrating learning technologies into their teaching programs. It covers early childhood, middle childhood, early adolescence and late adolescence. - Integrating Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum
published on 2005-09-0
This page presents a directory of Internet resources related to practical curriculum applications of spreadsheets, categorised into General, Elementary, Middle and High School with brief description of what can be found at each site. - Interactive learning in the early phase: Something that begins with play
published on 2008-11-06 06:06:42
The Interactive Learning in the Early Phase section of the Queensland ICT Learning Innovation Centre website, provides Early Phase educators with the support they need to make ICTs integral to learning. The site includes a large collection of PDF tutorials and Watch and Learn Demonstrations, interactive resources created by other teachers, and a discussion list with updates about events and new online resources. - Introduction to Web Site Design
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
These materials supplement a course being offered at Notre Dame University in Western Australia. Topics include Design Documentation and Principles, Issues, Copyright, Site Testing and Hosting. The pages contain activities, information, assessment and internet links. - Learners Online
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
Helps teachers, students, and families capitalize on the wealth of Internet learning opportunities and resources. The premier service of Learners Online is its monthly publication Learners Online. Available in both print or online (PDF or HTML) format. - Media Awareness Network
published on 2006-02-08 06:11:51
MNet is a Canadian non-profit organisation which promotes media and Internet education. MNet provides resources for teachers to help young people to understand how the media works, how the media may affect their lifestyle choices and the extent to which they, as consumers and citizens, are being well informed. The site provides a collection of classroom resources suitable for the teaching of cyber bullying. - Microsoft Education - Instructional Resources
published on 2005-09-0
Instructional Resources site provides teachers with the latest curriculum resources, professional development tools, and communities of practice and expertise to bring technology to life. Teachers can join Innovative Teachers and receive a monthly e-package of Virtual Classroom Tours and support materials to help implement innovative, technology-based learning in the classroom. - Mrs Mac's Library Site
published on 2006-07-26 14:30:00
Mrs Mac's Library Site provides a collection of resources for teachers. The home page features a different theme each month. Links are provided to collections of webquests and research tasks and other online activities organised by stage level. - Oz-TeacherNet: Teachers Helping Teachers
published on 2004-10-19 14:30:00
Oz-TeacherNet was established in 1995 to provide teachers with an infrastructure for using the Internet to support professional development and curriculum design. The oz-TeacherNet projects and communities are managed and developed by the RITE (Research in Information Technology Education) Group based at QUT, Brisbane, Australia, and include online communities for Gifted Education, Vocational Education, Indigenous Education, Educational Professionals, Project Related Communities, Community Forums and RITE MOO. Projects include: Book Raps, Travel Buddies, Project Atmosphere, Virtual Field Trips, Students & Industry Links, QA Reference Group and Global Youth Forums. - Parade of Games in PowerPoint
published on 2008-04-08 01:24:06
A collection of fully editable PowerPoint games which can be edited by educators to suit their classroom and students needs. Can be used to create a range of printable and adaptable templates for use on computers or in hard copy. Some games have rules, a sample of what the game is capable of achieving and the template. - Satellite Tracking
published on 2008-04-03 14:30:00
Teaching resources to develop classroom activities around tracking animals in the wild. Includes a list of suggested exercises divided by subject area, tracking maps, and information on how to get access to tracking data. - SchoolExpress.com
published on 2005-09-0
This web site offers worksheets, worksheet generators, a weekly newsletter, lesson plans for thematic units, funtime activities, and free educational software. - SchoolKit.com
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
Provides structure and support for teachers wishing to take advantage of the opportunities provided by technology to enhance learning. - Thinking Digitally
published on 2008-11-04 12:29:49
The Thinking Digitally project of the Queensland ICT Learning Innovation Centre, helps teachers by investigating and trialling existing and emerging technologies as well as sharing innovative educational applications for integrating ICT in the classroom. It covers Creating with ICT: Free software, Web 2.0 applications, creating 3D content/ image manipulation and digital media and using peripheral devices for creating - Communicating with ICT, The Learning Place, Web 2.0 applications - Inquiring with ICT: Educational websites and Curriculum Exchange - Operating ICT: A guide to buying peripheral devices, MOE compatibility, software licensing Ethics, Issues and ICT Copyright, royalty free images and audio files, and internet security. - Typing Games
published on 2008-04-02 14:30:00
A collection of interactive free online typing games for beginner touch typers. - Typing Reference
published on 2008-03-11 22:44:41
A colour coded finger chart for learning the skill of touch typing. - Wazza's School Technology
published on 2005-09-01 14:30:00
Information about NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) technology initiatives, for schools in the Wollongong (NSW)District, published by Warren MCcullough. Includes information on school computer networks, setting up a school intranet, school technology planning, sharing your internet connection over several machines and links to U.S. sites on school technology planning. For teachers and teacher librarians. - We The Teachers: A Teacher Community
published on 2006-05-10 14:30:00
A community for teachers to send messages, create a personal profile, share lesson plans and find peer reviewed resources. - Web Evaluation Criteria- The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
published on 2005-09-02 00:00:43
A easy to use guide for web evaluation. Lists evaluation criteria with links to actual pages that illustrate each point. The Examples page can be used by teachers for an in-class activity. Also includesa Bibliography and Suggestions for teaching web evaluation. - Working the Web for Education : Theory and Practice on Integrating the Web
published on 2005-09-01 14:30:00
Comparisons between traditional teaching and learning methodology and opportunities for creating new learning experiences via the Web are discussed here. The benefits of using the Web for learning and teaching; such as immediacy, relevance, interactivity and authenticity; mean that teachers are no longer information providers but take on the roles suggested by the learner-centered strategies - facilitator, guide-on-the-side, mentor, coach. Tom March also provides new and experienced web users with suggestions and strategies for using the web as a teaching/learning tool. The article is interspersed with hotlinks to examples of webquests, Internet sites and other articles designed to assist teachers as they integrate learning technologies into the curriculum. Suitable for Teacher Reference.
Compiled by edna.