TasLearn new sites archive: Jul-Sep 2012

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ONLINE VIDEO LESSONS Education Portal Academy Short explanatory videos on the basics of college level English, Maths, History, Psychology, Business, Biology and Chemistry. Quizzes and transcripts included. GEOGRAPHY National Geographic Education Geographic teaching resources with a focus on the use of multimedia and modern technology. ONLINE VIDEOS Documentary Heaven A large collection of online videos, many of which are of educational value. It is easiest to peruse the Documentary list. EMAIL HowTo-Outlook Tips for users of the Microsoft Outlook email program. ONLINE VIDEO MAKING 10 Ways to Create Videos Without Installing Software Descriptions of ten online tools for creating videos online. (From Free Tech 4 Teachers.) VIDEO MAKING 5 Video Projects to Try with Your Students Ideas to involve students in video-making. (From Free Tech 4 Teachers.) ONLINE ANIMATION TOOLS Stop Frame Animator Create stop motion movies online. Includes a collection of sound effects and music. (Read a review on Free Tech 4 Teachers.) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Interactive Whiteboards 101: A short primer Basic guide to using an interactive whiteboard, particularly for first SPEECH & DRAMA Accents Very short videos on how to speak in an accent such as Irish, American, Australian, South African, Spanish. From videojug.com. ONLINE ACTIVITIES & GAMES Crickweb Interactive resources for primary school students. Suitable for electronic whiteboards and computers. Sub-classified by subject area - literacy, numeracy, etc. OUTDOOR EDUCATION, APPS 60 Great Short Walks A free Parks and Wildlife app providing details of 60 short Tasmanian walks, including over 200 photos. - Media release, 12 Sep 2012 - Parks and Wildlife page - iTunes App Store page STUDENT SUPPORT R U OK?Day School Support Materials R U OK?Day (which falls during the school holidays in Tasmania in 2012) aims to reduce the suicide rate by promoting community connectedness. SUSTAINABAILITY Threatened Species Link Information and advice on Tasmania's threatened species. For example, see Grey Goshawk. If you need a list of threatened species see the DPIWE list. Note that DPIWE also provide a Threatened Species Educational Kit. EBOOKS Free eBooks Free ebooks to download. BIOLOGY Human Body & Mind Online interactive activities on the human body and the human mind. From the BBC. TASMANIAN HISTORY Early Treasures Tasmanian historical charts and maps, 1811-1859. From LINC Tasmania. VIDEOS YouTube Videos Near Me Find geo-tagged YouTube videos made within 2 miles of your home, your school or anywhere else. Note that the video will display at the bottom of the page. VISUAL ART Famous Logos History and anatomy of the world's famous logos. OPTICAL ILLUSIONS 25 Brilliant Optical Illusions for Kids Old and new optical illusions. Especially try explaining "Count the People". ONLINE GENERATORS Picture to people Create computer graphics text effects and photo effects online (load a jpg file for photo effects) HELP FOR PARENTS SchoolAtoZ Practical information for parents on homework topics, wellbeing and computer use, from the NSW Department of Education. Some material could be reproduced for parents in school newsletters. GAMBLING EDUCATION What's the Real Deal? Gambling education teaching package to download. From Tasmania's DHHS. FINANCIAL LITERACY MoneySmart Teaching Packages Download ASIC's MoneySmart financial literacy package for primary schools. Designed for use within English, maths and science in teaching the Australian Curriculum. See also the MoneySmart Teaching page. ASTRONOMY Mars Curiosity classroom activities NASA educational website with information for students and links to classroom activities on the Mars Curiosity rover. See also these NASA pages: - Follow your Curiosity - Mars for Educators - Summer of Curiosity THE FUTURE Tech for teaching: five trends changing higher education K-12 teaching will be affected too by these five trends identified as making fundamental changes to university and other higher education teaching. THE OLYMPICS Olympic Games Websites: London 2012 London 2012 Olympic Games websites providing information, news and a large range of classroom activities. THE OLYMPICS Olympic Games Websites Websites for the classroom on the Olympic Games generally. TAX TIME FOR TEACHERS Teachers and Tax The Tax Office has provided an updated Teachers section for 2011-12. SCIENCE, MATHS Scale of the Universe *A must-see website.* Drag the slider back and forth. This site sets everything in perspective! MICROSOFT OFFICE, IPAD CloudOn CloudOn is a free app that allows you to use Microsoft Office programs such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel on an ipad. - More information (Business Spectator) - iTunes Preview page MUSIC Music Education Australian site for music teachers. AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY Australian Census Results The 2011 Australian Census data was released on 21 June 2011, along with some analytical articles, for example 100 Years of Australian Lives - Population INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Australian Census: Cultural Diversity in Australia Analytical article on countries of origin of Australians using the 2011 Australian Census data. TEACHING PRACTICE Smart Classroom Management Tips and strategies for teachers on a variety of aspects of teaching practice. TEACHING TOOLS Voki Create an avatar of yourself speaking, to make a short presentation on a web page or blog, using your recorded voice if desired. Review available. INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Making Multicultural Australia Educational website on cultural diversity in Australia. Cartoon reproduced from Making Multicultural Australia: Hotwords. ABORIGINAL CULTURES The Dreaming Also called the Dreamtime or Dreamtimes. Australian Indigenous creation stories. Australian government website. ABORIGINAL CULTURES Dreamtime Stories Stories of water, sky, land, people, instruments. From Dreamtime Kullilla Art. ABORIGINAL CULTURES Dust Echoes Interactive animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land. Click on "ENTER HERE". From the ABC. ENGLISH Sense, Sensibility and Sentences "Examining and Making Memorable Lines." Students examine favourite sentences then write their own. A detailed lesson plan from the New York Times education section. ONLINE LITERACY ACTIVITIES ReadWriteThink There is a far greater range of short interactive literacy activities for students here than at first appears. Just a few examples: - Cube Creator - Word Family Sort - Comic Creator - Printing Press If you wish, see all interactives. Also includes printouts and other resources. AGRICULTURE National Farm Safety Week 2012 Farm Safety Week will be held from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 July 2012. Topics in a pdf file of fact sheets include Child Safety on Farms. BUSINESS & THE ECONOMY The Euro Zone Crisis: A Primer Basic information about the economic crisis facing Greece, Spain and the rest of the euro zone, from the New York Times. THINKING Learning and memory: the latest News about many aspects of the the brain are provided by BrainFacts.org. SCIENCE Science Kids "Fun science and technology for kids." A huge range of science sites in useful groupings, such as: - Topics, eg biology, weather - Experiments - Science games - Science quizzes and more MATHS Coolmath Games Mainly maths games, but others, too, such as spelling, geography, science. MAPS Ezilon Maps Maps of the continents and countries. STUDENT SPORTS INJURIES Concussion in Youth Sports Fact sheets and other information about concussion in sport for coaches, parents and young people.

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