GEOGRAPHY
Tasmanian Geographic
Free online
magazine featuring contributors' photographs and articles about
Tasmania's natural environment and geography.
SEARCH ENGINES
Quixey
"The search engine for
apps." Easily find apps for a special purpose by selection of
platform (Android/iPhone/iPad etc) and by cost (free/paid).
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Historical Tasmanian Films
Over 50 short films about Tasmania dating from the
1930s to the 1980s, now on YouTube. Presented by
LINC Tasmania.
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
The Epic BYOD Toolchest
"51 tools you can use now." A list of apps suitable
for a wide range of uses in school, Of special value for schools
with a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy.
WORLD HISTORY
British Pathé Over 80,000
videos of 20th century history on film, presented on YouTube.
SOCCER
FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 TEACHING
RESOURCES Classroom resources
whose theme is the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil:
Football Teaching Ideas
(teachingideas.co.uk)
A list of printable resources
World Cup for Kids
(activityvillage.co.uk)
Printable resources
IPC World Cup 2014 Resources
(greatlearning.com) Many units to
download and print.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Tasmanian Bushfire
Recovery
The Tasmanian Bushfire Recovery
download page includes these documents which contain advice on
assisting young people:
Trauma and young children [pdf]
Trauma and teenagers [pdf]
LITERACY
Tips for reading teachers
Titled 'The seven
messages of highly effective reading teachers' this article from
The Conversation, dated 1 May 2014, identifies the key
practices of successful teachers of reading.
ACTIVITY WEBSITES
Connect Primary Students
Activities and games
for primary school students, from Victoria's education department.
GLOBAL WARMING
State of the Climate
The 2014 State of the
Climate report from the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO
discusses long-term trends in Australia's climate.
TASMANIAN ANIMALS
Field Guide to Tasmanian
Fauna
A free app
from TMAG providing images and information on Tasmanian animals of
all kinds is now available for download. See
further information.
STATISTICS
The People of Tasmania
Who are they?
Where did they come from? How many of them are there? See the 2011
Census results as they apply nationally and to Tasmania. You can
download the
298-page report [pdf] free from this Tas DPAC web page.
STUDENT HEALTH
Pain Bytes
Information about pain
management for young people, including students attending school
while suffering from chronic pain.
ABC News report, 15 Apr 2014
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Shade for Secondary Schools - Grants
The
Cancer Council's Shade for Secondary Schools Grants
Program is now open.
Schools may apply for grants of
up to $25,000. Applications close 13 June 2014, at 5.00pm.
Enquire with
CancerTas
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Port
Arthur app
An iPhone
and iPad Touch app costing $1.99 provides visitors with an
audio-visual tour of the Port Arthur Historic Site. See
media release (25 Mar 2014).
DRUG EDUCATION
Cannabis and Consequences II
Whole-of-school cannabis prevention education package provided by
the National Cannabis Prevention and
Information Centre which is funded by the Australian Government.
See special note for
curriculum coordinators.
FREE WORSHOP: High school staff should note that a
free one-day workshop on this package will be held at Rokeby
on Tuesday 8 April 2014. For more information and
to register an interest see the
Turning Point Cannabis and Consequences II page.
WINTER OLYMPICS
Olympic Games Websites:
Sochi 2014
Information
and activities for teachers and students on the 2014 Winter Olympic
Games at Sochi: -
Sochi classroom activities - Winter Olympics
online activities - Sochi Winter Olympics
color-in activities - Winter Olympics
word searches
TASMANIA
Tasmania Top 10
Provides 16 annotated
top ten Tasmanian lists. For example: -
Top 10 dates in Tasmanian history -
Top 10 famous Tasmanians -
Top 10 experiences in Tasmania
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