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APPS FOR TEACHERS
Popular Apps for Teachers
 NPR (16 Sep 2014) presents the apps they believe teachers find most
useful:
Remind
ClassDojo
QR Code Readers
Twitter
Socrative
2014 IN REVIEW
Top education stories of 2014
The Conversation
reviews its top education stories of 2014, providing a list of the
top five:
1.
Why some kids can't spell and why spelling
tests won't help
2.
State school kids do better at uni
3.
Private schooling has little long term pay off
4.
'Gentle parenting'
5. How
to tell if your child has a
speech or language impairment
STUDENT SUPPORT
Amaze
The former Autism Victoria website has been
relaunched as Amaze. The site provides guidance for teachers and
parents on how to manage autism in schools.
FOOD AND NUTRITION
Farm Gate Guide [pdf]
The
2013/14 Farm Gate Guide helps people source fresh
produce that is available direct from the Tasmanian grower. Click
the link above for the booklet which is also available through the
Fruit Growers Tasmania
website, at farmers' markets and as an app from the
iTunes store.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
Tasmanian Names Index
Use the new Tasmanian Names Index to find
information about a
person by making a single search of a number of different databases of
Tasmanian historical documents.
TASMANIAN FAUNA
The Platypus Journey
This short video of a
Tasmanian platypus walking to a creek presents you with a sight that few people
will ever see. (It was filmed in the Mountain River area of southern
Tasmania.)
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
Web Tools
A superb collection of
online creative tools for students and teachers to use. From 21st
Century Learning.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Metro Tas App
 Navigate the
Metro Tas bus network with this app on your mobile phone. You can
even top up your GreenCard balance.
WORLD ECONOMY
G20 for schools
 Lesson material for Australian
schools on the Group of Twenty (G20) Leaders Summit to be held in
Queensland on 15 and 16 November. See especially the
P-12 Teaching and learning activities, such as:
Years 8-10 Introducing G20 [pdf]
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