LITERACY
10 great books that all children should read
A selection of books
for children to read and have read to them.
TASMANIAN HISTORY
The Voyage
A free online game
about hiring, provisioning and navigating sailing ships to transport
convicts from England to Van Diemen's Land.
TASMANIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Education
Ambassadors Tasmania
An organisation which
aims to improve the education system in Tasmania by engaging
community leaders in evidence-based non-partisan discussion.
WEATHER
High-definition satellite images
Zoom in on the
BoM's detailed and moving images from the new Himawari-8 satellite..
STUDENT HEALTH AND SUPPORT
Children's Cancer
Australian
Government website dedicated to information about children's cancer
and helping children with cancer
THE LAW AND YOU
Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania Updated
website informing Tasmanians about the law. See especially: -
Videos (The Law and You topics) -
Fact sheets
TASMANIAN LANDSCAPE
Bird's-eye view of Hobart by drone
Stunning video images by drone of the greater
Hobart area, including the Bedlam Walls Aboriginal cave from above
the water. From YouTube and
reported in The Mercury, 19 July 2015.
CHILD STUDIES
Start Them Right
This
attractively illustrated "parent's guide to eating for under 5s" is
presented by Lady Gowrie Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government. It
is available free in hard copy form or can be downloaded as a
pdf file.
Media release available.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Enviroweek
Encourages schools to sign up for Enviroweek (Sun
11 - Sat 17 Sep
2016) and presents
suggested
activities to promote respect for the environment.
TASMANIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
Dark MOFO Hothouse
A collaboration of
brain power to solve Tasmania's fundamental education problems. See
especially:
Can creative thinking keep Tasmanian teens in school?, Life
Matters, ABC RN, Broadcast Wed 17 Jun 2015: listen or download audio
(55 mins)
The 12 ideas selected
The
Thinkers
Social media
(Twitter messages and Instagram photos)
Background information (see link to pdf file) prepared by former
journalist Mike Lester - a detailed summary of research findings and
statistical information (with a strong focus on the student
retention problem).
SEE ALSO:
Jon Kudelka's cartoons
(Twitter)
EDUCATIONAL APPS
30 Incredible Apps for Kids
A mixture of
free and purchasable iPhone and Android educational apps, grouped as
education and general knowledge, books, creativity, cognitive
skills, and fun and smart games.
COMPUTER CODING
Top 12 Online Resources for
Total Coding Beginners
Most of
these introductions to various kinds of computer programming, or to
just the basic principles of programming, are free.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum & Leadership 5 Jun 2015
The FINAL issue.
Curriculum and Leadership Journal has closed but the
archive of past issues will be available.
ANZAC CENTENARY
The Suspense is Awful
Website of a TMAG
exhibition displaying Tasmanian World War 1 memorabilia and
information. See especially:
Teachers Guide [pdf] to download
Stories
Resources, including...
The Islanders: 28 Bass
strait Aboriginal men who enlisted to fight in WW1 (see also
Aboriginal Servicemen)
Crowther War Diaries (LINC site
- scroll to bottom)
THE ARTS
Tasmanian Arts
Guide
Guide to Tasmania's
arts places and activities.
ASTRONOMY
NASA 3D View
Experience
being on the NASA launchpad and interact with devices to be used in
a journey to Mars with this free app for the tablet and smartphone.
See also:
NASA websites for educators A-Z
NASA educational publications A-Z
CYBERSAFETY
eSmart Digital Licence
The eSmart
Digital Licence from the Alannah and Madeline Foundation is free for
Grade 6 students but $30 (per licence) for other students.
PHOTOGRAPHY
7 Smartphone Photography Tips & Tricks
Try these
simple but clever methods to make pictures with your smartphone
(YouTube video). Short videos by the same people:
7 Simple Photography Hacks
7 DIY Photography Tips
LITERACY
Reading Australia
This website makes Australian literary works more accessible to
English teachers and provides suggested lesson activities with units
mapped to the Australian Curriculum.
MAGAZINES
Free access to online
magazines through Zinio
State
Library of Tasmania (LINC) library card holders can now access a
huge range of commercial magazines online at no cost.
NEWS FOR KIDS
News for your classroom
Scholastic's roundup of current events and news for kids, taken from
their various magazines.
DANCE
Learn to Moonwalk in 5 Simple
Steps
Moonwalking instructions in a single page animation, listed on
makeuseof.com.
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