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A really, really useful site, with loads of tips and free tools : http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/home A wiki by students for students : tutorials on all the MsOffice programs, and more Referencing Defining primary and secondary sources (Canada) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/008-3010-e.html Tools for brainstorming graphic organisers interactive and online bubbl.us for mind mapping Computer skills Photoshop tutorial and lesson plans Typing practice from the BBC site Different levels of activities, flash or text. Cyberquoll an interactive for kids from the Cybersmart siteCybersmart Australian government website on cybersafety for parents and kids onlineeducation.net/internet/ Crazy statistics on a day in the life of the Internet Internet safety a video from BrainPop Cybersmart - digital citizenship Games Your reaction time Careful. It's addictive. Poisson Rouge Lots of games including Hare and the Tortoise game An A-Z list of world games you can see each one Game Classroom Games K-6. Devised by US educators. Test your ecological footprint on the Powerhouse Museum website Measure your ecological footprint in more detail at the EPA Vic site Permadi Make your own kaleidoscope art Switcheroo Zoo play animal games and make new animals, a virtual zoo Read Tumblebooks ebooks to read online provided by State Library of Qld. 30 day trial then need to subscribe.Create Make your own comics 2, 3 or 4 panels http://scratch.mit.edu/ Create and share your own interactive stories, games, music and art Myths and Legends read and write your own stories Smilebox create a slideshow of your pictures, add music and send to friends like a greeting card Programs to make comic strips - 4 online tools. StripCreator: This one is really easy to use, but the comic strips can’t be embedded. You will need to print them out. Pixton: This one is the most powerful of the four but takes a little more time to get things the way you want. MakeBeliefsComix: Really cute. Really basic. ToonDoo: This one is probably the best all-round choice. it has a lot of flexibility and a lot of images and characters to choose from. Copyright free images site Copyright free sounds site Resources and download for Scratch |
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Museums Online Museums of the world, some with worksheets and activities to complement the site Arkive the ultimate multimedia guide to endangered species, from the experts World News headlines Click on the headline to get tot the article Breathing Earth place your mouse over countries of the world for statistical information ZuiTube YouTube for kids How stuff works BJ Pinchbeck Homework Helper created by the author when he was 9 years old Kido'z a collection of safe sites, videos, games for the young Newsmap set out in word cloud style, a news aggregator of the daily news from around the world Trove from National Library of Australia, searching the deep web for Australian resources World War 1 virtual tour go on a virtual journey and experience 360 degree views of World War 1 locations as seen by Australian and New Zealander troops Atlas New South Wales explore and learn about NSW. Topics include economy, Elections, Environment, History and People. Not just maps but information too International Space Station Watch the come together part by part over the years with a timeline providing information about the role of each section |