AUSTRALIAN WEB RESOURCES

 

ABC Science Online
"The Lab" aims to popularise science among young Australians and to provide curriculum-specific materials for upper-secondary teachers

ACTU Worksite
Worksite is a comprehensive work education site which has links to every significant Australian work information site on the web for educators and students.

Antarctica Australia Division The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) is the lead agency for Australia's Antarctic Program.

ArtsInfo
Information on grants, competitions, prizes, awards, scholarships, festivals, events, venues, etc offered by the Federal, State and Local Governments and by corporations, foundations and non-government bodies.
Environment Australia Online
Australian Environment On-Line Service provides information on current environmental issues, and provides net resources and relevant links. 		Aussie SchoolHouse oz-TeacherNet
It includes links to many Projects, Communities, Training, Joint Ventures and Research
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Page
Includes, Victorian Koori Information, Australian Aboriginal Information, Worldwide Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples' sites and Newsgroups and Mailing Lists. 		In November 1997 the United Nations declared 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. If you want to be a volunteer, you can enter your postcode on the GoVolunteer website, or you can enter your details at: australianvolunteers
Reading Enriches Learning The Curriculum Corporation's new Reading Enriches Learning resources include high interest books aimed at reluctant readers. Suggestions on using the books are provided on-line.

EdNA
This online service aims to support and promote the benefits of the Internet for learning, education and training in Australia. As an information service, EdNA Online provides two key functions: a directory about education and training in Australia a database of Web-based resources useful for teaching and learning

The We Remember Biographies are an excellent source for biographies of famous Australians. For instance, were you aware that before Mandaway Yunupingu formed the Yothu Yindi band, he was the first Aboriginal to become Principal of an Australian school? Or, that Cathy Freeman is the only person to win both the Young Australian of the Year (1990) and Australian of the Year (1998) awards?

Aboriginal Art Site This website has valuable information for primary and secondary schools covering a varied range of Aboriginal art styles. There is information about Aboriginal Art and Culture, Traditional Symbols, Contemporary Society, Languages, Music and Prehistory. You will notice that artworks are for sale. However, the associated information is of good value in understanding our indigenious culture.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Website
Linking people to a comprehensive and ever-growing collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources from across the Internet. An initiative of the managers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island education of all states and territories.

All Australian: the all Australian free information, news and resources web site.
The site is another example of an Australian website which combines both good design with relevant and useful resources.

An Open Learning Unit: Dinosaurs!
This a comprehensive guide to the classification, diet, habitat, fossils and other topics relating to dinosaurs. The navigation is clear and simple. An excellent resource for primary students.

Titanic in the classroom
The following site is an excellent example of an Australian website which combines both first-class design with relevant and useful curriculum resources.
ICoN - Interactive Chess on the Net: This chess site is an excellent example of an Australian website which combines both first-class design with relevant and useful resources.

The Culture and Recreation Portal : The Culture and Recreation Portal provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector. They provide access and search facilities for over 1900 Australian sites.
Encounter 2002: The Encounter2002 project will be a celebration of the meeting of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders at Encounter Bay in April 1802. The website contains information on both explorers as well as an schedule of events in 2002 

SIASOTA) Pilot Project.: The program is called the Satellite Internet Access for the School of the Air (SIASOTA) Pilot Project. It will trial the use of high quality internet access via a two-way satellite and will present an opportunity to evaluate the ability of new technologies to provide similar levels of student-student and student-teacher real time interactivity and instantaneous feedback, which is taken for granted in conventional school environments and not possible using HF radio.

The Culture and Recreation Portal: The Culture and Recreation Portal provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector. They provide access and search facilities for over 1900 Australian sites.
Depending on the likely needs of the user, many of these portals will also provide access to non-government resources. Of the 1900 sites listed by the Culture and Recreation Portal, approximately 400 are government sites. The remaining 1500 are from non-government sources.

The Australian Libraries Gateway (ALG) is a free Web-based directory service which has improved access to information about more than 5,400 Australian libraries. ALG for anyone provides numerous examples of how you can use the gateway.
Classroom Antarctica
Classroom Antarctica is designed to help both teachers and students gain a greater awareness of the global importance of Antarctica, of Australia's role in Antarctica, past and present, and our commitment to its future.

Whats on in the Southern skies? Find out at The Melbourne Planetarium. Students can locate Canis Major using binoculars. The large dog, is one of the hunting dogs of Orion the hunter. It can be found near Orion in the night sky and is prominent after sunset during summer. There is a vast amount of information about the planets, constellations, satellites and Skynotes.
Australian Literary and Historical Texts :This is a collection of an 18th, 19th and 20th century Australian texts. To look at the change in how we communicate, students could do a comparative study from each of the three centuries. Secondary Year 10-12

Ahoy There Kids in Boats! An excellent site dealing with all aspects of water and boating safety. Produced by the Australian & NZ Safe Boating Education Group this is an excellent set of resources arranged around themes including Time & Tide; Water Everywhere; Boats : Now & Then; In the Swim and the Boat race Game. There are also teacher notes and support information.

A Guide to Australia
The Guide to Australia is an encyclopaedic collection of essential information about Australia.

Technology Education Centre :The Technology Education Centre has a comprehensive and unique range of safe, hands-on resources.
Australian Zoos Judith Henke, from Melbourne Zoo, says "Zoos now are a place where people can get in touch with the natural world by experiencing a variety of flora and fauna in a close-up real-life situation.
The role of today's zoo is as much about conservation and education as it is about entertainment. Many zoos take their roles seriously as repositories of species diversity.

Copyright and intellectual property issues: Copyright and intellectual property requirements are the same on the Internet as they are anywhere else. This is a good guide to the related issues.