TOP LEARNING SITES FOR TEACHERS

Looking for teaching resources? Try these fantastic sites. These are some of the best sites on the web for educators. They have been chosen because they are specifically designed for teachers and students. You will find lesson plans, activities and projects for every key learning area as well as links to hundreds of other sites of value. All of these sites are updated regularly, some are updated daily.

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Blue Web'n

American Schools Online

Education Channel

The U.S. Ed. Dep. Resources Website

Project Atmosphere Australia is well respected by many teachers, providing outstanding Australian resources for students in classrooms. Major players in this project are Oz-TeacherNet and the Bureau of Meteorology. Surfing' Sally says, "Want the best for your projects? Join the e-lists and take part in online activities with classes around the world!

Art Adventures

Rodin a Magnificent Obsession: myinternet Limited in association with the Iris UB Gerald Cantor Foundation, invite students and teachers to celebrate the arrival of the Rodin Exhibition at the McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin. Art Education Victoria have endorsed this initiative which encourages students to observe and analyse the art works of one the great masters. Visit the Rodin site for the online teacher resources and for the Victorian students there is an opportunity to enter the Rodin Sculpture Award see here for details.

The Piano Nanny is a new site for students and teachers to use in the aid of learning to play the piano. The Piano Nanny has a series of lessons designed for the beginner to the advanced music student. The lessons begin by introducing students to the wonderful world of piano music with lots of handy hints and information. At the end of each unit is a quick quiz which students would love to complete. This series of lessons helps students to create their own music. A wonderful site to use as an accompaniment to a school music program that teachers could use in their classrooms.

Mrs Glosser's Math Goodies

Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts).The Project Gutenberg Philosophy is to make information, books and other materials available to the general public in forms a vast majority of the computers, programs and people can easily read, use, quote, and search. Have a look here to see what books are available through Project Gutenberg. Check out the most fequently asked questions about Project Gutenberg.

The Potter Project website, based on the Harry Potter novels, presents many useful and resource-rich student projects. The high quality student tasks have been designed in an open ended style for Year 4 to 8 students over a ten week period. This extensive N.T. DEET website is highly recommended.

Book Reviewers Online Over Murrumba is a new project that encourages students to read books and review them, then submit their thoughts and responses over the Internet, through email. Want to know how to write a book review? Click here.

The Commonwealth Bank's Dollars and Sense website has been designed to assist students gain financial 'Life Skills' by encouraging students to engage in and then consolidate their skills, knowledge and attitudes. Samples of activities covered are: Dream Generator, Skilltester Quizzes, a Forum also there are competitions for students to participate in. There is also a Teachers Resources' section, and a Curriculum Library.

Young Australian Readers Awards 2003 (Y.A.R.A) Is On Again. The Young Australian Readers' Awards enables students from across Australia
to write their own reviews on the latest titles from Australian Authors
Click here to 'Write A Review' Click here to 'Read A Review'
Which books are shortlisted for 2003? Here is the list:
The Children's Book Of The Year Awards Shortlist 2003

Want to find out more about Australian Authors?
Here is a selection:
http://kids.ymrl.org.au/authorsbooks.htm
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/children.html
http://www.allen-unwin.com.au/authors/children.asp
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/authors.htm

Scholastic Australia celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Emily Rodda’s widely acclaimed Rowan of Rin series published by Omnibus Books with the release of the long-awaited fifth title, Rowan of the Bukshah, and the simultaneous release of the re-jacketed Rowan of Rin, Rowan and the Travellers, Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal, and Rowan and the Zebak.
Want to find out more? Click here to learn more about Emily Rodda, the illustrator of the books and the characters. Also you can read online the 1st chapter of 'Rowan of the Bukshah' .

myinternet Footy League
The myinternet Footy League Competition can provide an opportunity for teachers and students to participate in an exciting and enjoyable use of ICT in the teaching and learning environment.

The myinternet Footy League Competition will promote the use of technology to collect and analyse information. The competition applies a range of statistical methods to interpret data.

The myinternet Footy League Competition encourages student interaction within the classroom, school and between students from other schools

An excellent Internet project for ICT classes is to download the Squeak system, then use it to write computer programs.
Squeak is a clever, and free, open-source program for writing computer programs, which both primary and secondary students will adore. With the generous support from Squeakland all of your sudents will thoroughly enjoy learning to program computers.

Online Professional Development For Teachers has been designed for teachers to enhance their skills, knowledge an application of teaching ICT in their school. This site enables teachers to view samples of tasks, activities and modules.

An E-Pals Collaborative Project [2001-July] This exciting new classroom project on currency from an international perspective is just beginning: "From Shekels to Shillings Project"
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GetAccess links to a quality West Australian web site designed to help people gain an understanding of themselves and the career planning process. Their Job Hunters Bible link offers tests from 'What Colour is Your Parachute?', a well-known career-choice manual.

This Princeton Review Career Quiz link asserts, "we'll ask easy stuff about you, then we'll analyze your answers to determine your likely interests and work style, and most importantly, careers that you'd enjoy".

cluegle.com is a search engine with generated metadata giving description and keywords to further search topics

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy - Storyline netcast provides the entire six-hour television program anytime, on demand, for 30 days following the television broadcast. Each episode of the program is divided into chapters which can be launched from the chapter menu. There are interviews with more than 150 men and women from all continents and many walks of life that were interviewed in making this program. Economic Architects is a profile section with twenty individuals whose ideas and actions, through trial and error, have helped define the modern global economy. An excellent resource.

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