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Top Secondary Websites April - June 2001 |
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State Library of NSW student Pages: Services to schools include Infocus, an HSC support service providing magazine and newspaper articles, realia, photos etc; Infoquick, the index to the Sydney Morning Herald; InfoKoori, an index of Australian indigenous affairs; and the Legal Information Access Centre. K10-12 |
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World
School
Best way of finding out what is on WorldSchool is a Directory Browse. |
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EdNA (Education Network Australia): Do a Browse search, choose School Education, then Online Resource Centre. Then choose your curriculum area. Inside each curriculum area, you will find general internet links according to topic, and at the bottom there are lesson plans and units of instruction. Take a look at the Web Quests in these areas. K-12 |
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HSC Online: This web site is being redeveloped and is different from the old HSC Online, in that it provides very specific guidance and examples. Mostly of use to NSW HSC, but other states may find relevance. K11-12 |
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Studentnet: This is a very useful site, sponsored by Optus,providing free membership. It has a K-12 perspective. |
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SOFWeb (Schools of the Future): This is the Victorian Department of Education official site. It contains curriculum resources by KLA, as well as collaborative projects, and IdeaBank, which is a database of teaching ideas for all KLAs. See also the Resource Centre. Use the search facility, or just browse by KLA.K-12 |
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CMIS Evaluation: This is the official site of the Education Department of Western Australia. Curriculum resources contains elearning, information literacy, online research modules, pathfinders and professional resources.K-12 |
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Network for Education This is the official site of the NSW Department of Education and Training.The best way of navigating it is to go to the site map. Highly useful in Curriculum resources are the KLA reviews, hot links, teachers ideas, feature articles, resource reviews, and access to the Department's publication for teachers and teacher-librarians, Scan.K-12 |
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Oz-teachernet Here you can join Oz-teachers, a thriving community listserv for teachers, participate in Book Raps, Global Youth Forum or Oz-Webquests, Australian-made online learning activities.K-12 |
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OzProjects An Online Projects Resource. Here’s an excellent web site for teachers and students seeking online projects. This extensive OzProjects site is an initiative of the EdNA Schools Project, funded by SA DETE and Commonwealth of Australia. K-12 |
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Project Atmosphere Australia This web site is an award winning resource to do with all things atmospheric. Starting September, students can measure the weather for two weeks, and send the results to an email list, investigate local areas for beliefs and sayings, students can pose a question for the project's meteorologists to answer, altogether there are a multitude of fun and exciting activities in which students can join.K-12 |
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Education Queensland This is the teaching and learning section of Education Queensland. It contains Curriculum Exchange, Curriculum partners, EduList, Libraries and Resources, Showcase, and TIPS (Teaching Ideas and Practices). In Curriculum Exchange, see the link with the Smithsonian Institute as a rich source of teaching ideas.K-12 |
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Top Secondary Websites July - Sep 2001 |
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Science Teachers' Association of NSW This is a developing site focusing largely on the curriculum needs of NSW teachers. Visit the links section for good general Australian science/education sites. K5-10 |
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Orica Go to educational resources, and see chemical fact sheets, science stuff, and interesting links for teachers and students.K9-12 |
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Science Teachers' Associations, World Wide This comprehensive site takes you to the wealth of science sites offered by Science Teachers' Associations worldwide, as well as very useful links on common science topics appearing on the page. K7-12 |
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Environment Australia This is the federal government's official environment site, containing comprehensive information, policies and legislation about these issues: Antarctica; Atmosphere; Biodiversity; Coasts and Oceans; Heritage; Industry; Inland Waters; Land Management; Meteorology; and Parks and Reserves. The level of its information is probably most appropriate for senior students and teachers.K8-12 |
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How Stuff Works: Science and Technology Marshall Brain's comprehensive site on how scientific scientific "stuff" works. Although a commercial site with plenty of "stuff" to sell, the information in it is user friendly and wide-ranging, for example, How beer, light, nuclear power and fibre optics etc work.K6-12 |
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BHP Science Awards The BHP Science Award is one of the most important science awards in Australia. This award for student scientists does a great deal to promote scientific research in schools. K9-12 |
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Quia The popular Quia web site consists of activities, work sheets and games based on mathematics, vocab, science and other subjects.K7-12 |
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Top Secondary Websites Oct - Dec 2001 |
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Australian Careers Directory This web site offers a comprehensive and useful collection of links and resources which will assist in career related education, job search preparation and career exploration and decision making. K9-12 |
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Top Science Websites Jan - Mar 2002 |
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Virtual Learning Resource Centre:Look especially for New Scientist, and Scientific American articles. Look at library copies of Newton magazine. Use Guidelines in Print to search for magazine articles. |
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Australian Museum: A comprehensive site with excellent search facilities. Highlights include: Australia's Lost Kingdoms; Landmarks; Bats; Biodiversity; Living Colour; Lizard Island; Body Art. Check out the extensive research section, which covers such topics as: Invertebrates; Vertebrates; Earth Sciences; Anthropology; Evolutionary Biology; and Conservation and the Built Environment. |
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Science
Teachers' Association of NSW This is a developing site focusing largely on the curriculum needs of NSW teachers. Visit the links section for good general Australian science/education sites. |
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Orica Go to educational resources, and see chemical fact sheets, science stuff, and interesting links for teachers and students. |
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Science
Teachers' Associations World Wide This comprehensive site takes you to the wealth of science sites offered by Science Teachers' Associations worldwide, as well as very useful links on common science topics appearing on the home page. |
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Powerhouse Museum: The Powerhouse Museum focuses on Science and Design. Its website provides information about such things as: its permanent, travelling and new exhibitions; online web projects, such as Australia Innovates: an online guide to innovation in Australia's industries; and collection and research, such as the Science area which has examples of the sorts of objects etc housed in the Museum. The web site acts as an enticement to visit the Museum to make best use of its information. |
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Science
Playwiths This is the multi award-winning unique site of Peter Macinnis, an Australian Science writer, who focuses on the fun to be had in Science. The site is divided into three parts, the first a set of simple experiments, the second a more complex set of experiments, and the third, The Ugly Islands, a simulation exercise with problems to play with. The site contains fascinating information on such things as: Bubbles and related things; ideas for science projects; kitchen chemistry; earth science things; electricity and magnetism; living things, etc. |
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Environment Australia: This is the federal government's official environment site, containing comprehensive information, policies and legislation about these issues: Antarctica; Atmosphere; Biodiversity; Coasts and Oceans; Heritage; Industry; Inland Waters; Land Management; Meteorology; and Parks and Reserves. The level of its information is probably most appropriate for senior students and teachers. |
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How
stuff works: Science and Technology Marshall Brain's comprehensive site on how scientific scientific "stuff" works. Although a commercial site with plenty of "stuff" to sell, the information in it is user friendly and wide-ranging, for example, How beer, light, nuclear power, fibre optics work. |
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Australian Science Award sites:Intel Young Scientist Awards and the always excellent BHP Science Awards Both of these prestigious awards for student scientists do a great deal to promote scientific research in schools. |
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Top Search Engines Jan - Mar 2002 |
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The generalised
engines automatically crawl like spiders all over the Web,
indexing millions of sites after inspecting key words featured on
the sites.Try: |
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The directory
based engines include a comprehensive listing of subject
indexes that are manually entered and assessed for quality by the
organisation's editorial staff. Try: |
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The meta-crawler
engines that deliver a single set of results after simultaneously
trawling through several other search engines, in a process known
as meta-searching or metacrawling. Try:
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The specialised
search engines that only return pages related to a particular
subject area, region or file type. There are numerous sites on the
Net which act as gateways to specialised search engines. Try:
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Top Software Download Sites Jan - Mar 2002 |
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Tucows
Downloads - Download software from Tucows the largest online
software download site. |
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ZDNet Australia: Downloads A great site for software downloads |
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CNET.com Downloads Downloads for Windows , Mac, Linux, Palm & Handhelds. |
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CNETShareware.com Search for shareware programs from more than a dozen downloadable software directories. |
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CWSApps
The Original Internet Software Resource |
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Download.net - a good source for shareware and freeware downloads |
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Lycos Free Downloads & Software for Windows , Mac, Linux, Palm & Handhelds. |
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DaveCentral Software Archive is an extensive listing of Internet shareware, freeware, betas and demos for Windows and Linux. |
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Jumbo is the source for free MP3 files, games, desktop themes, screen savers and the latest computer software for Windows, Mac, Linux. |
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Subloads offers a collection of the best freeware for Windows 95 98 ME XP CE NT 2000. |
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The AusMac Archive is an Australian site offering an archive of Macintosh software mirrored from overseas to enable quicker downloads for users in the Asia/Pacific. |
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Top Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Australian Link Up – Tips and Tricks An initiative by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in conjunction with the 3rd World Summit on Media for Children. |
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Webmonkey for Kids: Planning Figuring out the best way to introduce kids to the Web can be a tricky endeavor. This type of instruction really hasn't been done much, so we're all making it up as we go along. But as the Webmonkeys have worked with teachers and students, we've stumbled upon some useful techniques. We've enlisted one of these teachers to give you a few tips. |
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Film Australia Film Australia is dedicated to the production and distribution of quality audio-visual programs which explore, reflect and enhance experiences, ideas and themes of importance to Australians. |
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The Lab The Lab - ABC's Online Gateway to Science. |
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Double Helix Science Club Double Helix is the official science club of CSIRO Education. Members of the club receive latest news on amazing science research in The Helix magazine, do heaps of their own cool experiments, get the chance to work with some of Australia's leading scientists doing real research and go to regular club events in their local area. |
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Classroom Conferencing Classroom conferencing uses video conferencing software to connect communities, cultures, and classrooms so that students around the world can learn and collaborate together. |
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Webmonkey: The Web Developer's Resource Crash Courses in: Animation, Info. Architecture, Web Design, Beginning JavaScript, Advanced JavaScript, Site Optimization, Dynamic HTML, Dreamweaver. |
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Top Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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An Inquirer's Guide to the Universe: Space science facts, an imaginary planet gallery, space science fiction, and tips for teachers |
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Education page: For links to images, information about free software, a forum section, videos, cd-roms, and more |
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Spacelink: NASA's Space Science Program seeks to discover the mysteries of the Universe, explore the solar system, find planets around other stars, and search for life beyond Earth. Discover resources here to bring these ideas to your classroom |
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The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System |
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Views Of The Solar System: An educational tour of the solar system containing images and information about the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids. |
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Top Special Education Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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American
Sign Language Browser |
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American
Sign Language Fingerspelling Site |
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Education:
Gifted and Talented Students |
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ERIC
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education The website has links to current research in special needs education |
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Gifted
Education Resource Guide |
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Handspeak:
A Sign Language Dictionary Online |
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Hoagies'
Gifted Education Page |
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Internet
Resources for Special Children |
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InterventionCentral |
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Office
of Special Education |
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Pitsco
Launch to Gifted and Talented Resources |
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Special
Education Home Page |
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Special
Needs Education Network : WWW Resources |
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University
of Virginia Special Education Website |
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Top Indigenous Website Links Apr - Jun 2002 |
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NAIDOC 2002
- 7th to 14th July 2002 |
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Top Website Links July - Oct 2002 |
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Switcheroo Zoo - Create crazy animals that could never exist at this surrealistic virtual zoo! |
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Mercury Rising: Bearing Witness to Climate Change - "Our planet is getting hotter and nature is sending us a message. |
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Microbe Zoo - How can cows eat grass and hay and still grow big and fat? Why does bread rise? What helps plants absorb nutrients and water? |
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Mother Nature Fan Club - At this site you will find a great collection of Web links to sites that foster an understanding of and harmonious living with Mother Nature. |
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An Atlas of the Universe - This site was designed to help people actually visualize the somewhat obscure universe. |
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Homophone Zone - Are your aunts visiting or are there ants in your kitchen? Lists of homophones are available alphabetically. |
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Brookfield Zoo's Dolphins in Depth - Learn about dolphins while you play exciting games! |
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Sounds of the World's Animals - Mexican cows make the same noise as German cows, don't they? |
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SFS Kids Fun with Music - This site will help you learn about music from rhythm to the instruments in an orchestra. |
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Get Tech.org - Hey kids! Ever wonder what it takes to be a multimedia designer or a Robotics Technologist? |
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Top Primary Websites April - June 2001 |
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Space
Day:
The goal of Space Day is to advance science, math, and technology
education and to inspire young people to realize the vision of our
space pioneers. A website designed to give students a glimpse of
what it is like to live and work in space. This site is designed
around 'Space Day' which is being held celebrated on 'May 3rd'.
This site gives students the possibility of participating in webcast
live via satellite from USA. Viewers can participate in live polls
and quizzes and by asking questions of the guests via e-mail. This
year, students can also post questions for webcast guests in advance
on the Space Day discussion board at http://www.epals.com/forum/spaceday/forum.e.
and log on to the webcast to hear the answers in real time. The
teachers section has some great information & links to other
sites about Space. |
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Nasa Website for Kids: A variety of different aspects of Space created just for kids. K3-6 |
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Cyberkids: A site created by kids for kids. You can play games, chat with other Cyberkids, post messages, rea stories and poetry written by other Cyberkids, and you can submit your own work to be published on Cyberkids. K3 -6 |
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ABA:
The Australian Broadcasting Authority: 'Australian Families Guide
To The Internet'. This site is designed to help families get the
best from the Internet. It has 3 categories, kids, teens and families.
They are further divided up into these areas: Preschoolers, primary
kids, young teens, older teens, other indexes of good sites and
safe zones.
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Holidays
on the Net:
A great site for students researching various holidays and celebrations
around the world. |
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Discovery Channel A great site for resources and information about our worldThis site has is divided up into 3 sections for students, teachers and parents. It has a wealth of information about a variety of topics. It also enables students to explore your world from A to Z with science, geography, and history articles powered by World Book Online. K5 -6 |
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Kids Almanac of the World This is a great collection of information about our World catergarised into sections such as: 'Monumental Places, Where in the world...?" Great for students who are wanting information about different countries of the world. K3 - 6 |
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National Geographic for Kids This site has fantastic information for kids about different topics. The website has quizzes, photos and general information about our wonderful world.K3 -6
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All about Australia, Victoria, Melbourne All About Australia, Victoria and Melbourne by Trishan from Melbourne. This site has sensational photographs and information which is very student friendly. Trishan is a student from Melbourne and he shares what life is like to live in Melbourne, Victoria and Australia plus there is lots of information about different parts of Australian history and culture. K4 - 6 |
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Kids Class Kids Class information for students covering lots of different topics/areas.Students can access a variety of information about Science, Maths, Technology/communication, Dinosaurs, Space and The World. Great as an introductory session for students new to searching on the internet as the information is very clear and easy to navigate through. This site has done some of the hard work for you as it has links in each area to wonderful sites to help learn more about each different area.K2 - 6
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Top Primary Websites July - Sep 2001 |
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Australian Museum A comprehensive site with excellent search facilities. Highlights include: Australia's Lost Kingdoms; Landmarks; Bats; Biodiversity; Living Colour; Lizard Island; Body Art. Check out the extensive research section, which covers such topics as: Invertebrates; Vertebrates; Earth Sciences; Anthropology; Evolutionary Biology; and Conservation and the Built Environment.K-8 |
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Powerhouse Museum The Powerhouse Museum focuses on Science and Design. Its website provides information about such things as: its permanent, travelling and new exhibitions; online web projects, such as Australia Innovates: an online guide to innovation in Australia's industries; and collection and research, such as the Science area which has examples of the sorts of objects etc housed in the Museum. The web site acts as an enticement to visit the Museum to make best use of its information.K2-8 |
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Science Playwiths This is the multi award-winning unique site of Peter Macinnis, an Australian Science writer, who focuses on the fun to be had in Science. The site is divided into three parts, the first a set of simple experiments, the second a more complex set of experiments, and the third, The Ugly Islands, a simulation exercise with problems to play with. The site contains fascinating information on such things as: Bubbles and related things; ideas for science projects; kitchen chemistry; earth science things; electricity and magnetism; living things, etc.K-9 |
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School Resource Centre The excellent resources of the Palmerston District Primary School Resource Centre will be found of much use for schools all over Australia. Their Barbara Braxton has created a wonderful resource on the web, do have a peek.K-8 |
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Top Primary Websites Oct - Dec 2001 |
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Australian Democracy & Elections The aim of this page is to provide a useful collection of resources for teachers to support classroom learning and activities connected with learning how Australia's electoral system and democratic processes work. K5-8 |
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Top Top Ten News/Weather Sites Jan - Mar 2002 |
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The
Advertiser - Adelaide |
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The
Bureau Of Meteorology
- Australia |
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Top
Top Ten Sites Providing Technical Support |
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Lockergnome
Up to
date information on a range of programs. |
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Top Popularity-based Search Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Using
popularity-based search sites:
If you're looking for a way to find the Web's most popular sites,
you've probably tried various search engines and Web directories.
However, no thanks to spamdexing and other tricks that site owners
use to increase their sites' search-engine rankings, you may end
up finding fewer relevant hits than you'd hoped for. If you're in
the mood for a new approach, try these popularity-based search engines
and directory sites: |
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Top Mathematics Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Maths Net: MathsNet is an independent educational website providing free mathematics resources to the education community. Its aim is to offer truly interactive resources that are both wide and deep in terms of their applicability and usefulness. |
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Maths Topics (ENC): Acquires and catalogues mathematics and science curriculum resources, creating the most comprehensive collection in the nation. Provides the best selection of math and science education resources on the Internet. Supports teachers' professional development in math, science, and the effective use of technology. Serves all K-12 educators, parents, and students with free products and services. |
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Maths File Games Show BBC: Great learning site - many weblinks |
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Numbertime BBC: A child site of the above website - Interactive - junior levels |
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Maths Challenges: Figure This! Web site: Mathematics Challenges for Families provides interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families. |
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Explore Maths: Welcome to ExploreMath.com, the online learning community dedicated to the teaching and learning of mathematics. At ExploreMath we believe the real power of the Internet lies in its ability to bring educators and students together in ways that both meet instructional needs and harness our collective creativity. Finding great teaching resources on the Internet is difficult and time consuming. Dynamic multimedia activities are scarce. |
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N-Rich Maths enrichment site: After five years NRICH has thousands of members from 100 countries and many more regular users. Everything is free. |
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Maths Archives: The goal of the Mathematics Archives is to provide organized Internet access to a wide variety of mathematical resources. The primary emphasis is on materials which are used in the teaching of mathematics. A second strength of the Archives is its extensive collection of links to other sites that are of interest to mathematicians. These educational resources and the organized collection of links combine to make the Mathematics Archives a comprehensive site for mathematics on the Internet. |
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BJPinchbeck’s Homework Helper: Lots of links to other Maths sites |
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Top Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Spark Notes : If you are looking for background notes on almost any curriculum area then you'll find them here. The site provides a good summary of a wide range of topics including everything from literature, astronomy, poetry, history, biology, biographies, computer science, Shakespeare, philosophy, economics, mathematics, chemistry, physics and psychology, to health and nutrition. |
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Safety on the internet.:Probably the best set of notes available on this topic. These should be issued to every students before they start using the Internet and referred to regularly. They should also be part of your Internet Policy Statement. |
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Harnessing the Web :This is an excellent collection of ideas and classroom concepts that encourage the use of student centred, project based activities that incorporate the use of information technologies in the classroom. The Global Schoolnet Foundation has put the contents of their CD ROM on the Internet and here you can find out about collaborative project based learning, Internet research, building a collaborative web project, references, readings and resources. A host of Power Point workshop slides that they have made available. |
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International Education and Resource Network :Global student projects that 'can make a difference'. This is an excellent example of the potential of the Internet as a vehicle for social change. Students are encouraged to work with other students from around the world to tackle social issues. To be part of I Earn project you must register as a school and post an application to join a learning circle. |
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Classroom Connect :Classroom Connect offers a searchable database of recommended Internet sites, a list of schools with sites on the World Wide Web, information on conferences and educational software, and a database for contacting other educators online. |
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New York Times Learning Network :Building on news and archives from the New York Times, the Learning Network connects teachers of grades 6-12, their students, and parents to a comprehensive news and education resource. It includes daily lesson plans, quizzes, and opportunities to talk with the Times' reporters. |
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Top Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Fact Monster was recognized as Best Kids' Site by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. |
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Clipart for Students Classroom clipart is a K-12 educational clipart site for students |
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World of Mathematics is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. Like the vibrant and constantly evolving discipline of mathematics, this site is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new discoveries. |
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Everything Preschool Preschool resources, ideas, and help for parents and teachers |
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Coolmath4kids An amusement park of math and more designed especially for fun! |
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Fear of Physics A friendly, non-technical way of learning something about the field of Physics. |
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The Word Detective on the Web is the online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. |
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How Come? answers nearly 150 puzzling questions for the whole family, from "Why does the wind blow?" to "How did the zebra get its stripes?" |
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Top English Sites Apr - Jun 2002 |
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Primary English Resources : The website has an extensive list of Primary English resources. |
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Secondary English Resources Page :This Australian website has an extensive list of Secondary English resources. |
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English Literature Resources : The links are intended to provide a useful resource for students on our English Literature distance-learning course, and anyone else studying English Literature. |
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Guide to Grammar and Writing :The index includes references to both the Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition. It does not, however, include references to the interactive Quizzes or to the Grammarlogs (posted responses to ASK GRAMMAR queries). The Frequently Asked Questions page and the Guide's Search Engine will also help you find help on grammatical issues, tips on composition, and advice on English usage. |
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Online Resources for Writers :This online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers. Part One examines how sentences work, giving students a structural understanding of the language they use every day. Part Two focuses on errors that commonly appear in written English. Part Three suggests techniques and topics for developing ideas in writing. Sentence Sense contains nearly 200 interactive applications. |
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American Academy of Poets : The Academy maintains one of the liveliest and most comprehensive poetry sites on the Internet |
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The Poetry Archives :The purpose of The Poetry Archive is to provide a simple interface into a dynamicially generated, database driven website archiving thousands of copyright free poems. |
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Shakespeare Home Page :The Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet community since 1993. |
| Top Science Sites Primary & Secondary March 2003 | |
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ScienceTrek website ScienceTrek is an innovative multimedia resource designed to meet the needs of teachers and students of science at Curriculum and Standards Framework Levels 4-5. Developed by the Department of Education & Training, the resource includes video programs, teacher support materials, CD-ROM and an interactive website. |
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Australian
Academy of Science
Website - Nova. This is a great site to go to for up to date information on Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Geology, Health and Physics. |
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Museum of Victoria Museum Victoria, Australia's largest public museums organisation, is the State Museum for Victoria (Australia), responsible for the care of the state's collections, conducting research, and providing public access. |
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Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. The Melbourne Planetarium is the first in the Southern Hemisphere to use the Digistar II - a computer graphics system especially designed for planetariums. Combined with the domed ceiling, reclining chairs, an array of slide and video projectors, and stereo surround sound, a visit to the Planetarium is an experience unlike any other. |
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CSIRO Double Helix Double Helix is the official science club of CSIRO and it operates a range of exciting science education projects which aim to alert school students, their families and teachers of science to the contribution of scientific research to our community,encourage students to participate in scientific activities, especially those related to the applications of science and encourage students to take up careers in science. |
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Marine Discovery Centre, Queenscliff. Click on the 'Coasts & Marine' link then on 'Education' button on the left hand side. There you will find a kit all about the Victorian Coast. The Marine Discovery Centre is an educational facility which assists people of all ages to discover the wonders of southern Australia's marine environment. Facilities include a visitor's aquarium, student laboratory, classroom, a resource room and an educational gift shop. |
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. This site gives lots of information for teachers and students wishing to visit the Gardens highlighting the diverse range trees, plants and animals at he gardens. |
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Melbourne Zoo has more than 350 animal species from Australia and around the world are on view just 4 km from the centre of Melbourne, in a botanic garden setting of 55 acres / 22 hectares. |
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Healesville Sanctuary Healesville Sanctuary features Australian wildlife with more than 200 species of native birds, mammals and reptiles, displayed in a beautiful bushland setting. |
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Gould League The Gould League is an environmental education organisation. Their aim is to educate children, schools and the general community about conservation and the environment. Check out their site for great ideas, resources and upcoming events. |
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Melbourne Aquarium Are you looking for a wonderful excursion to enhance your students study of marine life? The new Melbourne Aquarium is a sensational place to stimulate the senses of your students. This website gives great information about the Aquarium itself and also related activities & preparation for your visit. |
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Insectarium
of Victoria Is a wonderful website promoting the Insectarium located
in Woodend Victoria. Check out the website for ideas & suggestions
to assist teachers and students to gain greater insight into the study
of insects and related invertebrates |
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Amphibian Research Centre The Amphibian Research Centre was established as a centre dedicated to research and conservation of Australia's unique frogs. They provide expertise in all areas of frog knowledge including captive breeding and research and education. |
| Top Reading Sites For Junior Primary April 2003 | |
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What
You Need To Know About... website has a fantastic collection of
sites for teachers and students to use. There are links to sites in different subject areas and are suitable for junior primary levels. |
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Here is a wonderful collection of Early Reading resources to teach the alphabet and phonics. |
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1.Movies
and sounds. http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/index/play.htm |
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Gawains Word Joining Game- very good http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/langearlyread/ |
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Owl and Mouse Software http://www.yourchildlearns.com/lettersounds.htm |
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4.Common
Words with Test Try this fun interactive challenge game where the visitor can hear words on the internet |
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5.Learn The
Letters |
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6.Learn
The Sounds Letter Sounds helps children make the first, vital connection between the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they represent. |
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7. Call out
sounds-Variety of games from Kids Genius - |
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8. Concentration
Game using Animal with alphabet song |
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I Spy Alphabet Game http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa021700a.htm |
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10. Click
on Picture Game |
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11. Make
Your Own Alphabet Book |
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12.
Between The Lions- http://pbskids.org/lions/ |
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13. Letterland
classwork |
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14.Sight
Word Books http://www.netrover.com/~3384mary/storyall/index.html |
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15. Drawing
and colouring and common words - wonderful collection of websites. |
| Top SOSE Sites For Primary May 2003 ~ Inventors & Inventions | |
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Australian
Achievers: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/achievers/australian.html |
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Australian
Inventors: http://inventors.about.com/cs/australianinvent/ |
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Lists
of Australian Inventors: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/inventorsauzzie.htm |
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Australian
Inventors: http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/te/austinv.htm |
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Inventors
Workshop: http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/ |
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Innovations
that have shaped Australia and the world.
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/innovations.html |
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Inventors
from around the World: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/indexa.shtml |
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Famous
Inventors A - Z http://inventors.about.com/library/bl/bl12.htm?PM=ss13_inventors |
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Science
Channel : http://www.howstuffworks.com |
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Inventors
& Inventions Unit: http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~greentown/invent.htm |
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Sample
Prjoect on Inventions & Inventors: http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/inventions/inventions.htm |
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Inventions,
Inventors and History |
| Top Science Sites For Primary July 2003 ~ Nutrition | |
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Kids
Health: For Kids http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ |
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Interactive
game: http://www.kidsfoodclub.org/fun/picnic.asp |
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Dole
5 A Day: http://www.dole5aday.com/index.jsp |
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Teaching
Ideas/ nutrition: http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/pdhpe/index.cfm?u=3&i=168 |
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EdNa
Theme pages: nutrition: http://www.edna.edu.au/schools/themes/nutrition.html |
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Health
Star: http://www.healthstar.com.au/ |
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Kids
Health & Fitness: http://kidshealthandfitness.org.au/ |
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Children's Health
Development Foundation: |
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Nutrition
Australia: http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/ |
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Australian
Guide To Healthy Eating http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guide/ |
| Top English Sites Primary Oct 2003 ~Reading Games | |
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Bossy
e / Magic e http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/change/change3.htm |
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Capital
Match http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/capitals/ |
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Sight
Word Bingo with Motivational Quotes http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/bingo/ |
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Reading
Posters http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/posters/ |
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Contractions
Concentration http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/cont/ |
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Short Vowel Sound Game http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/change/ |
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Reading
Snakes and Ladders http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/snakes/ |
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Word
Race for er, ir and ur http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/race/ |
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Alien
Tic Tac Toe - 'tion' focus http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/tictactoe/index.htm |
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Screech
Tic Tac Toe -'ee' focus http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/tictactoe/eetictac.htm |