Teaching Resources

Aussie Schoolhouse

Heaps of projects and ideas for using the Internet at school. Sponsored by Microsoft, Optus and Anabelle Bits.

Aussie Virtual Teacher

Online lesson plans, links to sites, free stuff, tips, time savers, "teacher tools" and templates, produced by Sydney-based educator Cathy Brown. You can also subscribe to a regular newsletter.

Blended Learning

What do you get when you combine Web 2.0 and other distance education technologies and resources with face-to-face learning environments?

BOS - ICT Skills Mapping

NSW Board of Studies site that lists the Information and Communication Technologies integrated within the outcomes and content of the mandatory Years 7-10 syllabuses.

Class Search Engines

Search engines suitable for use in Primary schools.

Curriculum Corporation

Free lesson plans, and heaps of teaching resources. This independent organisation is supported by the various Australian State and Commonwealth Department for Education.

Country Area Program

This site provides some great ideas for the integration of technology in the curriculum, including sample online research projects for Primary and Secondary schools.

Digital Natives in the Classroom

Today's students and young workers are part of a cohort Prensky calls Digital Natives. Raised on MTV, video games, e-mail, the Web and instant messaging, Digital Natives have developed cognitive thinking patterns that differ from previous generations.

eLearning Resources (Victoria)

Contains resources about eLearning and ICT which are available in the Victorian DET.

Google Docs in the Classroom

20 interesting ways to use Google Docs to support collaborative projects in your classroom. Some good ideas here even if you are not using Google Docs!

How to make a stop-motion animation

Short video discussing basic stop-motion animation for students - planning, making sets and characters, and some useful tips and tricks.

ICT Planning for Schools

Links and resources to assist in planning for learning environments supported by ICT in your school.

Internet Safety Resources

A huge list of free resources related to internet safety.

MarkBook

An Excel spreadsheet to record results of assessment tasks for individual classes, or whole stages/years. Includes weighting, averaging, A-E grades, etc.

MathsOnline

Heaps of resouces for Maths teachers in years 7-12. All free.

Mobile Mini-beasts

Workshops in your school - about the importance of 'mini-beasts' within the food web, ecosystems, agriculture, medicine, etc.

Moodle Resources

Quickstart notes and other resources for teachers (and new admins) who are getting started with Moodle.

National Film & Sound Archive

The video clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers’ notes created by specialist curriculum writers.

NSW Board of Studies

A wide variety of useful information including downloadable copies of most NSW syllabuses and support documents.

NSW Curriculum Support

Support ideas and projects for each NSW KLA.

NSW HSC Online

A joint project between the NSW DET and Charles Sturt University, providing resources for NSW Higher School Certificate courses.

OzProjects

Directory of On-line telecommunication projects suitable for schools.

Primary School Resources

Primary school web sites, lessons and resources.

Primary School Special Ed

Useful archive of links to resources for teachers of students with special needs.

Revesby Public School

A little dated now, but still a useful collection of resources for teachers integrating technology in the classroom - scope and sequence skills, how do I?'s, etc

School ICT Planning

School ICT planning should start by considering the school learning environment, then work towards the development of ICT infrastructure and PD programs that support this environment.

Technology Education Federation of Australia

Teaching resources and other useful links which relate to the use of technology in the classroom.

UniServe Science

Under development at Sydney Uni. This site was initially developed to assist Uin academices, but has now been extended to secondary teachers. Currently developing web pages to support the Stage 6 Science syllabus.

SCU Teacher Resources

Variety of information (from Southern Cross University) to support teachers in tertiary education, though much of this is relevant to the K-12 sector too.

Wazza's Digital Photo and Video

Info and links to resources for the use of digital camera equipment and related software in schools.

Apple Education Page

A variety of links related to Education - creating Web Sites, School Lesson plans, etc.

Awesome Library

A bit of a US flavour, but very comprehensive collection of education resources.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper

Heaps of links to an enormously wide variety of sites suitable for kid's research.

Developing a School Technology Plan

Some useful reading about planning for the integration of technology in the school curriculum. (US)

Evaluating School Technology

How can you be sure that your school's technology plan will benefit student learning and achievement? (US)

Education Resources and Search Engine

Heaps of categorised education links, plus an education-based search engine/database.

Educator's Reference Desk

Huge US education archive, including lesson plans and ideas for various KLAs from the old ERIC database.

Enchanted Learning

Heaps of useful links!

From Now On

Huge site containing ideas for the use of technology in schools, with a focus on information skills for independent learners. Published by Jamie McKenzie.

K-12 Curriculum Resources and Lesson Plans

A mammoth collection of links, including lesson plans submitted by teachers throughout the world.

Main Learning Technology Initiative

(Monday 3rd December 2007)
Information and research reports from the University of Maine, relating to the 1:1 laptop program impemented in Maine schools. "the evidence indicated that using their laptops in this fashion helped them to become better writers in general, not just better writers using laptops."

Nematode Educational Resources

A resource for researchers, graduate students and teachers interested in the biology of Worms and other associated scientific pursuits!

Never mind the technology, where's the learning?

Regularly updated discussion about the place of technology in the learning process.

OECD

Research & reports to assist countries to foster quality teaching in preschools and schools to ensure all students - regardless of circumstances - lay the grounds for a lifetime of learning.

Teachers' Edition Online

Interactive forum for teaching ideas, lesson plans, classroom management issues, etc.

Teachers TV

Stacks of videos relevant to current issues in teaching and learning.

Technology Assessment Rubric

Designed to help you create an individual learning plan for technology use as it relates to you and your curriculum.

TechPlan Toolkit

Offers practical help to teachers, administrators, and school and district planners as they implement instructional technology plans that promote more powerful student learning.

The Gateway to Educational Materials

Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.

Zoom School