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This page provides links to a variety of sites which are designed to support K-12 classroom teachers.
This list is by no means comprehensive. Please contact me if you would like to suggest any sites which you feel are worthy of inclusion in this list.

Aussie Links | International Links

Aussie Links
Australian Flag
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.

Beginning Teachers Support (DET)
Online chat, mentor contacts and sharing forums provided by NSW DET to support new teachers.

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.

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.

DET Curriculum Support
Support ideas and projects for each NSW KLA.

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.

Mark Collinson's School Info
Scroll down to find Mark's K-6 program info.

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

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

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 Curriculum Support Units
On-line lesson plans, teacher resources and self-paced student learning modules, produced by students at Southern Cross University in Lismore. Primary and Secondary.

SCU Curriculum Support Units
On-line lesson plans, teacher resources and self-paced student learning modules, produced by students at Southern Cross University in Lismore. Primary and Secondary.

Shellharbour Online Resources
Links to sites with free resources and online activities for both teachers and students.

Technology Assessment Rubric
US site, but relevant to all schools. Designed to help teachers create an individual learning plan for technology use.

Wazza's Class Search
Search engines suitable for use in Primary schools.

Wazza's Digital Photo and Video
Info and links to resources for the use of digital camera equipment and related software in schools.

International Links

International Flags
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!

Teachers' Edition Online
Interactive forum for teaching ideas, lesson plans, classroom management issues, etc.

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

 

 

 
     
 
 
   
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