Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
Standard 3.4
The classroom should house a plethora of resources; ready and waiting for children to delve into.
ICT
www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/ Use the Dust Echoes Web 2.0 tool to explore Dreamtime stories in the classroom.
www.myspace.com Create a MySpace page for a character of a novel or a historical figure
www.microsoft.com/Australia/education/ Understand chance and probability using Microsoft Excel
www.yoyogames.com Students can create their own virtual acquarium that they manage for profit. They can keep over 40 types of fish and are able to decorate their tank with ornaments and plants.
www.thelearningfederation.edu.au Digital learning objects can be used to explore decimals, this suite contains the Decimaster series, Swamp Survival series, Hopper series and Diffy
Google Sketchup Our grade 5 boys used this program to create their modular houses
www.wikispaces.com Create a class Wiki
www.wordle.net Create a word cloud using Wordle
www.voicethread.com Use VoiceThread for a collaborative anlaysis of issues
www.voki.com Create a presentation using a personalised speaking character in Voki
www.worldwidetelescope.org Use your computer as a virtual telescope and create guided tours of planets and solar systems
ComicLife Digital storytelling - a great way of framing events, putting them in a ssequence and choosing what the characters say.
www.glogster.com Students create their own posters
www.studyladder.com Online literacy and maths
www.edublogs.org Teachers and students can create their own blog sites
www.storybird.com Collaborative storytelling
www.bbc.co.uk A collection of educational resources
www.webquest.com Research information on the internet
Television & DVDs
ABC Education Schools feature a wealth of resources:
Educational DVDs
Government produced DVDs
Books
CDs
Posters
Manipulatives
Teacher resources
www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/ Use the Dust Echoes Web 2.0 tool to explore Dreamtime stories in the classroom.
www.myspace.com Create a MySpace page for a character of a novel or a historical figure
www.microsoft.com/Australia/education/ Understand chance and probability using Microsoft Excel
www.yoyogames.com Students can create their own virtual acquarium that they manage for profit. They can keep over 40 types of fish and are able to decorate their tank with ornaments and plants.
www.thelearningfederation.edu.au Digital learning objects can be used to explore decimals, this suite contains the Decimaster series, Swamp Survival series, Hopper series and Diffy
Google Sketchup Our grade 5 boys used this program to create their modular houses
www.wikispaces.com Create a class Wiki
www.wordle.net Create a word cloud using Wordle
www.voicethread.com Use VoiceThread for a collaborative anlaysis of issues
www.voki.com Create a presentation using a personalised speaking character in Voki
www.worldwidetelescope.org Use your computer as a virtual telescope and create guided tours of planets and solar systems
ComicLife Digital storytelling - a great way of framing events, putting them in a ssequence and choosing what the characters say.
www.glogster.com Students create their own posters
www.studyladder.com Online literacy and maths
www.edublogs.org Teachers and students can create their own blog sites
www.storybird.com Collaborative storytelling
www.bbc.co.uk A collection of educational resources
www.webquest.com Research information on the internet
Television & DVDs
ABC Education Schools feature a wealth of resources:
- Behind the News
- Australia's Prime Ministers
- My Place
- For the Juniors - Celebrations
- Science Clips
- Take on Technology
- Our Animals
- Three Kinds of Writing
Educational DVDs
Government produced DVDs
Books
- Picture books
- Big books
- Online books and bookclubs
- Journals
- Reference
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Comic books
- Puzzle books
CDs
- Stories
- Music
Posters
- Images
- Information
- Diagrams
- Steps
- Categories
Manipulatives
- Maths manipulatives
- Visual educational tools
- Literacy manipulatives
Teacher resources
- First Steps
- Jacaranda myWorld Atlas
- Yarning Strong Literacy Series
- Origo Stepping Stones
- Stories from Australia's History
- Nelson Maths
- Nelson Literacy Directions
- Reading Keys
- Writing for a Purpose Classroom Kit
- Grammar Rules! Interactive Games
- Stretch
- The Big Picture Book of Human Civilisation
- The Science Behind
- PM Writing
- Significant People in Australia's History
- First Australians: Plenty Stories, Upper Primary
