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Using ICT in the Sociology Classroom
SEV Social Education and VCE Teachers’ Conference
Monday 6th December 2010
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Political cartoons
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Political cartoons are an effective way of introducing students
to contemporary issues in Australian society
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Students should be encouraged to collect and annotate
political cartoons
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The end-of-year examinations have included political
cartoons for students to analyse
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Some artists such as Peter Nicholson allow their work to be
used by teachers in non-commercial settings so long as
acknowledge is made
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http://www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au/reproduce.php
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Cartoon by Nicholson from "The Australian" newspaper: www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au
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Media reviews
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Knowledge of contemporary issues in Australian society is
essential for teaching Units 3-4 Sociology
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The end-of-year examinations have included newspaper
articles and advertisements for students to analyse
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The key knowledge in the Study Design also requires
teachers to be aware of contemporary issues, such as
changes in policy
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Press
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e.g. The Australian
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e.g. The Age
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http://www.theage.com.au/opinion
e.g. Crikey
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationalaffairs?useAbsoluteURL=true
http://www.crikey.com.au/
e.g. The Monthly
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http://www.themonthly.com.au/
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Radio & Television
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e.g. Slow TV
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http://www.themonthly.com.au/video
e.g. ABC Life Matters
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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/
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Wednesday 1 December ‘In Favour of Gay Marriage’
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http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/12/lms_201012
01_0905.mp3
e.g. SBS First Australians
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http://www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/
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Film
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e.g. Enhance TV
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e.g. ABC Dick Smith’s Population Puzzle
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http://www.abc.net.au/tv/populationpuzzle/index.html
e.g. ATOM Study Guides
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http://www.enhancetv.com.au
http://www.metromagazine.com.au/studyguides/study.asp
e.g. The Oasis
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http://www.abc.net.au/tv/oasis/
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National Film & Sound Archive
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Digital Resource Finder
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http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/
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Free-for-education video clips from Screen Australia
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No log-in required
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View on the website
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About the Video Clip
Curriculum Focus
Background Information
Classroom Activities
Further Resources
Download for later use (with instructions)
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National Film & Sound Archive
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http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/1100/
Film Australia, Old Parliament House & Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2007). ‘Edmund Barton and the
Velvet Soap Advertisement’, The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures, available from:
http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/1100/.
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YouTube
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Why are you using it?
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Is it being used instead of “theory”?
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Is it being used as a “reward”?
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Does it relate to the key knowledge?
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Could you teach more effectively without it?
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Is the content accurate?
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Is it legal?
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Will it be there when you need it?
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http://keepvid.com
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Using YouTube
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e.g. Standard Deviants (Sociology)
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e.g. Yakovich (Social Comment)
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www.youtube.com/user/CerebellumCorp
http://www.youtube.com/user/Yakovich#g/c/F129771BA02A3B98
e.g. Random
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http://www.youtube.com/user/socimages
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9dfc7g_10
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdUtCAXAUM
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Embedding video in PowerPoint
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The PowerPoint document links to where the video is saved
when it was first embedded
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If you move the location of the video after embedding it, its
link with the PowerPoint document is broken
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For example, if you save your PowerPoint document to USB it
won’t play the video you embedded because the video is still
stored on your computer hard-drive
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You must move the PowerPoint document and video file to the
USB and “redirect” the link
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PDF files
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Archiving mechanism
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Format/font stays the same
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Avoids compatibility issues (e,g. version of programs)
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Photocopier: Scans and emails PDF
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Mac: File>Print>PDF>Save as PDF
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Wordpress
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www.wordpress.com
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Free blog
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Web template system using a template processor
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No web design skills necessary – re-arrange widgets and switch
themes
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Easy to use “back-end”
www.pheonad.wordpress.com
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Quia
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www.quia.com
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Online testing system with automatic grading, immediate
feedback and detailed reporting
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Each student gets log in details
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16 templates for online activities
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Surveys
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Class page
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Can set to private so only class members can access content
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Can share resources with other teachers/students
http://www.quia.com/pages/pheonad/psychology