Guide to Internet Resources
Available for the Interactive
Whiteboard
Links to Primary Resources for your Whiteboard
If you're wondering why there are so many resources here from the U.K. and so few from
Australia then remember that most of these websites and resources are created by teachers. If
you want to see more Australian resources then why not upload some of yours? If everyone
uploads just one each then we'd all benefit.
See below:
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Description
Digital resources and interactive media provided by
DECS in conjunction with The Learning Federation.
Each school in SA was given a copy of the Access to
Learn disc and a username but they're all available
online.
A bank of free, ready to use ideas, resources, worksheets
and lesson plans. They're available for you to use with
your class at no cost whatsoever. A range of flipcharts
for both Smart and Promethean boards as well as
powerpoints and html style resoruces which can also be
used with easiteach.
A range of activities for English and Maths which can be
used on the IWB or on stand alone PCs. (Always opt to
see them in "big screen" mode when you want to use
them on your board. As this is all web based it can be
used with any IWB software.
A wide range of resources designed to be used with
Smart's own Notebook software. Search the database to
find suitable resources for your lessons.
Cost
Origin
Free!
Australia
Free!
U.K.
Free!
U.K.
Free!
U.K.
A wide range of resources designed to be used with
Smart's own Notebook software. Search the database to
find suitable resources for your lessons. These new
Free!
international resources are specifically designed for the
Australian frameworks.
Australia
This site provides schools with simple and easy to use
resources. Schools can use all of the evaluaiton
resources for free. CD ROMs of resources can be
purchased to be used throughout the school on one easy
administer site license. The site is also providing users
with an online community. A subscription is pais and
schools then get access to all resouces; including new
and updated ones which are not on the CDROMS yet.
This element of the company is designed to act as a
community where schools can request resources for their
particular shemes of
This is the offical resources bank for Easi-teach. The
resources you will find here have been submitted by
various teachers and users of Easiteach. You can freely
download and use them. You'll need Easi-teach to use
them.
This is the offical resources bank for Promethean Activ.
Boards. The resources you will find here have been
created, tried and tested by teachers all over the world.
You will require Activ. Board software in order to use
this software. Please note you may have to register - for
free- to access these resources)
The newly created international section of the
Promethean site now includes resources donated by
Australian teachers. These are designed, of course, to fit
with the Australian frameworks. Don't forget to upload
your resources too so that this bank of shared ideas can
grow Australia! (Please note you may have to register for free- to access these resources)
Free
Evaluation
Australia
Free!
U.K./World
wide
Free!
U.K./World
wide
Free!
Australia
Free!
U.K.
iwb.org.uk is a rapidly growing bank of free to use tools
and resources created for teachers who are teaching with
an interactive whiteboard (IWB).All the resources have
been contributed freely by their creators and may be
used freely within educational establishments. Share
Free!
ideas, discuss resources and ask questions in the forum.
The resources include Flash files, Textease files,
MSWord documents, MSPowerPoint files, MSExcel
files, Active flipcharts, SMART files, webpages, links,
photos, videos and more.
U.K.
Birmingham LEA's Grid for Learning has a good
collection of resources for a range of topics in Maths,
U.K.
This site would suit early years teaching and has some
fun games which can be played on your IWB
Free!
English, Science and other subjects.
A variety of games on a number of different subjects
aimed a lower primary.
Free!
U.K.
A variety of interactive whiteboard content ideal for the Some free
primary classroom. Ready made lessons for your
some very
interactive whiteboard which are searchable by subject. cheap!
U.K.
Created by a U.K. Grid for learning these are
Northumberland Local Education Authority Resources
for Primary schools. A wide range of resources to
choose from.
U.K.
free!
A total of 108 free to use educational interactive
resources. Crickweb is packed with a wide variety of
IWB resources for use in Primary schools. All but the
free!
Promethean resources can be used on any brand of
board. Our aim is to keep expanding the range on offer
and hope to add new resources each month.
A set of activities made by both children and staff at
Ambleside Primary School. Some good resources that
free!
can be used on an IWB here.
Free teacher software available here! Al you pay is for
the postage. Also got some great free to download lesson free!
plans and resources for you to take a look at.
Free, Searchable, online activities that can be used on an
free!
IWb. Covers Maths and Literacy
TeachingResource.co.uk was developed by Jane
Carruthers to provide Teachers, Parents and Children in
the UK with some of the best Educational Resources in free!
the UK and beyond. Lots of different resources here for
a range of subject areas.
The magic key is a BBC website with range of online
games that require students to make sentences, chose
description words carefully, describe monsters and many free!
more activities. I love using this with my NAP English
students
This website has some great, free big books that you can
use on your Interactive Whiteboard along with lesson
free!
plans and other teaching materials to go with them.
U.K.
Australia
Australia
Australia
UK
UK
UK
The Welsh Grid for learning has lots of great interactive
games for all sorts of subjects. They'd be great fun on
free!
your IWB. Use their online search tool to find suitable
resources
UK
Free online Maths Games From Channel 4. Including:
Multiplication and division machines.
free!
UK
Primary Interactive Whiteboard Resources: Some
suggestions for sites which work well on interactive
whiteboards in the classroom. All you need to do is
select a subject and age group.
free!
UK
This page entitled "Get Smart" is a collection of
resources that has been building for some time in a NSW
Primary School! Don't forget though that you can use
free!
these resources on any Interactive Whiteboard you like!
divided into 3 levels there is a real wealth of information
and links here! Great fun!"
Australia
ICT/IWB and Creativity
Creativity Web
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/index2.html
Project Happy Child
A variety of creativity examples including stories, fables, art
http://www.happychild.org.uk/nvs/cont/
Speech Teach UK
Some good resources for the teacher including clipart + ideas for games
http://www.speechteach.co.uk/p_resource/clipart/people4.htm
Web Design
Web tutorials and templates to “teach – yourself – web design”
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/skaalid/tresource/tresource.htm
Cody’s Science Education Zone
Good webpage design stuff (Teacher)
http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/index.html
Gamemaker
Excellent programme to make simple games. Download a free trial. Very Creative! Simple
Programming.
http://www.gamemaker.nl/
Gameaquarium
A HUGE website that includes interactive games for a all key learning areas and age ranges.
A must see!
http://www.gamequarium.com
Create 3D web graphics with Xara3D
Animated gifs, free gifs 3d, gifs avatars
Animation VirtualLand - Free Animated GIFs, 3D Graphics and VRML Worlds.
Free Animated GIFs. DEWA's FREE High Quality GIF89a Animations. No Ugly
Animated GIFs.
Other ICT and IWB interactive website stuff all mixed in together.
SVSD Literacy with ICT
www.virtuallearning.school.nz
5 ways teachers can use educational technology to engage students at
teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk
First Grade Skills - interactive sites
Fourth Grade Skills - interactive sites
Gamequarium A portal to thousands of free, online learning games and activities for
Pre-School through Grade 6 students compil
Goodyear Computer Lab
http--www.electroboard.com.auhttp--www.interactivewhiteboard.net.auICT Assessment tools
Innovative Teachers Network
Instructional Technology Department - Resources - SmartBoards
Interactive Sites for the Smartboard
Interactive Websites
IWB Smart Notebook lessons!
BGfL - Whiteboards - Primary English
Electroboard Projectors, Whiteboards & Presentation Systems
Greenbush Edusim
Primary Maths (Numeracy) Interactive Games
SMART - Notebook software lesson activities Correlate Canadian lesson activities
Whiteboard Web Index web forum for resources
Art Activities, Art Projects & Games
Crickweb Flash Page
Digital Diversity
Interactive Whiteboard Resources Literacy, Key Stage 2 - Topmarks Education
Language Arts Standards - 4th grade student performance skills
pictures of places at picturesofplaces.com - World Travel Pictures! vacations holidays
and trips
Primary School Learning Technologies
Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art and PE Interactive Sites
Sandfields Comprehensive School, Free Flash Resources for Teachers
Smart Classrooms
Susanne's Technology Page TeacherWeb SmartBoard Lesson Sites
Tammy's Technology Tips
TEA - Teacher Toolbag - Educational Resources - Ask an Expert
Teacher Tap Interactive Websites, Games, and Activities
Teachernet, ICT
TeachersFirst Resource Listings for interactive whiteboard
Teaching & Learning with ICT
Technology Assessment and Rubrics
Think Bank Ltd - Training, Design, Consultancy
Think.com - Home
Thinkfinty Search Results
Third Grade Skills - interactive sites
Welcome to the Digital Education Revolution
www.pixsy.com (images and videos)
You are Never Alone » Persuading teachers to think digitally
SMART - Support
SMARTBoards and other interactive whiteboards.
Website Design
Addictive Design Studios Pty Ltd
Art
Teacher resource about drawing
–See the exercises.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Echarles57/Creative/Drawing/index.html
Sir Robert Hichams Primary School
Some art ideas involving IWB, Using Jackson Pollock, some digital photography galleries,
Water color video lessons (very small picture)
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/ict_art/rna/index.htm
Create your own Mondrian Painting
http://www4.vc-net.ne.jp/~klivo/soft/mondrian.htm
BBC
Some excellent examples of Impressionism to use on the IWB
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/multimedia/impressionism/
Access Art
Want some inspiration for something different combining lots of arts fields? Lots of amazing
stuff. Check out the Immersive Learning Space.
http://www.accessart.org.uk/workshops_immersive.php
Science
Science Alive 2
Excellent science resource – Check out the earthquake animations among others. Try the
Ecological Footprint Quiz.
http://www.jaconline.com.au/sciencealivevic/sa2/weblinks.html
First Science
An excellent resource. The Nasa video clips are great.
http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/HOME.ASP
Canadian Museum
Check out the children’s inventions + Materials resources
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/schoolzone/kidszone.cfm
Technology topics
Electricity – How to build circuits
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/12k.html
Crocodile Clips
Download a free interactive circuit maker. The kids love it!
http://www.crocodile-clips.com/s3_4.htm
Bob Miller's Light Walk
Artist Bob Miller's "Light Walk" at the Exploratorium is always an eye-opening experience for
students and teachers alike. His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and
images.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/lw_todo.html
eNature
eNature.com is the web's premier destination for information about the wild animals and
plants of the United States. All the data has been carefully reviewed and vetted by leading
biologists, zoologists and other natural history specialists.
http://www.enature.com/
AnimaLand
The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was founded in
1866 as the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. Notice to Kids
Get permission from parents before sending any person information about yourself (such as
your name or email address) over the Internet to us or to anyone else.
http://www.animaland.org/
Energy Quest
Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of the California Energy
Commission. It begins with an interactive studio in which students can choose their areaof
interest. Good site including videos, photos etc.
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/
How Stuff Works
An American website showing good video clips about absolutely everything from science to
health etc.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Imagine the Universe
This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about
our universe. If you're looking for grade school level astronomy information, please see the
StarChild web site. Great links for teachers and good resource pack. Straight link to Nasa
website
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Brain Pop
Here, you’ll find an array of information about our animated
movies and interactive content. This is
also the place to find media coverage, press releases, downloadable graphics in Science,
Social Studies, English, Math, Arts, Music, Health and Technology
http://www.brainpop.com
EdHeads
A great interactive site for teachers and students
http://edheads.org
Integrated Studies/ Inquiry Learning
Remembrance Day
Poem – In Flanders’s Field etc.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~derek.berger/holidays/remembrance.html
ANZAC
Very Moving Animated poems about the ANZACS . View Before showing students
http://www.anzacs.net/MainCinemaV1.htm
Children’s Games
Not electronic games
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/
EdNa Theme Pages for Schools
Links to areas of interest this year e.g.FIFA World Cup, Mozart Year. Also has pages on
Ancient Egypt, ANZACs animals etc. Good resources and links. Good IWB link.
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page456.html
Canberra Webquest
http://www.sttherese.woll.catholic.edu.au/home/6gold/
Sydney Aquarium – good resources – Try the A-Z of Animals
http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/AquaSchool/CLA030.asp
Volcanoes and Natural Disasters
http://www.midcoast.com.au/~ttc/Disasters.html
American Museum of Natural History
Excellent child friendly site. Lots of “ologies” including archaeology, palaeontology,
genetics etc. -Try “The Gene Scene”
http://www.ology.amnh.org/index.html
Animal Exploration
A World to Discover – Easy site about animals.
http://animalexploration.tripod.com/animalexploration.html
Monterey Bay Aquarium – Games with a sea theme.
http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/activities.asp
Bunyips
Some excellent aboriginal tales and a beautifully put together site. Some great material to fire
the imagination.
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/flash-site/index-flash.html
Outback Online
Learn about Australian History, celebrate being Australian, and discover the essence of
creativity all at the same time.
http://www.outbackonline.net
Star Tower
Try “Know Your World”-world map, Unit the Robot and Sums Dispenser
http://www.mape.org.uk/startower/menu.html
Atlapedia
Great site for printable maps
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
World Map
Labelled Countries PDF
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/world.pdf
Inquiry unit samples
D4K Dialogue for Kids – Simple Machines
Teaching Units - In an Environmental Ecosystem Who Has Priority
Ambleside C.E. Primary School
Graphic Organisers
EduPlace Graphic Organisers
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Graphic Organisers
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
Sample Graphic Organisers
http://writedesignonline.com/organizers
Graphic Organiser Generator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/
S.C.O.R.E. Graphic Organisers
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm
Teach-nology Graphic Organiser Makers
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Special Needs
Autism Classroom
Includes autistic information, how to set up an autistic classroom, communication strategies,
behaviour intervention strategies, parent training course, download free materials, audio
Podcasts and chatboard central.
http://www.autismchatboard.com/
Autism 4 Teachers
Helpful materials and information to help your student or child with autism
http://www.autism4teachers.com/autism4teachers_051.htm
Carol’s Speech and Language Disorders Homepage
One of the best websites I have come across that has links to good activities for students.
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/speechlanguage/Onlineactivities.html
Social Stories
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/autistic/Social%20Stories/social_stories.htm
Other Special Needs websites
autism strategies classroom chatboard message board IEP information chat room
podcasts information - Home
AutismTeachingTools.com
Online Speech and Language Acitivities
Positively Autism ~ Free Resources, Lesson Plans, Teaching Materials, and more!
Sites for Autistic Support Teachers!
SOCIAL STORIES
Tulare SELPA - Autism Resources
Autism Support Website
English as a Second Language
The Internet TESOL Journal
Useful resources for NES students including links to other sites. Lots of games. Java
required for some.
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Games/Games_Requiring_Java/