Collection of Resources
English
Link
Description
http://www.myread.org/guide_cooperative.htm
An example using the 4 resources model.
http://www.blackbuttss.eq.edu.au/documents/Blackbutt_State_School_Whole_Sch
ool_Reading_Pedagogy.pdf
http://www.protocol-education.com/blog.php
http://readingaustralia.com.au/Primary.aspx
Blogs by teachers working in the UK, some of which trained in
Australia! They are full of stories about UK classrooms, as well
as teaching resources and much more
Information about books for primary
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-life-and-death-of-thebook/6497832
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/marks.htm
Ebooks, article on them. on ABC Radio
Retrieved from: http://splash.abc.net.au/newsandarticles/blog//b/1535235/writing-collaboratively-with-children.
Weetman, N. (2014). Writing collaboratively with children.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWDdpn6vQ8s
Big Write
http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/northernadelaide/files/links/sketchteacher.pdf
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/guidedcomprehension-visualizing-using-229.html
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
https://www.coe.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/sketch_to_stretch.pdf
Sketch to Sketch
http://www.reading.org/literacydaily/classroom/post/engage/2011/09/01/putting-books-to-work-the-39-clues-
Interactive punctuation mark
series
http://www.teachhub.com/39-clues-lesson-plans
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/curriculum-guide-39-cluesbook-1-maze-bones
http://e4ac.edu.au/
https://youtu.be/A0edKgL9EgM
http://www.snappywords.com/
http://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/parahamburger_1.pdf
YouTube clip: The Art of the Metaphor - Jane Hirshfield (TEDEd)
Visual dictionary like a mindmap
Lesson Plan Ideas for Paragraph writing Language:
Formative assessment is used during observation of the
students’ ideas about paragraphs. Looking at their papers, the
teacher is able to assess their paragraph writing. Keeping their
paragraph sheets will help compare their paragraph writing as
time goes on.
Ref: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/paragraph-writing/
Traffic Light paragraph writing organiser
Retrieved from: web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.swin.edu.au
Timms, N. (2013). Using graphic organisers effectively. Practically
Primary. Vol 18, (3), p22.
Framed paragraphs offer a structure for children to use as they
begin to write paragraphs. They are skeleton formats that contain
information about the main ideas and transition words that guide
the student to organise and develop the supportive details of the
topic sentence.
Reading Rockets (n.d) Framed paragraphs.Retrieved
from: http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/framed_paragraphs
Framed paragraphs can be a useful strategy that assists in
comprehension because it supports meaning construction as well as
help organise student thoughts (Timms, 2013).
Ref: http://worksheetplace.com
http://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/purpose-and-audience
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scrambled-Paragraph-Writing-Activity730370
http://www.adlit.org/strategies/22736/
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/story_maps
As teacher we could model the process; provide students with
familiar text sheet and ask them in pairs / small groups to use the
Traffic light colours to highlight the Topic Sentence; the Supporting
sentences and the concluding sentence.
Use the second worksheet to help them get started - movies is a
good topic they can relate to. They could even start out in pairs
asking the prompt questions on thhis worksheet of each otherer.
Through this "interview' process they can collect their thoughts and
ideas which may help them when it comes to writing their
paragraph.
I believe that is appropriate for year 5 students as it addresses the
Australian Curriculum by considering how everyday, relevant text
that students access varies in its purpose, structure, topic and
formality. This activity actively engages students in the activity and
strategies known to support student learning such as collaborative
group work and incorporating material of interest and relevance
outside the classroom into the classroom. (I would bring in material
of interest to students e.g. daily newspapers (hardcopy or online),
popular magazines (NBA / AFL) as well as brochures to school fete,
information evenings and junk mail, instructions)
As their confidence builds, students are able to transfer these new
writing skills.
Students who love writing will learn the process for creating a wellorganized paragraph
Story Writing
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/divers
ity/eal/continuum/jointconstruct.pdf
http://www.petaa.edu.au/imis_prod/w/Teaching_Resources/PPs/PETAA_Paper_196___
The_critical_conversation_.aspx
Joint Construction
Kate Miller-Heidke song Caught in the crowd
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIDarYJHCpA) which will be used for teaching the
Year 6 language sub-strand
Language for interaction> Understand the uses of objective and subjective language and
bias (ACELA1517)
catchy song, engaging film clip. Theme of bullying is something the
children will understand. The idea is to get the children working in
pairs with each pair assigned a "character" from the song. There will
be Kate (the singer), James (the boy who was bullied) and the bullies
as well as fictional students who witnessed the incident (some
friends of the other characters and others not) and a teacher who
witnessed the incident. Each pair must write a report on the bullying
incident described in the song for the principal who is trying to work
out exactly what happened.
Once the reports are ready, they will be analysed by the whole class
with particular emphasis on the type of language used based on the
report writer's connection to the story. This discussion will develop
into clear instruction about objective and subjective language and
bias.
Lesson Plans Literacy
http://www.tesaustralia.com/article.aspx?storyCode=7000029
The Literacy strand
https://www.ziptales.com/html/index.php
Website called 'Ziptales'. Fully aligned to the Australian Curriculum,
the site offers a range of reading and writing lessons, online games
and activities and videos
Assessment - Assessment for this resource is varied depending on
the chosen activity. Many of the online games and activities are
deisgned to give the teacher evidence of a students understanding
and achievement of the task. Teachers can also choose to simply use
the provided text lists and design their own assessment strategies
based on what is best for the class.
http://splash.abc.net.au/newsandarticles/blog?id=594285
Tips for Graduate Teachers
Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2014b).
English.
Retrieved from:
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/curricul
um/f-10?layout=1
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). (2014). Australian
professional standards for teachers.
Available from: http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professionalstandards-for-teachers/standards/list
Not My Hat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZtrNYewSUY
http://www.amazon.com/This-Is-Not-My-Hat/dp/0763655996
ACARA. (2012c). Persuasive Writing and Marking Guide. Australian Curriculum
Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved from:
http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/2012_Marking_Guide.pdf
http://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/site/themedcurriculum/australia/facts
Australian facts easy for kids to follow
Bike Lesson by Stan Berenstain, JanBerenstain
Berenstain, S., & Berenstain, J. (2011). The bike lesson. Random House Books for
Young Readers.
Bicycle Safety by Lisa M Herrington, Scholastic
Using a VENN diagram, students make comparisons between
the two books looking at their similarities and their
differences. Creating a whole class VENN diagram the teacher
can help students identify different bike safety rules described
in the books and place them in the right sections. One
noticeable difference about the books is the bike helmet.
Explain that in 1964 when this book was first written nobody
wore helmets- it was not a safety rule back then. If this book
was written today it would certainly be an important lesson for
Small Bear. Have the students tell what the steps are that they
go through before they even get on their bike. Write these
steps down on the board. Tell them we are going to read the
book and see if they have covered all of the steps
Year 2 literacy strand ACELY1665 both resources present
the seasons within Australia, based on Aboriginal culture.
One a traditional storybook, which uses written text and
illustrations and the digital story uses music, images, spoken
words and written text to describe the seasons.
“Seasons” retrieved from www.12canoes.com.au
Twelve Canoes. (n.d) Seasons [video clip]. Retrieved from:
http://www.12canoes.com.au
Book “ Ernie dances to the didgeridoo” by Alison Lester
These resources could be used as a basis for group
discussion. Assessment therefore will be based on
children’s ability to identify and discuss similarities and
differences between the two resources while ascertaining
children’s understanding and ability to recall key ideas
presented within both the resources,
These resources are aligned with the top down
approach/whole language model as it exposes students to
different print forms, traditional (storybook) vs modern
(digital print). These resources also provide opportunities for
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/advice-on-selection-of-literarytexts
student interaction and collaboration to help construct their
understanding (Seely Flint, et.al, 2014).
Numeracy in history - reading dates, plotting events on a
timeline, sequencing dates/numbers, using a calendar
Numeracy in Science - reading measurements, tallying results,
graphing data
Literacy in history - Writing stories from different historical
perspectives/researching, note taking, summarising,
paraphrasing
Literacy in science - writing reports, making predictions,
labeling diagrams
There are so many different ways to explore literacy and
numeracy through wider concepts!
Sentences – online activities
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monkey.html
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/falling-clouds/ Easy, learning order of sentences
basic sentence structure game using monkeys crossing a bridge.
Medium
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/penguins_on_ice/big_sound/full.
shtml
basic sentence structure game using penguins. Easy
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html
Excellent for students understanding Simple, Compound and
Complex sentences. Hard.
Easy, for lower girl students forgetting capitals.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/capitalization.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html
Difficult. Understanding different types of sentences, making a
cubby house.
Computer Use Resources
Link
Description
(http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-
When using facebook in the classroom
facebook-in-your-classroom/)
http://www.facebook.com/education
http://www.edumorphology.com/wpcontent/uploads/2008/02/fb_classroom1.pdf
Some of the ethical and privacy issues related to using Facebook in education are
addressed in at the websites below, which provide educators with best practices
for using Facebook in education are:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech256.shtml
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16957158/Teachers-Guide-to-Using-Facebook-ReadFullscreen
Tips to teach children acceptable behavior online
Be CyberSmart! Cyber Ethics and Bullying
Netsmartz Workshop
Safety Security Ethics
Digital Citizenship and Creative Content-A Teacher's Guide
Suggestions for policies and/or information for training is readily available. For
example, the following sites are all examples of places where schools and/or
parents could find information to help.
Resources
Link
http://ltd.edc.org/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Super Hyper Spider Typer
http://www.apu.edu/live_data/files/333/blooms_taxonomy_action_verbs.pdf
Description
Learning and Teaching is a Division of Education Development
Center, Inc. (EDC), an international nonprofit organization that
designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve
education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide.
Evaluating Web Pages for safety
online free program that helps them search for letters on a
keyboard
Verbs categorised by Blooms Taxonomy.
Think about starting your learning objective with one of these
verbs to help ensure that your LO is focussed on an something
you can 'see' your students do.
Remember to keep the S.M.A.R.T. model in mind when writing
your LOs.
Your LO is already 'Time Bound' based on the duration of your
Unit, so the key is to make sure that your LO can
be achieved by most students and can be measured in your
assessment tasks.
https://sites.google.com/a/ipsd.org/recharge-learning/critical-thinking (great
critical thinking sites and games)
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdf
http://www.p21.org/news-events/p21blog/1435-strategies-to-promote-criticalthinking-in-the-elementary-classroom
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Halvorsen-CriticalThinking.html
Critical Thinking games and understanding
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OY2sZCsyQ8i1NEnR0axOfTFC4Snm6HuBZ6NQD_EuVk/edit
Site that explains how to use weebly in the classroom.
Castek, J., Bevans-Mangelson, J. and Goldstone, B. (2011). Reading adventures
online: Five ways to introduce the new literacies of the Internet through
children's literature. The Reading Teacher, 59, (7), 714–728. DOI:
10.1598/RT.59.7.12
Leal, D., Johanson, G., Toth, A., & Chin-Cheng, H. (2004). Increasing At-Risk
Students’ Literacy Skills: Fostering Success for Children and Their
Preservice Reading Endorsement Tutors. Reading Improvement, 41(2), 7596. Retrieved from http:
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.swin.edu.au/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfvie
wer?sid=95323ccc-c19f-434e-996fee544293336d%40sessionmgr112&vid=4&hid=128
(Read more about them here http://www.michaelfullan.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2014/01/3897.Rich_Seam_web.pdf)
Critical Literacy Theory overviews
http://det.wa.edu.au/stepsresources/detcms/navigation/first-steps-literacy/
First Step Resources
L3 program. This technique good working with Foundation class.
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/beststart/lll/general/index.htm
Ontario Ministry of Education. (2004). The Individual Education Plan (IEP): A resource
guide. Toronto: Author.
Resource guide for IEP
Resources for teachers
Link
http://www.classroomdeskarrangement.com/ClassroomDeskArrangement/24_Stud
ents.html
http://behavioradvisor.com/ClassroomDesign.html
Description
Classroom Desk Arrangement
http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/education-andtraining/resources-for-schools
Resources for Schools from the Australian Government for safety.
The E5 Learning Model
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/support/page
s/e5.aspx
A great resource to help teachers develop a deeper
understanding of what constitutes high quality teacher practice
in the classroom
Arranging Your Classroom Environment For Optimal
Functioning Author: Tom McIntyre
Cheeseman, K. L. (2005). Methods of engaging students at the start of class:
Encouraging students to be involved in their own learning. Society of
College Science Teachers. Retrieved from
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/tt.engage2.pdf
Retrieved from:
http://ezproxy.lib.swin.edu.auhttp://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7
CA167161805&v=2.1&u=swinburne1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=83ff
f560ac63a43bb2f8f7c5e2a40c26
Blachowicz, C. L. Z., and Fisher, P. (2007). Best practices in
vocabulary instruction. In L. B. Gambrell, L. M. Morrow, &
M. Pressley (Eds.), Best practices in literacy instruction (3rd
ed., pp. 178-203). New York: Guilford Press.
Retrieved from: http://www.kidsteachingkids.com.au/events/2015-target-kidsteaching-kids-week/
Kids Teaching Kids (2015). Target Kids Teaching Kids
Week.
Retrieved from:
http://reader.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.lib.swin.edu.au/(S(d2fcnhl53d2omjvc52xpzadh
))/Reader.aspx?p=280441&o=132&u=s273eh%2bzfr62WLcEb2hv%2bQ%3d%3d
&t=1433234268&h=903B7EAC1707B6A04A9F50FE8B2E758E5D59E406&s=1
9600608&ut=405&pg=1&r=img&c=-1&pat=n&cms=-1&sd=1
Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding by design
(expanded second edition). Association for Supervision &
Curriculum Development.
Carnegie Mellon University. (n.d.). Assess teaching and learning: Formative and
summative assessment.
Retrieved from:
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/basics/formativesummative.html
apa-general-template-6th-ed-1.doc
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/beststart/lll/general/index.ht
m
Referencing
teacherspayteachers.com
Learning Links has information sheets on These information sheets can be
downloaded as they are pdfs. These sheets contain references to a number of
websites with useful information on autism and feature articles by Professor Tony
Attwood, Sue Larkey and Dr Jacqueline Roberts.
Autism Spectrum Disorders on its website
www.learninglinks.org.au in the publications section (just
click on the link in the top black menu bar).
Resources Behaviour Strategies
Link
Description
http://behavioradvisor.com/oldindex.html
http://www.crnhq.org.
Classroom Behaviour Management Strategies
A wealth of resources for effective conflict management and
information about bullying and cyberbullying.
This gives advice from first-year teachers on how to work
with other teachers, parents, principals and teacher educators
The IRIS Center offers a site with information and practice in
several areas of classroom management, including room
arrangement.
http://www2.ed.gov /teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html
http://IRIS.Peabody.Vanderbilt.edu
article by Grant Wiggins He was at Harvard then and working with Jay McTighe,
who together they created what I consider the best working document to guide me
as a teacher called UNDERSTANDING BY DESIGN
Reflective writing
http://psolarz.weebly.com/how-to-write-a-reflection.html
http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/registration/i-want-to-renew-my-registration/Pages/keepingrecords-of-professional-development.aspx
I got myself into the habit when I first began teaching to set up a
document each year and record every PD experience (including
hours). I know that many of you are not from Victoria, but there is
an example of a document to record PD at the following page...
Great Books to Read
Link
Knight, Kathryn. Watershed
Description
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.html
http://www.cakebakeandsweets.com/melbourne/fun-stuff/blog/willywonka/#sthash.78IU77Tf.dpuf
R6772 'Lift Off' - Felix and Alexander by Terry Denton
http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/R6772/index.html
Retrieved from: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/prc/Pages/booklist.aspx
Great resource for Charlie and chocolate factory
- See more at:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr213.shtml#sthash.QbyJEwJ1.dpuf
Language Lessons from Australian History books! The children like the variety and also
having Aussie history, English and some geography all in the one package
Step 1: Ask the students to read the first two paragraphs of A Fortunate Life
Daily read-alouds help children "internalize language and structures they'll apply
to their own reading one day. My daily read-alouds also demonstrate how to
understand what's being read."
Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA).(2015). Younger readers book of the year
awards notables.
Retrieved from: http://cbca.org.au/Younger-Readers-Notables2015.htm
Set in the Blue Mountains, this novel tells the story of Belinda, Leni
and Lance three students who learn the value of friendship in
developing courage to overcome the problems in their lives.
Department of Education and Training, (2015). Premiers’ Reading
Challenge.
. Using different colours, students should highlight:
 personal pronouns
 punctuation points
 simple sentences
 compound sentences
Patterson, B. (1933). Old man platypus
. Retrieved from:
https://ozpoemaday.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/old-manplatypus-by-banjo-paterson/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e4jqTF6aks
McCrae, J. (1915). In Flanders Fields. Retrieved from:
Hathorn, L. (2012). Valley under the rock.
Esson, L. (1907). The Shearers Wife.
Retrieved from:
https://ozpoemaday.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/valley-underthe-rock-by-libby-hathorn/ specific.
Retrieved from:
https://ozpoemaday.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/the-shearerswife-by-louis-esson/
Science
Link
Description
Retrieved from: http://nstahosted.org/pdfs/ngss/resources/201302_NGSS-Bybee.pdf
Bybee, R.W. (2013). The next generation science standards and the life
sciences.
http://www.hscphysics.edu.au/resource/Dialogue.flv Department for Children, Schools and
Families, UK. Video: Staff meeting to review progress of speaking and listening
http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/ Robin Alexander Dialogos website:
www.robinalexander.org.uk/dialogos.htm Abbey, N. Developing 21st century teaching and
learning: Dialogic literacy http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/literacy/abbey.htm
USEFUL WEBSITES An example of dialogic teaching methods: a tutor and
student discussing physics concepts:
http://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/experiments/Earth%20Science/Erosion%20model.html
the website has free resources on it including building a simple erosion
model:
http://www.landcareonline.com.au/?page_id=14754
that Landcare Australia have produced Landcare resources to link in with
the Australian curriculum.
The curriculum resources include full lessons and is aimed at primary
schools for this year, 2015. I wasn’t aware of this so this is great for all
the earth and environment sciences..
http://teachers.net/lessonplans/subjects/science/
Science lesson plans
http://www.phecanada.ca/sites/default/files/physical_literacy/PE_UnderstandingGames.pdf PE lesson plans
Biology Labs Online (http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0xaX9Mx28
Google Maps provides an interactive interface supporting the development of visual
reasoning and spatial awareness as the locations can be viewed from multiple
perspectives. The interactive nature of the online tool may also support the motivation
and engagement of students.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/games-and-interactives
contains interactive, inquiry-based biology simulations and exercises,
started by offering free access to the first labs. Now, however, visitors to
the site receive three days’ free access, for trial purposes, after which a
subscription is required.
Weebly blog youtube
ICT
http://www.australiancurriculumlessons.com.au/2014/05/24/navigatingaround-community-maths-lesson-plan-geometry-using-google-maps/
interactive games to facilitate learning in educational settings has a number of
recognized benefits. For most students, games are highly engaging and
motivating. Games provide real-time feedback and built-in goals that can
motivate students to improve. In addition, students must make decisions as
they play games, and they can see the results of those decisions right away
and use that information to inform their next decisions.
Meaningful games embed educational content and require students to engage
in a variety of 21st century skills in order to be successful. These games
compel students to apply a variety of knowledge, skills, and strategies to
solve problems. Such games provide a rich environment that promotes
collaboration, problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication.
Some of the games in this collection include companion educator guides for
using game-play to explore specific subjects and topics with students.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/every-learner/6680
Article on importance of technology differentiation
Worldmapsonline.com. (2015). World Maps Online.
miller_world_physical_wall_mural_lg.jpg (1.262 MB)
Retrieved from http://worldmapsonline.com
Math
Link
https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/tasks/297
Description
http://www.unclemath.com/identify_common_multiples.php multiple game
Common multiples
http://illuminations.nctm.org/activity.aspx?id=4213 Product
http://www.unclemath.com/identify_common_multiples.php multiple game
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/fractions/fractions-i-have-who-has.pdf
https://www.splashmath.com/math-skills/third-grade/multiplicationfacts/multiplication-as-repeated-addition
http://wordpress.clarku.edu/mat2014kedriscoll/files/2012/01/CUP3.pdf
https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/bfwkWCHUruonjQ/math-applied-skills
http://mrnussbaum.com/lesson-plans/
https://au.ixl.com/math/year-5
http://www.webmath.com/k8if.html
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/NSN_vol_5_Fractions.pdf
Read Math Curse by Jon Scieszka (New York: Viking Books, 1995),
http://math.buffalostate.edu/~it/projects/Henry.pdf
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=1296 Equivalent fractions
http://www.docurated.com/101-free-free-try-online-collaborative-learning-toolsteachers-educators
Product interactive game
Multiple game
Cards “I have…who has”
All sorts of interactive games, decimals fractions
Lesson plans for maths yr 5
Ask any math question and it answers it.
Great fraction unit
In this book, the character sees everything in the world
as a math problem. Towards the end of the book, the
character is trapped in a room with a board that is
covered with “a lifetime of problems”. The character
breaks a stick of chalk in two and then puts the two
halves of chalk together to make one whole. With a
play on words, “whole” becomes “hole”, and the
character escapes through a hole in the wall.
Unit plan on fractions
Students use twelve eggs to identify equivalent
fractions. Construction paper cutouts are used as a
physical model to represent various fractions of the set
of eggs, for example, 1/12, 1/6, and 1/3. Students
investigate relationships among fractions that are
equivalent.
Lots of free online tools.
http://www.masternewmedia.org/teaching-skills-what-21st-century-educators-needto-learn-to-survive/#ixzz2gxBzEPS5
National Digital Resources Learning Network develops digital curriculum
content for all Australian schools
Free for all schools and can be located online
at www.ndlrn.edu.au. There are interactive
learning objects for each school level. Examples
of the digital resources you may find are:
• interactive multimedia
• interactive assessment
• audio recordings
• still images
• video content.
Compic pictographs are a communication resource developed in Australia and consist of
1670 pictographs. For more information on Compic or computer line drawings visit
www.compic.com
Classroom Management
Link
Description
http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/01/50-fun-call-and-responseideas-to-get-students-attention.html
transitions/stopping the class/getting students attention for example:
shout out "To Infinity", respond with "And beyond" waving there arms
in the air.
Identify other tools that can used for collaboration.
For communication:
 Skype in Education - specifically designed for classroom use
 gethomeroom.com - for communication with parents
 Google drive - sharing and storing photos, docs and folders with
other teachers/staff
 Yammer - communication platform within organisations and
businesses
Brainstorming:
 MindMeister - mind mapping software
 Padlet - mind mapping software
 Coggle - mind mapping software
For organisation and management:
 Trello - for communication, project management and workflow
 Podio - for communication, project management and workflow.
For sharing:
 Pinterest - personalised digital pinboard, sharing content
 YouTube - video sharing and distribution.
Classroom management and parent communication:
 ClassDojo - aids classroom management, connects teachers,
parents and students.
 http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools This
site has millions of wikis for over fourteen million people and have products
designed for the smallest classroom and the world's largest corporations
and institutions.
VIT Information:
http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx
link for the VIT for the Victorian Teachers