Links

= Literacy Links = Using Google Earth to encourage Literacy: [|Google Earth as Our Paper] [|Super Clubs Plus] Sponsored by DEECD provides a safe social network and place to showcase student learning. [|FanFiction] is the largest and most popular fan fiction website in the world. It has nearly 1.3 million users and hosts stories in over 30 languages. Users who complete the free registration process can submit their fan fiction, maintain a user [|profile], [|review] other stories, contact each other via email or private messages, and maintain a list of favorite stories and authors. There are also centralized communities and forums. Sealwyf wiki is devoted to improving writing and also has information about working with wikis [|ICT in the primary classroom] has a page of links devoted to English [|Time for Kids] has worksheets graphic organisers
 * Using WEB 2.0 to improve literacy **

[|Jenny Eathers] writing fun site. Well organised and targeted at primary students and teachers

[|Word Wizard]online spelling game. Create words from given letters and spoken hints.
 * Literacy Interactives **

Free Online Books ** [|Childrens story books online]. [|International Childrens Digital Library][|Childrens Classics]

[|Internet 4 Classrooms] well organised list by year level and dimension and outcome. This is the language arts links for K-12 teachers. [|e-themes] well organised site alphabetical list of topics that then direct to related online resources. Good for all Domains also a grade level version [|SCOOTLE] is a development from the Learning Federation better search facility and the ability to create "Learning Paths" of digital content BBC literacy resources [|ages 4-11] [|ages 11-16] [|Sparkle Box] Lots of free downloadable resources [|Teachers TV Australia] has videos useful for professional learning and for student use. Need to register (free) to view. [|Online PD for primary teachers] Literacy and Maths
 * GREAT EDUCATIONAL PORTALS**

[|Connect Early childhood] (DEECD) [|Early years showcase] (DEECD) [|Count us In] (Number ABC) [|The Playground] (ABC) [|Literacy Center] [|Panwapa] (Sesame St)
 * Early Years up to 7**

**Library resources** [|Victorian State Library] guide to essay writing and research [|ERGO] Jenny Eathers [|Maths Dictionary] provides a glossary of mathematical terms [|Dictionary.com] has dictionary and [|thesaurus] and links to a number of literacy [|games] [|Merriam Webster] also has dictionary thesaurus and [|games] [|Your Dictionary] has [|dictionary], [|thesaurus] and [|games]
 * Dictionaries and Thesaurus**

[]  Whole school curriculum planning []
 * Quick Links for Curriculum **
 * VELS **
 * Curriculum Planning **

Integrated Program with links to examples of units, scope and sequence charts and timetables etc []

Planning references to Kath Murdoch and David Hornsby []

Developing units of works including planning and inquiry learning []

Mapping tools to track and audit own or whole school units of work against the VELS []

 Annotated student work across the domains – provides the context, elements of the standards being addressed, examples of student work at level and for the progression points with annotations []
 * Assessment **

English Developmental Continuum []

Maths Developmental Continuum []

Professional learning on Assessment including progression points []

Standards and progression points download in pdf’s []

Assessment As For and Of Professional Learning Modules []

 Sample Units []
 * Teaching and Learning **

Design Awareness – fantastic resource for teachers and students taking in design elements across a wide variety of applications from letters to websites to art works []

Multi-domain Tasks []

Teaching and learning resources from classroom management and organisation ideas to learning and thinking styles [] **Concepts and skills charts ** for ICT, DCT, Communication, Personal Learning, Interpersonal Development, The Humanities – Economics, Health and Physical Education and Thinking Processes  Provides progression of the standards across the levels and useful for planning, assessment and differentiating the curriculum. []

 Links to teaching and learning ideas for each domain, relationships to other domains, for some glossary. []
 * Domain Support **

**Approaches to ICT ** – wealth of information within this section []

 Templates designed to be printed and displayed in classroom for teachers and students. Provides explanation of organiser and an example of a context. Electronic templates available to print or download for use by students and teachers. []
 *  Digilearn Portal ( [] ) **
 * Graphic Organisers **

 Sample science []
 * Science **

Science Continuum []

Science Concept Development Maps []