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General Web Site Reviews

Subject: General     ID: 543
Title: Performance Assessment and Rubrics
Description: Creating effective assessment rubrics can be very time consuming but this web site can save you a lot of time by showing how to effectively create rubrics and carry out performance assessment tasks. It also provides an excellent collection of assessment resources and a rubric bank to give you ideas as to how you can create effective assessment tools.
Rating: *******
Level: Ideal for teachers   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 544
Title: A Gateway to Educational Materials
Description: If teachers are searching for lesson plans and curriculum resources then this powerful search tool will assist them in doing this efficiently and effectively. You can search by subject, theme, or year level will stop the search engine searches millions of sites to collate its results.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for teachers   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 545
Title: All Learn
Description: The main focus of this site is their online courses that they charge for people to make use of but, it also features an excellent, and free, online library. This online library of resources would be especially useful in the senior secondary school areas.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 3-12   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 546
Title: Encyclopaedia.com
Description: This is an excellent online encyclopaedia suitable for younger students. The site can either be searched using keywords or alphabetically.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 4-12   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 547
Title: Generation YES
Description: This web site highlights how schools successfully used and infuse technology to improve student learning. Using technology as a change agent is an important aspect of implementing a successful technology programme. The Generation Y programme enlists students as technology mentors for teachers and has had considerable success in the US. You may wish to adopt some of the principles that have been successful there into your classroom/school.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 9-12   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 548
Title: Information Please
Description: This is an online information centre which contains a daily almanac, atlas, dictionary, biography of the day, this day in history, famous peoples birthdays, what is that word?, and even an encyclopaedia. A very handy online compendium.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 4-12   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 549
Title: The Web Worksheet Wizard
Description: This web based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web. All you need in order to do this is your browser and some time. There is also an area where students can create their own web page.
Rating: ******
Level: Ideal for year levels 10-12   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 550
Title: 10 Features of Effective School Design
Description: The Stanford University School Redesign Project presents here ten features of effective schools. These ten features include the personalisation of learning, the building of continuous relationships, the setting of high expectations, standards and performance, engaging in authentic curriculum, having teachers who show an aptitude for adapting pedagogy to meet specific needs, provision of a caring respectful community, engaging qualified teachers, a focus on collaboration and development, establishing collectivity with entire families and communities, and finally effective governance allowing the creation of a common vision.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for teachers   On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 551
Title: ABC Teach   
Description: At this site you will find units of work based around themes such as animals, habitats, holidays, sports, countries as well as activities dealing with reading, comprehension, maths, writing, handwriting, research reports, games and puzzles, assignment sheets, awards, calendars, labels, maps . . . . An extensive resource based site for all junior primary school teachers. 
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for year levels 0-6  On the web

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Subject: General     ID: 552
Title: About Our Kids
Description: The New York University Child Study Centre presents an excellent collection of articles examining the issues that children are dealing with. Topics such as war, racial bias, trauma, ADHD, responsibility and tragedies are all looked at here and dealt with extremely well.
Rating: *****
Level: Ideal for teachers   On the web

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