Art

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Petrarch at 700  http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/petrarch/

This wonderful online exhibition presents the brilliant Petrarch manuscripts, woodcuts and his Milieu for all to admire and study. Ideal for year level 12 RRRR

The Bircham Gallery  http://www.bircham-arts.co.uk/

It is always intriguing to visit exhibitions and galleries and to see what forms, functions, styles which fashion dictates to be acceptable in the art world.  There is an excellent range of artistic forms within this exhibition and it is well worth a visit. Ideal for year levels 8-12 RRR

Quintessential Art http://www.quintessential.co.nz/

This is an online gallery of the creative work founded by photographer Peter James Quinn and sculptor Terry Alexander Quinn.  The ceramic work of Terry Queen is contemporary and she produces "one off" fine art sculpture for indoor and outdoor living.  The photographic work of Peter Quinn is both inspiring and challenging and an excellent example of pictures that provide insight and commentary on social issues.  Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRR

Eye Contact:  Modern American Portrait Drawings  http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/eye/index.html

If you are looking at teaching or learning about portrait painting, and then this web site will provide you with a wide range of modern portrait techniques and approaches.  The wide range of different media that covers a range of styles means that this would be an excellent resource to use when introducing the study of portrait drawings. Ideal for year levels 5-11 RRRRR

Edo & Iki Gallery of Japanese Art  http://www.bahnhof.se/~secutor/ukiyo-e/edonoiki.html

Japanese Art is in a class of its own with very precise technique, imagery and style.  This web site provides a “Who's Who” of Japanese Art through the 17^th and 18^th centuries.  The works are categorised under a collection of themes. You can view the Gallery and investigate the question-and-answer section and view the other unique signatures???.
Ideal for year levels 10-12 RRRR

Kids Art  http://www.kidsart.com/

This web site is filled with arts activities for children.  You can download free instructions for some great art projects and discover the popular kids art booklets for children and teachers. There is also a wonderful Gallery of art work created by kids to view, to explore and to be inspired by.  
Ideal for year levels 0-7 RRRR

Jackson Pollock  http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/artist1.shtm

Jackson Pollock was the bearded, fanatical artist who dribbled paint, sand and broken glass on canvas  and smeared and scratched them, naming them with numbers.  Paintings such as the "blue poles" divided nations in the seventies when even then they were attracting million-dollar price tags. This website is a tribute as well as an online exhibition, collection and education program so these "modern works of art" can be better understood. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRRRR

Louvre Museum  http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

Possibly the best-known museum and Art Gallery in the world and host to the smiling “Mona Lisa” It presents a fantastic electronic window into this extensive art collection.  You can view selected works, the guided round a wide range of exhibitions and learn how some other Masters built up their canvases layer by layer. Ideal for year levels 5-11 RRRRR

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E_Text: English Language Resources  http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/languages/#english/

This web site provides free access to a range of text which has been made publicly available.  These range from collections of poetry (predominantly early English), the English verse drama database, English prose fiction (1500-1700), 18^th century fiction, early American fiction, the American poetry database, philosophy database, the Oxford English dictionary . . . . Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRR

Shades of Meaning  http://www.shadesofmeaning.com

Shades of Meaning is an excellent web site which each day provides background information on a particular word or phrase that is commonly used in the English language.  You can also find here an excellent archive of the previous terms and words used and how they came into common use. 
Ideal for year levels 3-10 RRRR

Fake Out  http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/

An excellent online game which encourages students to try and guess the definition of new and unusual words.  You can also write your own definitions of some other words so that your students can then work out what the correct definition should be.  Ideal for year levels 0-8 RRRRR

Written, Visual & Oral Language Exemplars http://www.tki.org.nz/r/assessment/exemplars/eng/index_e.php

Teachers will find at this web site 75 written language exemplars covering the functions of poetic writing and transactional writing, 40 visual language exemplars covering the functions of static images and moving images and 10 oral language exemplars covering the functions of speaking and listening.
Ideal for teachers  RRRRR

The Perseus Digital Library  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

There is a wide range of English language resources here dealing with the development of the English language. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RR

Kids Poetry Page  http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/createpoem.cfm?kit=3

Students can use a wide range of virtual magnetic words which they can put together to form poems in this online environment. Ideal for year levels 2-6 RRRRR

The Word Detective  http://word-detective.com/

The word detective has an archive comprising of ten years of background research on how words and phrases originated.  This is a fascinating resource and provides teachers with great anecdotal material for the classroom as well as the material for students to report back to their peers on. 
Ideal for year levels 3-10 RRRRR

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New York Times News Summaries  http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/index.html

The New York Times provides an excellent set of News summaries here which are specifically designed for students.  The News summaries and the US/global perspective can provide an excellent resource for students compiling an international news services for their school. 
Ideal for year levels 5-11 RRRRR

Study Guides & Strategies http://www.studygs.net/

What a wonderful resource for teachers and students!  This web site presents some excellent advice on study habits and strategies for successful learning.  There are information sections here dealing with preparation, learning, studying, classroom anticipation, learning with others, project management, reading skills, preparing for tests, taking tests, writing  . . . . As well as being available in a huge range of languages.  Ideal for year levels 3-12 RRRRR

Awesome Clip Art Art for Educators  http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com

If you need backgrounds, clip art, fonts, icons, images, wallpaper, worksheets and puzzles, or colouring pages you will find all here . . . . at no cost.  Ideal for year levels 0-10 RRR

Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology  http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/

There are two modules available from this web site: the first provides resources for use in the selection of appropriate media to accomplish specific learning objectives and the second provides resources for faculties using technology in research assignments, small group projects and discussions to encourage activity.  Ideal for teachers  RRRRR

The World Lecture Hall  http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/index.cfm

The World Lecture Hall provides an entry point to free online course materials from around the world.  If you are building online courseware of any description than the resources here will be invaluable.  This is tertiary based material but much of it is very useful for senior secondary school teachers and can save you enormous amounts of time. Ideal for teachers  RRRRR

Crosswords, Hangman, Word Searches & Puzzles   http://vocabulary.co.il/

An excellent collection of vocabulary enhancing tools/games they can be used in the classroom to build and develop the vocabulary of English language users. Ideal for year levels 3-9 RRR

KnowledgeAgora http://www.knowledgeagora.com/

If you need a learning object to complete a learning sequence in your learning management system then this resource may be able to help.  Thousands of learning objects are contained within subcategories on topics such as the arts, applied science/technology, business economics/education/health/social sciences . . . .  Not all the learning objects are free but a significant quantity are free which makes the site a worthwhile visit. Ideal for teachers  RRRR

Graphic Organisers  http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

The use of graphic organisers to manage the brainstorming process has become well embedded in almost all classrooms and at this web site you will find a list of three graphic organisers which you can download and use in your classroom. Ideal for teachers RRRRR

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Acne Myths  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/acne_myths.html

Acne is a totally normal part of growing up.  Teenagers generally get acne because of changes that occur during puberty, the time when their bodies begin the many changes that turn them into adults.  This website dismisses some of the myths associated with acne and provides students with a commonsense approach to dealing with acne through their teenage years.
Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRR

My Body http://www.kidshealth.org/Features.jsp?lic=1&feature=300

In this interactive online presentation, students can examine the various parts of the body to discover how each part works and discover how the miracle of life is possible.  An excellent introduction to body parts and interconnectedness of organs.  Ideal for year levels 0-5 RRRRR

Learning About Proteins  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html

Most people are aware of the need for proteins but most people are unaware of what proteins actually are and what their role is within the body.  For example, the body uses proteins to make haemoglobin and provides the building blocks called amino acids which can then be recombined to make the proteins your body needs to maintain muscles, bones, blood and body organs.
Ideal for year levels 3-10 RRRRR

Food Guide Pyramid  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html

The food pyramid is being redesigned and this web site introduces students to the implications of this redesigned process and why it is taking place. Ideal for year levels 7-10 RRR

What "Being Overweight" Means  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/overweight.html

Most students at school are still growing and gaining weight - gaining weight in proportion to body size is important.  A growing number of students are now developing weight problems much earlier in life and so it is important that we teach them about how to manage their weight.  This online Body Mass Index (BMI) tool provides students with a way of estimating their appropriate weight according to their height.  There is also is excellent advice on maintaining the correct height to weight ratio. 
Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRR

It's Time to Play http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/what_time.html

Ensuring that students have sufficient time to play and enjoy themselves is critical to their overall mental and physical health.  Too often, children's lifestyles are scheduled to such a point that there is very little time for them to "contemplate the universe", relax and "chill out".  Finding the balance between good arobic exercise, good fun and getting the best out of life is the focus of the site.
Ideal for year levels 4-12RRRR

Bodies in Motion: Minds at Rest  http://library.thinkquest.org/12153/

This web site is designed to improve student health, both physically and mentally.  Learn what you can do to get in good shape stay that way.  Learn how to better yourself as a person and be a good companion.  Learn how to deal with the issues that affect you.  An excellent collection of resources and commonsense advice from students for students.  Ideal for year levels 6-10 RRRRR

Health & Medicine Digital Learning Material   http://omni.ac.uk

Omni offers free access to a searchable catalogue of hand selected and evaluated quality Internet resources on health and medicine. Ideal for teachers  RRR

Information & Communication Technology

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People Information & Technology Exhibition  http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html

Here is excellent collection of photographs from an exhibition dealing with the evolution of information technologies over the past 200 years.  Beginning with the invention of Morse code and working through to the development of Internet 2, this excellent collection demonstrates that the information age did not start with the development of the Internet.  Ideal for year levels 3-10 RRR

Campus Technology  http://www.campus-technology.com

This online journal details the developments in applications of information and communication technologies on the tertiary campus.  It is often here that technologies are first applied and teachers from year 0-12 can learn much from their experiences.  The articles are excellent and deal with everything from security through to applications of intranets, software packages, administration systems, digital media, e-learning, standards, mobile computing and presentation technology.

Ideal for teachers

Microsoft Power Toys for Windows XP  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

XP Power Toys are additional programs that developers work on after product has been released that add functionality and fun to the Windows experience.  These tools would be welcome additions to almost any computer.  They include Clear Type, which allows clearer and easier reading of screen text; the HTML Slideshow Wizard, allowing you to create an HTML slideshow of your digital pictures which can be then placed on your school web site; Alt-Tab Replacement, which provides a visual representation of each of the applications you and running; The Power Calculator; The Image Resizier, which allows automatic resizing of images for use in web applications; The Taskbar Magnifier; the WebCam Time Shot, which uses your WebCam to takes pictures at specified time intervals. 
Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Microsoft Online Tutorials http://www.microsoft.com/education/Tutorials.aspx

Learn how to use an integrated Microsoft software in the classroom with in-depth step-by-step tutorial guides for students and teachers.  From here you can link to a wide range of lesson plans, case studies, how-to articles and virtual classroom tours. Ideal for teachers RRRR

Best Web Site Design  http://www.dlrn.org/

Although this is a commercial site, you will find here an excellent range of articles on how to design the best web site.  The site is particularly strong on the preparation steps you need to consider before we even start working on your web site.  The articles here include things like web site templates, software, tools, animation. . . . .   Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRR

The Mac Companion  http://www.maccompanion.com

Your guide to all things McIntosh!  There's an online magazine which you can download from this web site, you can keep up with all the latest innovation and style from the style leaders, catch up on the latest technology and software and in the ultimate makeover transform your Dell Computer into a McIntosh! Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Skype: Online Telephony  http://www.skype.com

We use this and so do 6 million other users and there is a very good reasons for this.  Skype is a free download that allows you to talk to anyone in the world for a tiny cost and not only that the clarity of the telephone conversation is better than the standard telephone.  The advantages of this technology are overwhelming and compelling.  This technology means that schools can call anywhere in the world, linking students and creating tremendous learning opportunities.  Brilliant!  Ideal for all year levels RRRRR+

Foreign Languages (LOTE)

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The Japanese Page http://www.thejapanesepage.com

The Japanese page contains a wide range of resources are available at no cost to teachers and students of the Japanese language.  You can also find background information on Japanese culture and how to access additional Japanese resources, study groups, information on Kanji, grammar, readings, software for teaching Japanese, lessons and discussion forums. Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRRR

Talking Portuguese  http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/portuguese/talk/

A lively introduction to the Portuguese language in ten short parts with slideshows and video clips set in Portugal and Brazil, which present useful phrases with sound and quizzes.

Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online  http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/content.htm

There are 15 different lesson plans here which provide an introduction to Mandarin Chinese.  The lessons included are in downloadable PDF format for ease of printing as well as MP3 sound files which you can also download directly to your computer and use as a permanent resource.
Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRR

The German Language Encyclopaedia  http://www.iicm.edu/ref.m10

Advanced students of the German language will find an excellent German language encyclopaedia available online at this web site.  Ideal for year levels 11-12 RRRR

Learning German Online  http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/

An excellent resource page for students and teachers of the German language.  The site contains a self-contained online course for beginners as well as plenty of extension work for more experienced speakers.  The site also contains background information on German culture, phrase book, places to go in Germany and much more.  Ideal for year levels 6-11 RRRR

Japanese Online Language & Culture Resource Community http://www.japanese-online.com

This online community provides free learning services to people who wish to study the Japanese language.  You can register online at no cost and make use of a wide range of language resources as well as some excellent background on Japanese culture. Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRR

Learning Chinese  http://www.minmm.com/

Here is an excellent resource site for teaching of Chinese. It provides students with an interactive classroom where they can learn to write and speak Chinese using the free online lessons provided.  There is also a section containing readings which have been selected to provide beginners with resources in order to practice their newly acquired Chinese language skills.  Students can also find here resources for planning a virtual Chinese holiday and provides background on the culture, people, geography and martial arts of China. Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRR

Bonjour.com  http://www.francekeys.com/english/french/

A very simple yet effective introductory web site for French language, which provides a range of conversational phrases with audio clips in order to encourage the correct pronunciation.
Ideal for year levels 3-7 RR

Talk Greek  http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/greek/

A gentle introduction to basic Greek language skills.  You can click on a variety of topics and you'll be presented with a slide show and hear the language spoken . You can also look at the useful phrases with tips on pronunciation and grammar, and cultural notes.  Students will also find a variety of short challenges where they will have to use their new-found skills. Ideal for year levels 7-11 RRR

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Leonardo Fibonacci  http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fibonacci.html

Leonardo Pisano, better known as Fibonacci provided mathematics with a wide range of fundamental principles which we still rely on today.  This web site details his life and times in which we learned as well as the mathematical principles which he developed. Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRR

Mathematics Interactives http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/interact/math/mathtable.htm

This web site contains an excellent matrix that leads teachers and students to interactive Flash and Java based games and activities covering everything from geometry, money, problem solving, puzzles, graphing, measurements, fractions, probability . . . . Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

The Math Frog  http://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/index.shtml

Fun Resources & Online Games encourages the development of basic skills and concepts underpinning number concept through students using an excellent collection of online activities and games. Ideal for year levels 4-7 RRRRR

Base 10  http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/CatchTen.html

Blocks with 1,2,3 or 4 cubes are falling over the base 10 waterfall and it is your job to help BT the bear to make out lots of 10 cubes and throw them on the shore.  An excellent introductory activity for establishing a good conceptual understanding of base 10.  Ideal for year levels 2-6 RRRR

Archimedes  http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

Archimedes was a brilliant applied mathematician and many others innovations and inventions are well presented at this web site.  Much of what is often considered science is actually underpinned by some excellent mathematics.  Students and teachers will find a wide range of applied mathematical principles through some of the many stories which are presented here.  Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR

Flowering  Fractions  http://www.learningbox.com/fractions/index.html

In is excellent online interactive game students need to build new flowers by demonstrating a working understanding of fractions. A great way to bed down fundamental understanding of fractions. 
Ideal for year levels 4-7 RRRR

The Mathematics Internet Guide  http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~borishandal/MathsInternetGuide/Menu.htm

This web site provides a search engine that scans, sifts and sorts a wide range of mathematics topics, themes and concepts. Ideal for teachers RR

Count Us In http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm

Here is an excellent collection of interactive online games to help children understand basic number concepts.  The games are innovative and rely on imagination as much as they do mathematical skills. Ideal for year levels 0-4 RRRRR

Daisy Maths  http://www.daisymaths.com.au/

You can download this free mathematics program which provides an excellent introduction to the basic concepts of mathematics.  Encourage parents to download this from home.
Ideal for year levels 2-9 RRR

Music & Performance Arts

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Playwrights on the Web  http://www.stageplays.com/writers.htm

This is international database of playwrights and their web sites which provides you with a discreet and convenient way to discover new plays and fresh ideas.  Ideal for teachers  RRR

Drama: Online Journal  http://www.dramamagazine.co.uk

Drama magazine is published twice a year and contains a wealth of articles for and by drama educators and practitioners.  Articles deal with a wide range of topics based around the use of drama in classrooms and how drama can be used to enhance and extend classroom activities across a wide range of subjects. Ideal for teachers  RRRR

Getting Up!  http://www.curtainup.com

This online Internet theatre magazine contains reviews, features and annotated listings of a wide variety of stage plays around the world.  There are also some excellent feature and articles, some great quotes and plenty of ideas.  Ideal for year levels 4-12 RRR

Deeper Into Music  http://www.bbc.co.uk//music/features/

This web site presents an in-depth coverage of various types of music that capture the imagination of music lovers.  Themes include echoes of Africa, the history of vinyl, Reyjavik underground, Paris in the Twenties and reggae music. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRR

British Theatre: School & Youth Theatre 

http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/school/schoolindex.htm

The school and youth theatre section of the British theatre guide is based on one teachers experience of teaching drama over a period of 30 years. This site contains a wonderful collection of articles on the many aspects of theatre in schools, news items of interest to those involved in school and Youth Theatre as well as reviews of productions, and a collection of plays suitable for use in school and youth Theatre. Ideal for teachers RRRRR

Drama in Education  http://www.kentaylor.uk/

Developed to support teachers and encourage them to use drama in their classroom, this web site contains a wide range of lesson plans, the use of information mitigation technologies, drama in English program, links to research resources suggestions for plays and improv and much more.
Ideal for teachers RRRR

The Wiggles Make Noise!  http://www.thewiggles.com.au/games/instruments.html

If you are introducing students to musical instruments for the first time, then this web site is a useful way of students associating different sounds with different instruments.  The Wiggles do a great job and the kids love it.  Ideal for year levels 0-2 RRRRR

Dennis Potter: Playwright  http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/interviews/

This interview with Dennis Potter provides an extra background to the author of a wide range of successful plays which delved into the human psyche and whose production techniques opened up new roles for theatre in society.  Ideal for year levels 11-12 RRRR

Music: How to . . .  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/howto/

This is a fantastic resource for music teachers and students in that it brings together over 100 in-depth guides and features dealing with everything from how to set up a music studio, promote mus