Art

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A History of Photography  http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/welcome.html

The focus of this web site is on the early history of photography from its beginnings until the 1920s.  The site contains an excellent bibliography, links to museums of interest, as well as an excellent section on how photography began, as well as highlighting the significant people involved in the development and promotion of photography. There is also some good background information on the chemical processes which underpinned the early photography.  Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRRR

Agents of Deterioration http://www.diduknow.info/agents/

Your Mission: to identify the agents of deterioration. The environment weakens and destroys all of the most treasured possessions. In this excellent mystery and intriguing art web site, students are taken on a journey which investigates the various agents which contribute to and dictate the deterioration of artworks and how these effects can be minimised.  Excellent presentation, context and format. 
Ideal for year levels 4-11 RRRRR

Aboriginal Australia  http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com

The artwork of the indigenous Australian aboriginal community is unique and provides an excellent context for students to study and work with.  This web site focuses on the promotion and sales of a Aboriginal artworks as well as providing excellent background information on the artwork itself in the metaphorical "dreamtime" interpretation  of some of the works. Ideal for all  levels RRRR

Free Images http://www.freeimages.co.uk

Teachers and students will find here over 2500 original stored photographs all for free.  Themes covered here include the home, work, financial, nature, medical, technology, transport, space, food, seasons, buildings . . .  and much more. Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Portrait Detective  http://www.diduknow.info/portraits/

A portrait is not just a pretty picture of a famous or wealthy person.  It is a treasure trove of clues and ideas.  It can tell us who the person was, how they lived, and what they thought about themselves.  The portrait can even tell us about the painter and their life.  Using paintings from the Walker Gallery in this site demonstrates how you can interpret these clues.  Once you've taken a guided tour you can then explore various sections and carry out your own detective work in find clues yourself.
Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR

Drawing in One-Point Perspective http://www.olejarz.com/arted/perspective/

Students and teachers can find here step-by-step instructions for basic one-point drawing.  Following an excellent introduction to the concept, the site explores the tools that are required, the mechanisms and then provides a range of practical tutorials which the students can use to try out their new-found skills. Ideal for year levels 5-10  RRRR

Free 3 D Modelling & Animation Software http://www.screamdesign.daz3d.com/

This excellent software provides students with an introductory environment in which to try out 3D modelling and animation before moving on to more sophisticated and expensive software.  A perfect place to introduce students to this emerging field of artistic endeavour.
Ideal for year levels 5-10 RRRR

Free Stock Photos  http://www.freestockphotos.com

This web site provides a collection of photographs which can be used under certain conditions for educational institutions which are very liberal.  Photographic themes  include animals, Christian, Egypt, Israel, near East, Rome, scenery, sky, weather, wildflowers, and plants. Ideal for all year levels RRRR

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Think You're A Shakespeare Expert? http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/shakespeare/playhouse.html

Now you can try your hand at four interactive and fun Shakespeare games created specially to help you apply your knowledge of the Bard and his plays. How well do you understand Elizabethan English? Are you ready for Hamlet's Duel? Think you really know Shakespeare's memorable quotes? Truly, What's In A Name? Ideal for year levels 10-12 RRRRR

Web English Teacher  http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

Web English Teacher presents the best of K-12 English/Language Arts teaching resources: lesson plans, WebQuests, videos, biography, e-texts, criticism, jokes, puzzles, and classroom activities. There is an excellent newsletter dealing with a variety of themes. Digital Storytelling is the theme this month with great links and suggestions for teachers and students. Ideal for teachers RRRRR

Shakespeare Illustrated http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/Shakespeare.html

Shakespeare illustrated, a work in progress, explores 19th-century paintings, criticism and productions of Shakespeare's plays and their influence on one another. This web site provides fantastic anecdotal and supporting resources when studying any of Shakespeare's plays, providing imagery and collections of postcards, posters and background resource material which is invaluable. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRRRR

Visual Language: Symbolism http://www.symbols.com

This vast resource of more than 2500 western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to the graphic characteristics, is a fantastic resource when introducing visual language and symbolism. In 1600 articles their histories, uses and meanings are thoroughly discussed.  The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon man to hobo signs and subway graffiti.  An absolutely fascinating web site.  You can also download free of charge the “Symbols 98” encyclopaedia. Ideal for all year levels RRRRR  

Hans Christian Andersen: http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/index_e.html

The complete Andersen presents a rather extensive collection of Andersen's tales providing the most comprehensive edition of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales in English on the Internet.  This web site is fully searchable and provides an extensive collection of Andersen's works. Ideal for year levels 0-9 RRRRR

Writers Workshop http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/index.html

The focus of this web site is to make writing a lifelong habit of junior school students.  This interdisciplinary writing technique provides strategies for building students’ fluency in writing through continuous, repeated exposure to the process of writing. Ideal for year levels 0-4 RRRRR

Fun With Words  http://www.rinkworks.com/words/

We use it every day, but we never learn all there is to know about it, nor do we ever finish mining all the pleasure that can be had with it.This language is fraught with fun. This site has an excellent collection of fascinating links and resources dealing with the the intriguing and the amusing founding aspects of the English language. Contronyms, heteronyms, word oddities and much more . . . Ideal for year levels 4-10 RRRRR

Creative Writing For Teens  http://teenwriting.about.com/?once=true&

This web site features an excellent collection of resources which encourage students to read creative writing and also to create their own.  Some excellent exemplars are here, together with quotations, as well as how to build a plot driven story and much more.  Ideal for year levels 7-11 RRRRR

General & Professional Development

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Plagiarism  http://www.collierschools.com/nhs/lmc/citations.htm

Plagiarism is cheating.  It is the wrongful act of taking the product of another person's mind and presenting it as one's own.  This excellent article dealing with plagiarism from Naples High School explains clearly what plagiarism is, the consequences of plagiarism and how works can be cited correctly in order to avoid plagiarism. Ideal for year levels 4-12 RRRRR

Free Automatic Bibliography Composer http://www.easybib.com/

This is a free advance MLA style bibliography composer which you can use online at no cost.  For a small additional cost you can also get footnotes as well as the APA format.
Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR

Web Safe-Crackers http://www.websafecrackerz.com

WebSafe Crackerz is a spoof world. You will find genuine safety information throughout all the sites, but the authors have surrounded it with a fictional story about gladhanders, liars, stalkers, bullies, security bouncers, detectives, fake spam and mobile phone companies and a big boss (the Baron), who runs the whole show. Why tell a story? Easy, because the story is engaging and intriguing and because in general,  teenagers find that learning about online safety is boring when taught in the traditional manner. Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR  

Type Online: Free Online Touch Typing Course http://www.typeonline.co.uk/

Basic typing skills in an essential element of working in an online world and here you can find an excellent introduction to touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills.  The course is designed to complement supervised keyboarding education in schools. Ideal for year levels 4-10 RRRR

Educational Blogging  http://www.edublogs.org/

This web site is dedicated to setting up free educational blogs for teachers and educational institutions.  There is plenty of information here in order to get you going in an environment where you might want to just try out the concept of blogging. Ideal for teachers RRRR

Bug Me Not http://www.bugmenot.com/

Have you ever been frustrated when you receive a link to a web site and once you get there you have to fill in a 20 minute registration process in order to see the material you have been referred to?  At this site you simply enter the URL of the web site you have been referred to in and they will provide you with a user identification and password for that particular web site. Great! Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Teacher PowerPoints http://www.teacherpowerpoints.com

Teachers will find here free PowerPoint presentations for biology, chemistry, maps, English common history, physics, geography  . . . . .  Please make sure that you do not PowerPoint kids to death, just because you can and we suggest strongly that you use these resources sparingly and edit them appropriately. Ideal for teachers  RR

SURWEB  http://www.surweb.org/

SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds and movies provided by this web site database or other global resources. Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Health & Wellbeing

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OMNI: Internet Resources for Health & Medicine http://omni.ac.uk

This excellent service office free access to a searchable catalogue of hand selected and evaluated, quality Internet resources on health and medicine.  The resources are fully searchable and are being added to on a daily basis. There is everything hear from online tutorials, health information, consumer information, medical breakthroughs, research information . . . . . Ideal for year levels 11-12 RRRR

The Centres for Disease Control & Prevention  http://www.cdc.gov/

The United States Centres for Disease Control & Prevention provides a wide range of resources in regard to community health and safety.  The range of resources includes birth defects, disabilities, diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness and response, environmental health, genetics and genomics, health promotion, injury and violence, travellers and health, vaccines and immunisations as well as workplace safety and health. Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRRR

The Human Body Adventure: Skin http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/hb_html/skin.html

An excellent introduction to the skin and the role it plays in protecting the body and helping prevent injury and disease. Ideal for year levels 3-8 RRR

The Power of Culture http://www.powerofculture.nl/uk/

Culture is an essential part of development, and should be equated with food certainty, health and education. Mental-health plays a leading role in the success or otherwise of any community and this online magazine deals with a wide range of issues associated with culture whether in the largest cities in the world or hill tribes tucked away in the most remote locations. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRRR

My Pyramid: Steps to a Healthier You http://www.mypyramid.gov/

One size does not fit all and this web site can help you choose the foods and the amounts that are right for you.  This web site provides an individual assessment of your food intake and physical activity level and then provides advice for students to make smart choices from every food group, find their balance between food and physical activity and get the most nutrition out of your calories.
Ideal for year levels 3-12 RRRR

What Ever Happened to Polio http://americanhistory.si.edu/polio/

Polio was a global epidemic which killed and maimed thousands of people every year. The eradication of polio is now becoming a distant memory but on April 12th 1955, Johnas Salk announced that he had developed a vaccine to prevent polio and within a few short years it had been almost totally eradicated.  The search for vaccines for AIDS and many other diseases that affect millions of people around the world continues today.  This web site looks at the process of eradication of diseases.
Ideal for year levels 4-10 RRRRR

La Casa De Comida: The House of Food http://library.thinkquest.org/15873

This student created web site provides an excellent collection of resources dealing with how we as human beings require a range of different vitamins and minerals and food types and also how animals in the wild require a balanced diet for just the same reasons.  This site also deals with food and society and how food is an integral part of relationship building and our social environment.  There is also a section dealing with the science of food. Ideal for year levels 4-9 RRRR

Information & Communication Technology

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Picasa: Managing Digital Photographs & Images http://picasa.google.com/

Yet another one of the fantastic range of tools available from the Google web site. Picasa is software that helps you instantly organise and share all the pictures on your computer.  Every time you open Picasa it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organised by date with names you will recognise.  You can drag-and-drop to arrange the albums and make labels to create new groups and it is all free. Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Search Engine Watch  http://searchenginewatch.com/

The temptation these days is to use Google for every search you ever need, but in truth there are some fantastic education search engines which are very specifically targeted towards topics such as science, mathematics and music. This site can tell you the latest news dealing with search engines and where to find them from the site. Ideal for all year levels RRRR

Religions of the World http://lli.org/search/file/religion

If you are looking for background information on almost any religion or philosophy in any country then the work contained within the librarians index to the Internet might be just tool which you require.  The site contains reviewed links to a wide range of different belief systems including everything from Christianity through to humanism, philosophy, astrology . . . . . Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRR

Principia Cybernetica Web  http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/  

This project aims to develop a complete philosophy or worldview, based on the principles of evolutionary cybernetics!  And just for those who were not quite sure: evolutionary cybernetics studies the origin and development of purposeful organization in Nature, Mind, Society and Technology!
Ideal for year levels ? RR

PodCast Central  http://www.podcastcentral.com/

Pod casting is a relatively new term and applies to the ability to broadcast over the Internet video or audio files simply and easily. This web site hosts a wide collection of different PodCasts and if you want to get some background information on how to view or hear these files or create files themselves you’ll find plenty of information here. Ideal for all year levels RRR

Web Design: Tutorials http://www.killersites.com/

There is plenty of information here on how to construct web sites using online templates.  There are also some excellent video tutorials here dealing with layout, use of colour, new technologies, animation, video and sound for the beginner as well as experienced web designer. Ideal for year levels 4-12 RRRR

FX Photo  http://www.fxphoto.com/

You can download from here a free copy of this photography software. The standard edition comes complete with support for a range of different formats, organisation schema, fixing, annotating, e-mail and printing of all your digital photos. Ideal for all year levels RRR

Knowledge Agora  http://www.knowledgeagora.com/

If you are looking for some learning objects to use in your classroom presentations then this web site provides an excellent gateway to learning objects in the areas of applied science, technology, arts, business, economics, health, sports, social sciences and vocational training. Ideal for teachers RRRRR

Foreign Languages (LOTE)

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Acquiring French Vocabulary http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/vocab.shtml

The list here of over 100 vocabulary links includes pages focusing on vocabulary acquisition and points to those whose focused topic is favorable to contextualized learning. The site has links to the most extensive online multi-dictionary resource in the world, Leximagne, as well as chapters on lexicography and semantics from a French linguistics book. Ideal for year levels 9-12 RRR

Reading in French  http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/reading.html

Reading skills are best acquired through actual practice reading. A rich English vocabulary, if you are an English speaker, and an ability to use cognates (beware of false cognates), are a help. In addition, a willingness to be an active reader by forming and reforming your horizons of expectations can be a plus. To do this you must be willing to engage in speculation about what you intend to read.
Ideal for year levels 8-12 RRRR

German Studies Trails on the Web  http://www2.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/german.html

Welcome to the German Studies Trails of Andreas Lixl, Professor of German at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (USA). Listed here are some of the most useful interdisciplinary German resources on the World Wide Web. These literature and culture trails are designed for everyone who likes to explore the Internet as a virtual language laboratory or engage in research and study projects, including Germanistik and literary theory.  Ideal for year levels 10-12 RRRR

Jim Breen's Japanese Page http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/japanese.html

The author has an on-going interest in Japan, its people and language. This has led to a number of activities bringing together Japanese and professional activities in computing and telecommunications. The site sets out: (a) to provide information about a number of his projects in the area of Japanese computing and dictionaries, (b) to provide links to some of the resources available on the WWW on Japanese matters.  Ideal for year levels 10-12 RRR

Breaking News English  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

Ready-to-use EFL / ESL Lesson Plans. All of these current events lesson plans contain a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work, discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises. Classroom handouts are reproducible in Word and PDF. Ideal for year levels 4-12 RRRR

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/

Welcome to the world's largest collection of tongue twisters! With 2712 entries in 107 languages: Acholi or Lwo 2, Afrikaans 7, Akan or Asante 1, Albanian 15, Amharic, Ethiopian or Amarigna 2, Arabic 32, Aragonese 2, Assamese 2, Azerbaijani or Azeri 1, Basque 17, Bengali or Bangla 6, Breton 3, Bulgarian 16, Catalan 48, Chinese or Mandarin 16, Chinese, Yue (Cantonese) 3, Croatian and Serbian 29, Czech  . . . . . .  Ideal for year levels 7-12 RRRR

English On-line ESOL  http://eleaston.com/

If you are looking for materials for teaching or learning English as a second language then this online repository will be extremely useful to you.  There is an extensive collection of materials for teaching and learning ranging from business English, grammar and quizzes, tests, vocabulary, reading exercises, listening, speaking, pronunciation, spelling . . . . There is also an excellent section dealing with other languages and topics such as "why study languages?". Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR

Radio_Locator http://www.radio-locator.com

This is the most comprehensive radio station search engine on the Internet with over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2500 audio streams from radio stations around the world.  These resources can have a huge impact on the familiarisation of students with other languages, especially in developing an understanding of local syntax, slang and other language nuance which is often overlooked in a textbook approach. Ideal for year levels 4-12 RRRRR

 Mathematics

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Today's SuDoku http://www.dailysudoku.co.uk/sudoku/index.shtml

Sudoku is the puzzle that is taking the world by storm, appearing in newspapers across the world and highjacking hours of people’s time. Today's SuDoku is shown on the right. Click the grid to download a printable version of the puzzle. You can also see and print all previous Daily SuDokus, and their solutions, in the archive. Draw, solve and get hints on a puzzle using the SuDoku Drawer.
Ideal for year levels 7-10 RRRRR

Mathematically Sane http://www.mathematicallysane.com

For too long, however, the public has heard primarily from the side of the traditionalists. MathematicallySane.com has been developed to balance the equation. For too long the case for reform has been unfairly characterized as "Fuzzy Math." MathematicallySane has been created to provide an alternative -- a more accurate -- view of reform by making a compelling case that changes in our nation's mathematics programs are imperative for our students' future success and for the economic health of our nation. Ideal for teachers  RRRRR

Interactive Maths  http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml

Learning starts from wondering, and another purpose of this site is to serve as a resource for things, simple but curious, related to Mathematics. There must be an element of discovery involved to enhance a learning experience. Ideal for year levels 7-12hRRRRR

Illuminations  http://illuminations.nctm.org/

The Illuminations Project is designed to illuminate the vision for school mathematics described in NCTM's (National (US) Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. The Illuminations Project is designed to illuminate the vision for school mathematics described in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.  The key goals for this site are to provide standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students and provide materials that illuminate NCTM's vision for school mathematics.
Ideal for all year levels RRRRR

Mathematics Awareness Month  http://www.mathaware.org/

The theme in 2005 was “mathematics and the cosmos”.  Each year the theme changes but the intent remains the same: to provide a highly contextual set of rational reasons as to why students should be encouraged to study mathematics and see how it relates to the world around them on an everyday basis.  Ideal for year levels 7-15 RRRR

The Famous Curves Index   http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Curves.html

For those not in the mathematical loop there are collections of historical mathematical curves which have been described via a series of equations.  For those looking for some advanced mathematical background reading, the index of these curves is quite fascinating! Ideal for year levels 11-12 RRR

NUMB3RS  http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/

I am sure that there are many mathematics teachers who have already tuned in to this TV series.  Suddenly mathematics has become glamorous along with undertakers, hospitals and police!  The greatest value provided by this television programme (in a mathematical sense at least) is the process by which mathematics is used to solve crimes and mysteries. Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRRR

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Electronic Text Archives & Plays Online  http://vl-theatre.com/

This is a free service for playwrights and play readers. Readers will find here links to all the plays which are known about and are available in full text versions online for free.  Potential or recognised playwrights are also invited to submit their own plays. Ideal for year levels 5-12 RRRR

Curtain Up http://www.curtainup.com/

This is the online Internet theatre magazine of reviews, features, and annotated listings.  There are some excellent quotes throughout this web site as well as listings from Broadway, Berkshire, California, Washington, Philadelphia and a sprinkling of resources from other locations.  The site also features articles dealing with a wide range of other topics. Ideal for year levels 11-12 RRR