Useful+Websites

= Here are some websites you may find useful: =

Key Competencies = = Assessment Maths sites Inquiry learning sites Image sites Literacy Sites The Arts Sites Videos IWB Resources Science Maori Net Safety

 Learning objects, A storehouse of digital content. A variety of multi-media content including interactive activities. Well worth a look. You need a school username and password but your principal should have this. **Interface Magazine ** If you haven’t seen this great magazine then you should do so. One free copy comes to each school but you can order a copy per teacher for just $1 per copy. The magazine has a website which makes checking out the websites mentioned in the magazine really easy. []
 * <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Other Useful Sites **
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[|Memory Maker] The Auckland Museum site where you can make a video representation of "Coming Home" from war.
<span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Educational Origami Wiki - Compares traditional and digital classrooms and list useful ICT tools with links to many <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">NZ History information & resources: [|www.nzhistory.net.nz] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">TKI: [|www.tki.org.nz/] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Centre4 Interact: [|centre4.interact.ac.nz/] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Software for Learning: [|www.tki.org.nz/r/ict/software/] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Zamzar] - online file convertor <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A whole lot of useful websites (NZ based)[|http://www.jsharp.co.nz/useful_websites.htm] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Video Search Engine [|www.searchforvideo.com] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Useful wiki site with loads of link and resources http://edresources.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> FREE resources [|http://www.adrianbruce.com/] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Great interactive site that the kids each register and then can create their own avatar and explore a large range of topics.It is through the Otago Museum. [|http://www.scicity.co.nz/home.html] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Spelling Blends <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Music and Maths:[|www.philtulga.com/] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Useful BBC sites:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/game.shtml] <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Miniature Earth] - If the Earth's population was reduced to 100 people - Globalisation <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|Edublogs TV]a useful place to upload your videos, it is a free service, will go through school internet filters because the content is education based. <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__New South Wales Country Areas Program__ http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/default2.htm This is a really useful site for teachers with heaps and heaps of resources. There is so much there. Lizzie @ Waihi Beach <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Great web 2.0 ideas for the classroom - go to Larry Ferlazzo's blog. shared by Robbie - Waihi East <span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The 'cooltoolsforschools' wikispace has a lot of excellent ideas for teachers - shared by Robbie - Waihi East

<span style="color: #5e1778; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">'iLearn Technology' another great site for IT ideas in your classroom - shared by Robbie