Presenters Online Presenters Online is a site devoted to comprehensive multimedia presentation knowledge. It contains hints for developing presentation skills, tutorials on using Powerpoint, information on tools and software for creating presentations and links to resources including clip art, templates and digital images. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Middle School Resources From Teaching Today, articles on this site include the following topics: Curriculum Integration in a High Stakes Testing World, Promoting Literacy Across the Curriculum in the Middle Grades, Middle School Web Resources, Using Technology to Motivate Middle School Students, Creating Learner-Centered Middle School Classrooms, Strategies for Managing Middle School Classrooms, and Preparing Middle School Students for High Stakes Tests From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Gaslight Gaslight is a long-running Internet site that was initially established as a discussion list and book club. The site looks at mystery and adventure stories written between 1800 and 1919, and aims to review one such story per week. Unlike other book clubs, Gaslight tends to choose works that are not readily available in print, and so publishes the etexts of these works online. Somewhat curiously, only the discussion archives from 1997 to 2000 are actually publicly available from the site, although new books continue to be added to the 'current reading schedule', suggesting that the e From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
List of e-texts : Gaskell, Gissing, and the Brontë sisters This web site hosts electronic texts by nineteenth-century British novelists, in particular Elizabeth Gaskell, George Gissing, and The Brontë sisters. Almost all of the novels and short stories of these authors may be accessed from the site, which additionally hosts an e-text of George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda', a selection of Victorian ghost stories by canonical writers, and Japanese texts by Kan Kikuchi. The site also features a number of Charles Dickens's less well known works, and studies of Dickens by George Gissing, G. K. Chesterton, John Forster, and Alan Shelston. T From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Studies in the novel : realism, regionalism, and naturalism The web site, 'Studies in the novel : realism, regionalism, and naturalism', looks at these schools of writing as they are applicable to nineteenth and twentieth-century American novels. The site was developed to provide information for a course run at Gonzaga University. It includes some undergraduate work, along with bibliographies, extracts from primary texts, and introductions to the various approaches. The introductions to realism and naturalism discuss the characteristic assumptions that underlie both, and the subject matter that typifies works in either school. hyperlinked li From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Jabberwocky variations 'Jabberwocky Variations' is a web site devoted to translations and parodies of Lewis Carroll's popular poem, 'The Jabberwocky', first published in 'Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There'. The original poem, renowned for its inventive use of portmanteau and suggestive nonce words, has been translated into almost 30 different languages. This site hosts 58 separate translations, into languages including Afrikaans, Choctaw, Czech, Esperanto, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Klingon (incomplete), Latin, Russian, Spanish, Welsh, and Yiddish. From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Il sito italiano della letteratura This Italian-language Web site offers a good, detailed overview of the history of Italian literature, from the origins of the Italian language, through to the first medieval literary manifestations, and up until the 19th century: for students, this resource will act as a useful introduction to the field. Each century and its major literary figures and works are examined in turn, with further subsections devoted to particular movements and canonical authors. Authors featured include Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio; eras featured include neoclassicism, romanticism and decadentism. The site also of From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Renaissance-France.org The French-language Web site, Renaissance-France.org, is a collection of resources useful for study of the literature and culture of the French Renaissance. The life and work of Rabelais is granted particular attention in a separate subsection of the site: this contains a detailed biography of Rabelais, an overview of the culture and religion of the Renaissance, and lengthy explanatory notes for some of his famous works, including Gargantua and Panatgruel. As well as a glossary of specific vocabulary from Rabelais's prose, biographies of his peers, including Martin Luther, Erasmus and Jea From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Narpan.net: espai de literatura i cultura medieval The Web site, Narpan.net, is devoted to Catalan medieval history, literature and culture, and is a platform for the dissemination of scholarship by a group led by Lola Badia (University of Barcelona). On the site users will find an up-to-date agenda of related conferences and seminars (taking place in Spain and across Europe) and news of recent publications and initiatives by the group. A sizeable collection of full-text research articles by members of the group are accessible via this site, either as PDFs or as links to the Web site where the text is held. Themes covered in these articles inc From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
España de cerca España de Cerca is an excellent online collection of recorded interviews with Spanish native speakers, in which issues affecting life in contemporary Spain are discussed. These personal testimonials offer students an insight into modern Spanish culture and represent a valuable resource for teachers seeking material for listening activities (the site could also be used by anyone keen to listen to spoken Spanish). The speakers are of all ages and represent a broad cross-section of society. By clicking on a particular topic of conversation, users are directed to those interviews in the collectio From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Education image gallery Designed for educational purposes at FE and HE institutions, the Educational Image Gallery gives online access to a collection of 50,000 curriculum-related images from the 19th century to the present day. Selected by leading academics, these images may be used to effectively illustrate key times, places, people and events. Multiple subject areas within the humanities are covered and include: American Studies; Archaeology; political, social, industrial and military History; War Studies; Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies; and International Relations. Images are drawn from the Hulton Archive, From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Centre national de la cinématographie This is the Web site for the Centre National de la Cinématographie, an organization established to regulate, support and promote the diffusion and distribution of French cinema and multimedia productions in general. The site offers resources of interest to those studying French film from an economic and cultural perspective in particular, since extensive documentation and statistical information related to audiovisual production and dissemination is provided here. Users can access statistics on, for example, audience viewing figures for individual recent films in cinemas and on television, an From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Pirandello web This Web site is devoted to the great Italian author and playwright, Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) and offers good secondary criticism and contextual information about his work as well as online access to a selection of his plays and other writings. An detailed biography of Pirandello and overview of his narrative prose introduces the user to the work of this prolific writer. The bulk of the site, however, consists of the full-text of a good selection of Pirandello's plays, including the famous works 'Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore' ('Six Characters in Search of an Au From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Página del idioma castellano The Web site for Belcart, a company offering translation services, makes freely available useful reference information for the Spanish language. The areas of difficulty examined here differ from those themes covered by the average grammar guide and will help students to perfect the finer points of Spanish grammar and orthography. Users will find overviews of and illustrative examples for a range of rules including accents (including the accentuation of compounds); 'hipérbaton' or inversion; contraction; writing numbers; prefixes and suffixes; the verb 'haber'; radically ch From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Unifrance This is the Web site for Unifrance, an organization established to faciliate the distribution and promotion of French film worldwide. This site will be of interest to both students and researchers of French cinema, offering as it does an extensive database of information on contemporary French film (both feature length and short productions). Searching the database will yield useful reference information for French cinema (dating back to 1986): each film in the database is accompanied by a synopsis, production details and cast and crew listings, links to related news features, and cross-refere From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Society for francophone postcolonial studies The Web site for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies offers information about the society's activities, which centre on the promotion, facilitation and support of scholarly work in postcolonial and transnational studies related to the French-speaking world. The Society was established in 2002, having evolved out of the Association for the Study of Caribbean and African Literature in French (ASCALF). The Society wishes to aim to a broad spectrum of researchers and so welcomes dialogue between colleagues from across related disciplines. The site provides all the requisite membe From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Association pour l'étude des littératures africaines (APELA) The Association Pour l'Étude des Littératures Africaines (APELA) is an organization dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary research into francophone, anglophone and lusophone African literature. It strives to maintain a broad remit and takes into account all forms of literary expression (novel, short story, poetry and drama) from both the African continent, including Morocco and Egypt, and diaspora, with particular emphasis on the francophone Caribbean. The Association publishes its own journal, Études Littéraires Africaines: the table of contents of the most recent issue is From New Humbul Resources on October 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Teaching Today: Download Depot Teaching Today provides busy secondary teachers with teaching tips, free downloadable teaching materials, in-depth articles and a host of other features. Topics covered include Career Development, Classroom Management, High Stakes Testing, Instruction and Planning, Integrating Technology in the Classroom, Parental Involvement, Portfolios, Reading Skills, and Writing Skills. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
Thunderbird Thunderbird is a free, open-source and cross-platform mail client for most operating systems including, but not limited to, Windows, Linux and Macintosh. It is based on the Mozilla codebase. It is a robust and easy to use client, similar to competing products like Outlook Express, but with some major advantages such as junk mail classification. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organisation which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together. IBBY's Mission is to promote international understanding through children's books, to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards, to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries, to provide support and training for those involved with chi From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Firefox The free Firefox browser from Mozilla has a popup blocker, tabbed browsing, and a complete set of privacy tools to stop spyware. Google Search is built into the toolbar, RSS integration lets you read the latest news headlines and read updates to your syndicated sites. Downloaded files are automatically saved to the Desktop, and Firefox comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives detailed insight about your pages. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 5:30 a.m..
Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) The foundation supports the development of regional community foundations, and uses seed funding and challenge grants to move regional development project funding into a more dynamic context. The Rural Education Fund (REF) seeks to ensure that quality education remains accessible to children in rural and remote communities regardless of climatic and economic conditions. Through collaboration with local agencies and sponsored partnerships with individuals and corporations, the REF will be able to extend the educational recourses and individualised learning support that rural students require.EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
Art Zone NGA Kids from the National Gallery of Art USA) provides several tools that allow kids to create art interactively. The site includes a Collage Machine; PixelFace, an interactive portrait maker and drawing board; Cubits, a geometric sculpture maker; 3-d Twirler, for designing and texturising three-dimensional shapes; Diamonds; and RiverRun where 'young children orchestrate a flowing array of colorful shapes and patterns.' From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
eduCONNECT The eduCONNECT project commenced in 2004 with responsibility for the provision of Internet services to South Australian government schools and preschools (to replace the services previously provided under the sa.edu contract). Services include improved Internet speed, tools for managing and building websites, audio and multimedia conferencing, and streaming television capability. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 4:30 a.m..
Pizza Explorer The Pizza Explorer from Purdue University's Institute of Food Technologists was created to teach students about food science and the chemistry of food components through hands-on interactive activities. Students explore information about eight common ingredients of pizza to learn about each food's history, chemistry, processing, nutritional composition and more. Each section also includes a quiz, game and 'hot topics' about that ingredient. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Comic Creator The Comic Creator is an online tool that invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organisers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue. This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school, for purposes ranging from learning to write dialogue to an in-depth study of a formerly neglected genre. The tool is easy to use, made even easier with t From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Main Features - Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2002 and 2003 Presents statistics on access to a computer and the Internet for Australian households. The publication also presents statistics on the use of a computer and the Internet by certain groups of people: persons with a disability, persons aged 60 years or more, Indigenous persons and children aged 5 to 14 years. These results cover the period 2002 and 2003 and are a compilation of data collected in a number of ABS household surveys. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Design of Combinational Logic Circuits This page supports users learning how to design simple combinational logic circuits From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Kwame Nkrumah Information and Resource This site is an authoritative information source on aspects of Kwame Nkrumah's life and works. It focuses primarily on his efforts to establish a Pan-African strategy and African centered outlook. The site was originally crafted in 1997 while the editor was working toward a dissertation concerning Nkrumah's contributions to Pan-Africanism. Its original purpose was narrow as it sought a slim target audience of avowed Nkrumahist. While this audience is still the core target it has expanded to serve those budding students and activists searching for another way to view the world From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu An extensive exhibition with commentary on Arabic manuscripts found in Timbuktu, Mali, the commercial center founded in West Africa nine hundred years ago. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts presented in this exhibition cover every aspect of human endeavor. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Blackboard Basics A basic tutorial for students and faculty on using Blackboard in face to face, online, or hybrid courses . Very easy to use. From MERLOT - 10 Most Recent Materials on October 14, 2004 at 3:30 a.m..
Refugees in the Labour Market: Looking for Cost-effective Models of Assistance The purpose of this report, commissioned by the Ecumenical Migration Centre (EMC) at the Brotherhood of St Laurence, was to investigate employment and training assistance available to refugees. The broad aims of the research were to identify the extent to which refugees' needs are being met through current government-funded labour market programs and employment services, and to consider the costs and benefits of providing appropriate labour market assistance to this group of recent arrivals. The research included a scan of state and Commonwealth government programs; a literature review fo From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Plastic Bag Famine This site contains resources about recycling, how to reduce the use of plastic bags, how to manage the garbage without plastic bags, clever solutions, resources for teachers and students. The site was primarily developed for Plastic Bag Famine campaign in 2004, supported by Planet Ark and National Science Week. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Youthwize The YOUTHWIZE website has been designed and developed by young people for young people. The development team included 12 young people aged between 15 and 18 years from all over New South Wales. The two main issues on YOUTHWIZE are the KEEP SAFE sexual harassment campaign and TO THE MAX – Information on debt and managing your money. 'Get Streetwize' is a monthly email bulletin detailing projects in development and upcoming resources. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
IAESTE Australia This is the Australian website for the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), a worldwide family committed to fostering these exchanges for university students in science, engineering and related disciplines. This enables them to gain paid professional work experience in other countries. This website contains information for students wishing to undertake exchanges and for employers wishing to offer placements. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Adults Learning Mathematics ALM is an international research forum bringing together researchers and practitioners in adult mathematics/numeracy teaching and learning in order to promote the learning of mathematics by adults. ALM encourages research into adults learning mathematics and promotes and shares knowledge, awareness and understanding of adults learning mathematics. This website contains information about ALM's activities including events, news, networking and publications. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Top 10 Note-taking Tips 10 tips for students about notetaking during lessons and lectures. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Change Maker This online game allows the user to choose to play in Australian, American, Canadian, or Mexican dollars or British pounds. There are 10 'how much change' questions in each round, and four levels of difficulty. The currencies are graphically represented but only by coins. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Apple Education - iLife These iLife How-To Guides from Apple Education provide step-by-step instructions in the use of iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, Garage Band, and iDVD. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Tips for making Your Movie From Apple Education, this cartooned set of instructions takes a student through terminology, reminders when using the movie camera, transitions, wipes and fades, framing, information flow, general story rules, story structure, and sequencing. From EdNA Online on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Globalisation and Poverty - Turning the Corner This report, published in October 2001, was prepared by the Centre for International Economics, with the assistance of the Australian Agency for International Development, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Treasury. It states that Globalisation in the form of increased economic integration through trade and investment is an important reason why much progress has been made in reducing poverty and global inequality over recent decades. But it is not the only reason for this often unrecognised progress. Good national policies, sound institutions and domestic political stability From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Open Economies Delivering to People: APEC's Decade of Progress A report prepared for the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Brunei Darussalam 2000 documenting APEC's experience that open economies deliver wealth and social progress, but that complementary actions are required to sustain the gains. From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Globalisation: Keeping the Gains This report examines how governments can respond to the challenges open markets bring and ensure societies keep the gains of globalisation. It finds globalisation is good for the world and Australian economies, stimulating growth and reducing poverty. Nevertheless, governments strongly influence the impact open markets have on their societies through the quality of their policies and institutions. Australia has increased its population's living standards by more than half in two decades showing how a well governed economy can benefit from open markets. Most East Asian governments also hav From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Globalisation, Trade and Development: What is Left for Aid to Do? This paper reviews current thinking about the role that globalisation and trade has on development, and what that means for aid. The paper provides some definitions of globalisation, reviews the latest findings on how globalisation affects development and addresses the issue of the role of development assistance. From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
What is Globalisation? What is Australia's Future in a Globalised World? Globalisation is a complex economic, political, cultural, and geographical process. The term is widely used but not always understood. In this investigation you will develop an understanding of the term globalisation and look at how and why it has become so important. You will look at different groups in Australia which have been affected by globalisation and decide on your answer to the question: What is Australia's future in a globalised world? From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Local Business, Global Winner WebQuest Exporters are likely to be more innovative than non-exporters. This innovation comes from a number of qualities including vision, determination and a sound understanding of the particular industry and its market. These entrepreneurs know their global competitors and the latest practices, enabling them to see opportunities. In this investigation you will be encouraged to research local businesses in your region that have become global winners and to understand what unique qualities these innovative entrepreneurs have that enable them to develop an export advantage over other local and global bu From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Culturally Smart Entrepreneur WebQuest Exporting is important to the Australian economy as it pays for our imports, provides employment and increases living standards. It also plays a role in encouraging cultural understanding. Through this investigation you will learn what it takes to become a culturally smart entrepreneur and develop awareness of cultural understanding required to sell goods and services to people overseas. From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
Green is Gold Being an environmentally friendly business is good for profits, good for Australia and good for the world. Environmentally friendly businesses measure their performance in terms of environmental, social and economic outcomes. In this investigation you will look at examples of Australian exporters who have adopted environmentally friendly business practices while expanding their business and trade. You will learn how business can be more environmentally friendly and why 'green is gold' for business. From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
World Social Forum (WSF) The World Social Forum (WSF) is an amalgamation of many political/social movements from around the world. It was created to openly discuss alternatives to the model for globalisation formulated by the World Economic Forum, large multinational corporations, national governments, IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. It is working to demonstrate that the path to sustainable development, social and economic justice lies in alternative models for people-centred and self-reliant progress, rather than in neo-liberal globalisation. From Recent Items on October 14, 2004 at 2:30 a.m..
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