Adelaide Unplugged Adelaide Unplugged is Adelaide City Council's popular teaching resource. It was launched in March 2002 and updated in 2004 and contains a total of ten trails for students and teachers to use when they visit the City on excursions. The resource has been designed to make visiting the City easier and more enjoyable for teachers and students. There are four Orientation Trails - one for each of the City quadrants. Each of the Orientation Trails (which are self-directed) start and finish in Victoria Square and require students to answer a number of clues. There are six trails on key subject are From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Private Boarding School vs Public School Education for Indigenous Students In this article in Online Opinion, Stephen Hagan examines Noel Pearson's schooling proposal for Indigenous children. The article considers the claim of chronic under-achievement of aboriginal students in secondary education, including related statistics and reports, and effects of low literacy levels on community health. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Recognition of Prior Learning: Your First Step... Professional Development Resource for Registered Training Organisation Staff The aim of this multimedia resource is to provide information on RPL for staff of registered training organisations. Sections of the resource cover: assessment, development and delivery staff; client service staff; business and marketing staff; recording and reporting staff. This resource provides information on a number of aspects of RPL, including case studies, examples, and activities in RPL practice, links to additional reading and resources and an individualised learning journal and action planner. Computer System Requirements for the download: Windows 98 or greater, 64MB RAM and a CD-ROM From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Readability Test Gunning Fog, Flesch Reading Ease, and Flesch-Kincaid are reading level algorithms that can be helpful in determining how readable your content is. Reading level algorithms only provide a rough guide, as they tend to reward short sentences made up of short words. Whilst they're rough guides, they can give a useful indication as to whether you've pitched your content at the right level for your intended audience. The user can test the readability of a web page or a local html document. Answers are given in terms of the Gunning-Fog Index, Flesch Reading Ease, and Flesch-Kincaid grade le From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
New Global Issue - Globalisation Australia is working to maximise the benefits and minimise the challenges presented to developing countries by globalisation. Students will define and debate globalisation through teaching activities, learning quests, and a case study of about the role of ICTs. From Global Education on November 14, 2004 at 10:52 p.m..
Victorian Spiders This site presents spiders commonly found in and around homes and gardens throughout Victoria, Australia. The descriptions have been designed to allow easy visual identification using characteristics such as web, colour markings and body form. Spiders can be identified from the Spider Gallery, or by using a characteristics search. The site includes a memory game, and a hangman game. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 10:30 p.m..
Labour Market: the Link Between Individuals and Business Labour Market contains official information on New Zealand occupations, including the numbers employed in each occupation over time, the number of job adverts for each role in different regions updated monthly, and links to relevant information on employers. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
Phonics and Word Study These pages offer free online interactive games, challenges, and links for students, information, resources and links for teachers, and guidance for families of children learning new phonics and word study skills. Spanning grade levels from PreK to 6, these resources provide extra practice in many of phonics and word study skills. The student activities are varied in theme, skill level, and functionality. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 9:30 p.m..
Fish Dissection These pages show the dissections of an Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead and a Blue Mackerel. The flathead dissection is designed for junior high school level. The blue mackerel dissection is designed for senior high school and tertiary level. From EdNA Online on November 14, 2004 at 7:30 p.m..
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